Self-annotating camera
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorDaniel Pelletier
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Abstract
A self-annotating camera providing annotation relating to a photograph. The camera captures a desired field of view in a photograph, obtains information relating to the photograph via a plurality of information sources, produces annotation corresponding to the information obtained from the plurality of information sources, and utilizes the produced annotation to annotate at least one of a photograph and an electronic file associated with the photograph. At least one of the plurality of information sources is internal to the camera and at least one of the plurality of information sources is external to the camera.
Claims12
A method for use in conjunction with a camera for providing annotation relating to a photograph taken using the camera, the method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining information relating to the photograph via a plurality of information sources, wherein at least one of the plurality of information sources is internal to the camera and at least one of the plurality of information sources is external to the camera;
- producing annotation corresponding to the information obtained from the plurality of information sources;
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- annotating at least one of a photograph and an electronic file associated with the photograph, utilizing the produced annotation.
An article of manufacture for use in conjunction with a camera for providing annotation relating to a photograph taken using the camera, the article comprising a machine readable medium containing one or more programs which when executed implement the steps of:
- obtaining information relating to the photograph via a plurality of information sources, wherein at least one of the plurality of information sources is internal to the camera and at least one of the plurality of information sources is external to the camera;
- producing annotation corresponding to the information obtained from the plurality of information sources;
- and
- annotating at least one of a photograph and an electronic file associated with the photograph, utilizing the produced annotation.
A self-annotating camera comprising:
- an imaging unit for capturing a desired image in a photograph;
- one or more interfaces for obtaining information from a plurality of information sources relating to the photograph, wherein at least one of the plurality of information sources is internal to the camera and at least one of the plurality of information sources is external to the camera;
- a processing device coupled to the one or more interfaces for processing the information obtained from the plurality of information sources;
- wherein the processing device processes the information and provides an output for use in annotating at least one of a photograph and an electronic file associated with the photograph.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.