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Geo tagging and automatic generation of metadata for photos and videos

  • US 9,037,583 B2
  • Filed: 02/29/2008
  • Issued: 05/19/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/29/2008
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of attaching objective and accurate metadata to a plurality of geo-tagged images previously captured by an image capturing device and stored in a personal communication device through one or more synchronizing operations, the personal communication device communicable to a geo-information database, each of the plurality of geo-tagged images comprising an original image and a first set of metadata including a set of tagged GPS coordinates corresponding to a geographical location where the original image is captured, the geo-information database configured to store, for each of a plurality of geographical locations corresponding to one or more sets of GPS coordinates, a collection of data for information local to the geographical location, the method comprising:

  • retrieving, during a first synchronization operation, by the personal communication device, for each geo-tagged image of the plurality of geo-tagged images, from the geo-information database, a group of local data using the set of tagged GPS coordinates of the geo-tagged image included in the first set of metadata of the geo-tagged image, the retrieved group of local data including data for information local to a geographical location corresponding to the set of tagged GPS coordinates of the geo-tagged image;

    generating, during the first synchronization operation, by the personal communication device, for each geo-tagged image of the plurality of geo-tagged images, a second set of metadata of the geo-tagged image including the retrieved group of local data for the geo-tagged image, and attaching, by the personal communication device, the second set of metadata to the original image of the geo-tagged image;

    retrieving, during a second synchronization operation, by the personal communication device, for each geo-tagged image of the plurality of geo-tagged images, from the geo-information database, a group of updated local data using the set of tagged GPS coordinates of the geo-tagged image, the retrieved group of updated local data including data for updated information local to a geographical location corresponding to the set of tagged GPS coordinates of the geo-tagged image; and

    generating, during the second synchronization operation, by the personal communication device, for each geo-tagged image of the plurality of geo-tagged images, an updated second set of metadata for the geo-tagged image including the retrieved group of updated local data for the geo-tagged image, and attaching, by the personal communication device, the updated second set of metadata for the geo-tagged image to the original image of the geo-tagged image.

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