Tagging camera

• US 8,436,911 B2
• Filed: 10/22/2009
• Issued: 05/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Freezecrowd, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Freezecrowd, Inc.
• Inventors: Leebow, Eric
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, LUONG TRUNG
• Application Number:
  US12/604,107
• Publication Number:
  US 20100103277A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,293 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 348/222.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/58 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5866 using information manually generated, e.g. tags, keywords, comments, manually generated location and time information
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/587 using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/78 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/784 the detected or recognised objects being people
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/787 using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location

Abstract

A tagging camera device may include an image capturing logic configured to receive an image signal containing data representing at least one of a photographic image and a digital video. The tagging camera device may further include database communication logic configured to receive from at least one database data representing information from an online social network. The tagging camera device may further include identification logic configured to receive an identifying signal containing data identifying one or more objects appearing in the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video. The tagging camera device may further include tagging logic configured to tag a portion of the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video by associating the portion of the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video with the data representing information from the online social network based on the data identifying the one or more objects appearing in the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video, where the tagging logic is configured to automatically tag the portion of the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

at least one lens;

image capturing logic configured to capture at least one of a photographic image and a digital video of at least one person from light transmitted through the at least one lens;

database communication logic configured to receive from at least one database data representing member information associated with members of an online social network;

identification logic configured to receive a signal from an identifying device on the at least one person, where the signal contains data indicating that the at least one person is a particular member of the online social network;

tagging logic configured to automatically tag a portion of the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video by associating the portion of the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video with the particular member of the online social network; and

an image frame viewer configured to display the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video.

2. The device of claim 1, where the identifying device is selected from the group consisting of an Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag, a ring, an earring, a hat, a wireless telephone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a smart phone, and an implant.

3. The device of claim 1, further comprising recognition logic configured to recognize the at least one person from physical features of the at least one person appearing in the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video, where a receiving logic receives the signal from the recognition logic.

4. The device of claim 1, where the portion of the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video includes at least a portion of the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video where the at least one person appears.

5. The device of claim 1, further comprising item associating logic configured to associate an item with the portion of the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video, where the item is selected from the group consisting of a speech bubble, a comment, a video clip, and a sound clip.

6. The device of claim 1, further comprising a sound recording logic configured to record sounds and associate the sounds with the portion of the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video.

7. The device of claim 1, further comprising marking logic configured to automatically electronically mark the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video to uniquely identify the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video independently of a file name of the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video, where the marking logic is configured to automatically electronically mark the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video with a mark selected from the group consisting of a bar code and metadata.

8. The device of claim 1, further comprising touch screen logic configured to cause the image frame viewer to display the member information associated with the particular member of the online social network upon a user touching the portion of the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video on the image frame viewer.

9. The device of claim 8, where the member information associated with the particular member of the online social network includes the member information selected from the group consisting of a member profile, a telephone number, an email address, and an identifier within the online social network.

10. The device of claim 1, further comprising touch screen logic configured to cause the device to initiate communication with the particular member of the online social network upon a user touching the portion of the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video on the image frame viewer.

11. The device of claim 10, where the device initiates communication with the particular member of the online social network via a communications method selected from the group consisting of a telephone call, a text message, an email, and contacting the particular member via an identifier within the online social network.

12. The device of claim 1, further comprising product tagging logic configured to tag at least one product appearing in the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video by associating a product portion of the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video with product information, where the at least one product appears in the product portion of the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video.

13. The device of claim 12, where the product information includes at least one of product advertisement, product offers, product coupons, product purchasing information, and product ordering information.

14. The device of claim 12, further comprising touch screen logic configured to cause the image frame viewer to display the product information associated with the product portion upon a user touching the product portion on the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video on the image frame viewer.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions comprising:

image capturing logic configured to receive an image signal containing data representing at least one of a photographic image and a digital video;

database communication logic configured to receive from at least one database data representing information from an online social network;

identification logic configured to receive an identifying signal containing data identifying one or more objects appearing in the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video; and

tagging logic configured to tag a portion of the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video by associating the portion of the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video with the data representing information from the online social network based on the data identifying the one or more objects appearing in the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video, where the tagging logic is configured to automatically tag the portion of the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, further comprising a sound recording logic configured to record sounds and associate the sounds with the portion of the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, further comprising marking logic configured to automatically electronically mark the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video to uniquely identify the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video independently of a file name of the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, where the marking logic is configured to automatically electronically mark the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video with a mark, where the mark is selected from the group consisting of a bar code and metadata.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15,

where the data representing information from the online social network includes data representing member information associated with members of the online social network,

where the identification logic is configured to receive the identifying signal from a signaling device on a at least one person appearing in the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video,

where the identifying signal indicates that the at least one person is a particular member of the online social network, and

where the tagging logic is configured to automatically tag the portion of the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video by associating the portion of the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video with the particular member of the online social network.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19, where the identifying signal is received from a device selected from the group consisting of an Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag, a ring, an earring, a hat, a wireless telephone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a smart phone, and an implant.

21. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19, further comprising recognition logic configured to recognize the at least one person appearing in the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video from physical features of the at least one person appearing in the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video, where the identification logic receives the signal from the recognition logic.

22. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19, where the portion of the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video includes at least a portion of the particular member of the online social network as the particular member of the online social network appears on the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video.

23. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19, further comprising touch screen logic configured to cause an image frame viewer to display the member information associated with the particular member of the online social network upon a user touching the portion of the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video on the image frame viewer.

24. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 23, where the member information associated with the particular member of the online social network includes the member information selected from the group consisting of a member profile, a telephone number, an email address, and an identifier within the online social network.

25. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19, further comprising touch screen logic configured to initiate communication with the particular member of the online social network upon a user touching the portion of the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video on an image frame viewer.

26. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 25, where communication with the particular member of the online social network is initiated via a communications method selected from the group consisting of a telephone call, a text message, an email, and contacting the particular member via an identifier within the online social network.

27. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15,

where the data representing information from the online social network includes data representing product information regarding at least one product appearing in the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video,

where the identifying signal identifies the at least one product appearing in the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video, and

where the tagging logic is configured to tag the at least one product by associating a product portion of the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video with the data representing product information regarding the at least one product.

28. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 27, further comprising touch screen logic configured to cause an image frame viewer to display the product information associated with the product portion upon a user touching the product portion on the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video on the image frame viewer.