Associating presence information with a digital image
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1. A computer-implemented method for associating presence information with a digital image, comprising:
- allowing an identifier associated with at least one object depicted in the image to be stored as image metadata;
determining, in connection with a displaying of the image, whether the identifier is sufficient for obtaining presence information associated with the at least one object from at least one of a presence application and a presence roster list;
using the identifier to associate the presence information with the at least one object, including obtaining the presence information from the at least one of a presence application and a presence roster list if it is determined that the identifier is sufficient for obtaining presence information associated with the at least one object; and
performing an action related to the object using the associated presence information;
wherein at least one of allowing an identifier to be stored as image data, determining whether the identifier is sufficient for obtaining presence information, using the identifier to associate the presence information with the at least one object, and performing an action is performed by a computing device.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a computer-implemented method and system for associating presence information with a digital image. Aspects of the preferred embodiment include allowing an identifier associated with at least one object depicted in the image to be stored as image metadata; using the identifier to associate presence information with the at least one object; and performing an action related to the object using the associated presence information.
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1. A computer-implemented method for associating presence information with a digital image, comprising:
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allowing an identifier associated with at least one object depicted in the image to be stored as image metadata; determining, in connection with a displaying of the image, whether the identifier is sufficient for obtaining presence information associated with the at least one object from at least one of a presence application and a presence roster list; using the identifier to associate the presence information with the at least one object, including obtaining the presence information from the at least one of a presence application and a presence roster list if it is determined that the identifier is sufficient for obtaining presence information associated with the at least one object; and performing an action related to the object using the associated presence information; wherein at least one of allowing an identifier to be stored as image data, determining whether the identifier is sufficient for obtaining presence information, using the identifier to associate the presence information with the at least one object, and performing an action is performed by a computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-readable medium containing program instructions for associating presence information with a digital image, the instructions for:
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allowing an identifier associated with at least one object depicted in the image to be stored as image metadata; determining, in connection with a displaying of the image, whether the identifier is sufficient for obtaining presence information associated with the at least one object from at least one of a presence application and a presence roster list; using the identifier to associate the presence information with the at least one object, including obtaining the presence information from the at least one of a presence application and a presence roster list if it is determined that the identifier is sufficient for obtaining presence information associated with the at least one object; and performing an action related to the object using the associated presence information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An image system for a computing device, the image system comprising:
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at least one digital image having an identifier associated with at least one object depicted in the image, wherein the identifier is stored as image metadata; and image presence means for determining, in connection with a displaying of the image, whether the identifier is sufficient for obtaining presence information associated with the at least one object from at least one of a presence application and a presence roster list, using the identifier to associate the presence information with the at least one object, including obtaining the presence information from the at least one of a presence application and a presence roster list if it is determined that the identifier is sufficient for obtaining presence information associated with the at least one object, and for performing an action related to the object using the associated presence information wherein at least a portion of the image system is included in the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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