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Electronic still camera for capturing and categorizing images

  • US 5,633,678 A
  • Filed: 12/20/1995
  • Issued: 05/27/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/1995
  • Status: Expired
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1. An electronic camera for capturing images representing a variety of subjects, said camera comprising:

  • an image sensor for capturing the images;

    a converter stage for converting the images into digital image data;

    a memory for storing a plurality of categories providing classification of the images by subject;

    a processor having the capability of assigning the plurality of categories to the images captured by the image sensor, each category providing subject classification of one or more images;

    a user control for selecting one or more categories for the images before the images are captured by the image sensor; and

    means for generating an output image signal comprising an image file including both the digital image data corresponding to the images and separate category data including the one or more categories selected by the user control, wherein the category data is separately accessible for each image apart from the image data.

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