System and method of manual indexing of image data
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorPere Obrador
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of indexing image data comprising the steps of acquiring image data representing a series of images, acquiring manually provided user cues for designating ones of the images, and indexing the image data in association with the manually provided user cues. The invention also relates to an apparatus for indexing image data comprising an image acquisition system operative for acquiring image data, a system operative for acquiring manually provided user cues, and an indexing device operative for indexing the acquired image data in association with the acquired manually provided user cues.
Claims23
A method of indexing image data comprising:
- acquiring image data representing a series of images;
- acquiring manually provided user cues for designating ones of said images;
- and
- indexing said image data in association with said manually provided user cues.
An apparatus for indexing image data comprising:
- an image acquisition system operative for acquiring image data;
- a system operative for acquiring manually provided user cues;
- and
- an indexing device operative for indexing said acquired image data in association with said acquired manually provided user cues.
A system for indexing image data using audio data comprising:
- means for image data acquisition;
- means for manually provided user cue acquisition;
- and
- means for indexing image data using manually provided user cues.
An apparatus for indexing image data acquired by an image data acquisition device comprising:
- means for acquiring manually provided user cues;
- means for indexing image data using manually provided user cues.
The apparatus of claim 23 further comprising:
- means for storing indexed image data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.