Imaging method and system for associating images and metadata
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsChrystie Rakvica, W. Wayne Didas, James E. McGarvey
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Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, an imaging system and method for operating an imaging system is provided. The imaging system has a metadata source adapted to generated a metadata signal in response to a manual metadata input action and a trigger system for generating a trigger signal in response to a trigger condition. An image capture system adapted to capture images is provided. A processor is operable to cause an image to be recorded only when the processor receives both a trigger signal and a metadata signal that uniquely correspond to the image.
Claims37
An imaging system, comprising:
- a metadata source adapted to generate a metadata signal in response to a manual metadata input action;
- a trigger system for generating a trigger signal in response to a trigger condition;
- an image capture system adapted to capture images;
- and
- a processor operable to cause an image to be recorded only when the processor receives both a trigger signal and a metadata signal that uniquely correspond to the image.
An imaging system comprising:
- a metadata source adapted to sense available metadata in response to a manual user input action and to store sensed metadata in a buffer;
- a trigger system for generating trigger signals;
- an image capture system adapted to capture images;
- and
- a processor adapted to receive each trigger signal and cause an image to be recorded in response to the trigger signal only when metadata is in the buffer,
- wherein the processor removes metadata from the buffer after each image is recorded.
A method for operating an imaging system, the method comprising the steps of:
- detecting a manual metadata input action and generating metadata in response thereto;
- detecting a trigger condition, and,
- recording an image only when both of a separate manual metadata input action and separate trigger condition are detected that uniquely correspond the image.
An method for operating an imaging system, the method comprising the steps of:
- sensing available metadata in response to a manual user input;
- storing available metadata in a buffer;
- detecting trigger conditions;
- and
- recording an image in response to each detected trigger condition only when metadata is in the buffer;
- and,
- removing metadata from the buffer after each image is recorded.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.