Photograph authorization system
First Claim
1. An electronic photographic device that transmits an authorization signal at a time of capture of a photographic image that enables a user in receipt of the signal to authorize use of a likeness in the captured photographic image, the electronic photographic device comprising:
- image capture means for capturing the photographic image at a physical location after the electronic photographic device has been set to an authorization signal broadcast mode configured to broadcast the authorization signal, said photographic image comprising a likeness of a person located at the physical location, said image capture means being a camera;
a controller for generating the authorization signal at the capture of the photographic image by the image capture means, the authorization signal identifying a website URL at which the captured photographic image and information relating to the photographic image can be accessed; and
a transmitter for transmitting the authorization signal generated by the controller toward a field of view encompassing the physical location at which the photographic image comprising the likeness of the person is captured and at which the person is located, wherein the authorization signal is transmitted in such a way that persons located outside but proximate the field of view can receive the authorization signal if in possession of a hand-held receiver,wherein the electronic photographic device is configured to determine whether a photographer wants to operate the electronic photographic device in the authorization signal broadcast mode, andwherein the electronic photographic device is configured to be set to the authorization signal broadcast mode for subsequent directional transmission of the authorization signal in response to a determination by the electronic photographic device that the photographer wants to operate the electronic photographic device in the authorization signal broadcast mode and after hand-held devices with receivers configured to receive the authorization signal were activated in conjunction with the determination that the photographer wants to operate the electronic photographic device in the authorization signal broadcast mode.
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Abstract
An electronic photographic device that automatically communicates an authorization signal that enables receivers of the authorization signal to authorize use of a likeness captured in a photographic image. The electronic authorization device includes an image capture mechanism for capturing the photographic image, a controller for initiating photographic authorization by generating an authorization signal at the capture of the photographic image by the image capture mechanism and a transmitter for transmitting the authorization signal generated by the controller towards a physical location at which the photographic image is captured. The authorization signal identifies a website URL at which information relating to the captured photographic image can be accessed to allow a person who has received the authorization signal to access the website and provide or deny an authorization for its use.
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1. An electronic photographic device that transmits an authorization signal at a time of capture of a photographic image that enables a user in receipt of the signal to authorize use of a likeness in the captured photographic image, the electronic photographic device comprising:
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image capture means for capturing the photographic image at a physical location after the electronic photographic device has been set to an authorization signal broadcast mode configured to broadcast the authorization signal, said photographic image comprising a likeness of a person located at the physical location, said image capture means being a camera; a controller for generating the authorization signal at the capture of the photographic image by the image capture means, the authorization signal identifying a website URL at which the captured photographic image and information relating to the photographic image can be accessed; and a transmitter for transmitting the authorization signal generated by the controller toward a field of view encompassing the physical location at which the photographic image comprising the likeness of the person is captured and at which the person is located, wherein the authorization signal is transmitted in such a way that persons located outside but proximate the field of view can receive the authorization signal if in possession of a hand-held receiver, wherein the electronic photographic device is configured to determine whether a photographer wants to operate the electronic photographic device in the authorization signal broadcast mode, and wherein the electronic photographic device is configured to be set to the authorization signal broadcast mode for subsequent directional transmission of the authorization signal in response to a determination by the electronic photographic device that the photographer wants to operate the electronic photographic device in the authorization signal broadcast mode and after hand-held devices with receivers configured to receive the authorization signal were activated in conjunction with the determination that the photographer wants to operate the electronic photographic device in the authorization signal broadcast mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An electronic method for authorizing use of a captured photographic image, comprising steps of:
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determining, by an electronic photographic device, whether a photographer wants to operate the electronic photographic device in an authorization signal broadcast mode configured to broadcast an authorization signal; in response to a determination by the electronic photographic device that the photographer wants to operate the electronic photographic device in the authorization signal broadcast mode and after hand-held devices with receivers configured to receive the authorization signal were activated in conjunction with the determination that the photographer wants to operate the electronic photographic device in the authorization signal broadcast mode, setting the electronic photographic device to the authorization signal broadcast mode for subsequently sending the authorization signal; after said setting the electronic photographic device to the broadcast mode, capturing, by the electronic photographic device, a photographic image at a physical location, said photographic image comprising a likeness of a person located at the physical location; electronically generating the authorization signal comprising an invite to a website at which the captured photographic image and related information can be accessed, the authorization signal including a URL for the website; directionally transmitting the authorization signal toward a field of view encompassing the physical location at which the photographic image comprising the likeness of the person is captured and at which the person is located, said authorization signal having been transmitted in such a way that persons located outside but proximate the field of view can receive the authorization signal if in possession of a hand-held receiver; and after the directionally transmitted authorization signal has been transmitted to and received by the person at the physical location and after the photographic image at the website has been accessed by the person, receiving from the person at the physical location an authorization or a denial of usage of the photographic image. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A photograph authorization system that transmits an authorization signal at a time of capture of a photographic image to enable users that receive the signal to authorize use of a likeness within the captured photographic image, the photograph authorization system comprising:
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an electronic device, comprising; image capture means for capturing the photographic image at a physical location after the electronic photographic device has been set to an authorization signal broadcast mode configured to broadcast the authorization signal, said photographic image comprising a likeness of a person located at the physical location; a controller for generating the authorization signal at the capture of the photographic image by the image capture means, the authorization signal identifying a website URL at which information relating to the captured photographic image can be accessed; and a transmitter for directionally transmitting the authorization signal generated by the controller toward a field of view encompassing the physical location at which the photographic image is captured and at which the person is located, wherein the authorization signal is transmitted in such a way that persons located outside but proximate the field of view can receive the authorization signal if in possession of a hand-held receiver, wherein the electronic photographic device is configured to determine whether a photographer wants to operate the electronic photographic device in the authorization signal broadcast mode, and wherein the electronic photographic device is configured to be set to the authorization signal broadcast mode for subsequent directional transmission of the authorization signal in response to a determination by the electronic photographic device that the photographer wants to operate the electronic photographic device in the authorization signal broadcast mode and after hand-held devices with receivers configured to receive the authorization signal were activated in conjunction with the determination that the photographer wants to operate the electronic photographic device in the authorization signal broadcast mode; and a server for communicating with the electronic device to receive the captured photographic image and authorization signal and to present the captured photographic image and related information to user browsers accessing the website, enabling accessing users to authorize or deny authorizing a use of a likeness captured in the photographic image. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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