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Method for providing affective information in an imaging system

  • US 7,327,505 B2
  • Filed: 02/19/2002
  • Issued: 02/05/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for storing and retrieving important digital images, comprising:

  • a) storing a plurality of digital images;

    b) displaying the plurality of stored digital images for viewing by a particular user;

    c) measuring the reaction of the particular user as each of the plurality of stored digital images is displayed;

    d) determining, from the measured reaction of the particular user to each of the plurality of displayed images, a degree of importance for each of the plurality of stored digital images;

    e) storing metadata indicating the degree of importance of each of the plurality of stored digital images to the particular user; and

    f) using the stored degree of importance metadata to retrieve at least one stored digital image of importance to the particular user.

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