Method for using viewing time to determine 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 determining affective information for at least one image in an imaging system includes sequentially displaying a plurality of digital images for viewing by a user; monitoring the viewing time for each of the plurality of digital images; and using the viewing time to determine affective information for at least one of the digital images.
Claims20
A method for determining affective information for at least one image in an imaging system, comprising the steps of:
- a) sequentially displaying a plurality of digital images for viewing by a user;
- b) monitoring the viewing time for each of the plurality of digital images;
- and
- c) using the viewing time to determine affective information for at least one of the digital images.
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 user;
- b) monitoring the time intervals during which the user views each of the plurality of digital images;
- and
- c) using the time intervals to determine affective information for at least one of the plurality of digital images.
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) a display which sequentially displays the set of digital images for viewing by a user;
- and
- c) a processor for monitoring the time that the user views each of the plurality of digital images and for providing affective information for at least one of the digital images.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.