Method for providing affective information in an imaging system
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsElena A. Fedorovskaya, Serguei Endrikhovski, Tomasz A. Matraszek, Kenneth A. Parulski, Jose M. Mir
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Abstract
A method for collecting and associating affective information for at least one image in an imaging system includes displaying a digital image for viewing by a particular user; automatically collecting affective information for the digital image as the particular user views the image; and associating the affective information with the particular user.
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A method for collecting and associating affective information for at least one image in an imaging system, comprising the steps of:
- a) displaying a digital image for viewing by a particular user;
- b) automatically collecting affective information for the digital image as the particular user views the image;
- and
- c) associating the affective information with the particular user.
A method for providing affective information for images in an imaging system, comprising the steps of:
- a) sequentially displaying a plurality of digital images for viewing by a particular user;
- b) automatically collecting affective information for each of the plurality of digital images;
- and
- c) associating the affective information with the particular user.
A system for providing affective information for images in an imaging system, comprising:
- a) a digital memory which stores a set of digital images;
- b) means for identifying a particular user;
- c) a display which sequentially displays the set of digital images for viewing by the particular user;
- d) a sensor for automatically measuring the particular user's reaction to the image;
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- e) a processor for processing the signal from the sensor to provide affective information for the set of digital images.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.