Shared image database with geographic navigation
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for operating an image database shared by a plurality of users, comprising:
- in the shared image database, associating with each image captured by a user the geographic coordinates of the location at which the image was captured; and
configuring a search engine for the image database to accept geographic coordinates as a search criterion for locating at least one captured image stored in the shared image database.
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Abstract
There is disclosed a system and method for operating an image database shared by a plurality of users. In an embodiment, each image captured by a user and stored in a shared image database is associating with the geographic coordinates of the location at which the image was captured. A search engine for the image database is configured to accept geographic coordinates as a search criterion for locating at least one captured image stored in the shared image database. The search engine may be configured to accept as a search criterion user specified numeric geographic coordinates, or geographic coordinates generated by user navigation and selection of a desired point on a map. The search engine may also be configured to accept a range of geographic coordinates to locate a plurality of user-captured images within a certain range of a geographic location.
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1. A computer-implemented method for operating an image database shared by a plurality of users, comprising:
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in the shared image database, associating with each image captured by a user the geographic coordinates of the location at which the image was captured; and
configuring a search engine for the image database to accept geographic coordinates as a search criterion for locating at least one captured image stored in the shared image database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for operating an image database shared by a plurality of users, comprising:
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a shared image database for storing images captured by a user, each image being associated with the geographic coordinates of the location at which the image was captured; and
a search engine for the image database configured to accept geographic coordinates as a search criterion for locating at least one captured image stored in the shared image database. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer readable medium storing computer code that, when loaded into a computing device, adapts the advice to operate an image database shared by a plurality of users, the computer readable medium including:
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code for associating with each image captured by a user and stored in the image database the geographic coordinates of the location at which the image was captured; and
code for configuring a search engine for the image database to accept geographic coordinates as a search criterion for locating at least one captured image stored. in the shared image database. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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