Method of gathering visual meta data using a reference image
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1. A digital image processing method for gathering visual meta data using a separately-captured reference image, comprising:
- capturing separately, on a hand-held or otherwise portable or spatial or temporal performance-based image capture device, an original main image and a plurality of reference images, including a stream of multiple relatively lower resolution reference images having a temporal and spatial overlap or proximity with the original image, or combinations thereof;
detecting and tracking a face within the stream of reference images;
based on the detecting and tracking, adding a last known location data to said main image at a digital data storage location;
applying face recognition to the face;
based on the applying of face recognition, adding a personal identifier to said main image at said digital data storage location;
analyzing one or more of said plurality of reference images based on predefined criteria in comparison to said main image;
based on said analyzing, creating supplemental meta data; and
adding said supplemental meta data to said main image at said digital data storage location.
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Abstract
A digital image processing technique gathers visual meta data using a reference image. A main image and one or more reference images are captured on a hand-held or otherwise portable or spatial or temporal performance-based image capture device. The reference images are analyzed based on predefined criteria in comparison to the main image. Based on said analyzing, supplemental meta data are created and added to the main image at a digital data storage location.
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1. A digital image processing method for gathering visual meta data using a separately-captured reference image, comprising:
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capturing separately, on a hand-held or otherwise portable or spatial or temporal performance-based image capture device, an original main image and a plurality of reference images, including a stream of multiple relatively lower resolution reference images having a temporal and spatial overlap or proximity with the original image, or combinations thereof; detecting and tracking a face within the stream of reference images; based on the detecting and tracking, adding a last known location data to said main image at a digital data storage location; applying face recognition to the face; based on the applying of face recognition, adding a personal identifier to said main image at said digital data storage location; analyzing one or more of said plurality of reference images based on predefined criteria in comparison to said main image; based on said analyzing, creating supplemental meta data; and adding said supplemental meta data to said main image at said digital data storage location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A hand-held or otherwise portable or spatial or temporal performance-based image capture device, comprising:
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(a) one or more lenses, an aperture and a photodetector configured for separately capturing an original main image and a stream of multiple relatively lower resolution reference images having a temporal and spatial overlap or proximity with the original image, or combinations thereof; (b) a processor; (c) one or more processor-readable media having embedded therein code configured to program the processor to create supplemental meta-data based on an analysis using predefined criteria of said stream of multiple relatively lower resolution reference images in comparison to said main image, and to detect and track a face within the stream of reference images, and to apply face recognition to the face, thereby to generate respectively last known location and personal identifier data; and
to add said supplemental meta data and said last known location and personal identifier data to said main image at a digital data storage location. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. One or more non-transitory processor-readable storage devices having embedded therein code for programming a processor to perform a digital image processing method for gathering visual meta data using a stream of multiple relatively lower resolution reference images having a temporal and spatial overlap or proximity with a separately-captured main digital image, wherein the code is configured to program the processor to create supplemental meta-data based an analysis using predefined criteria of said stream of reference images in comparison to said main image, and to detect and track a face within the stream of reference images, and to apply face recognition to the face, thereby to generate respectively last known location and personal identifier data;
- and to add said supplemental meta data and said last known location and personal identifier data and to said main image at a digital data storage location.
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