Method and apparatus for automatic photograph annotation
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorBradford H. Needham
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Abstract
A system, apparatus and method for automatically annotating digital images. An electronic capture device captures a digital representation of a scene. An information tag device is utilized to store identification data for identifying the scene. A tag-reader receives the identification data from the information tag device. A database stores information for the information tag device. A communication device communicates with the database. When identification data is transmitted to the database, information for an annotation provider is transmitted from the database to the communication device. A program executed by the communication device controls communication of the identification data with the database.
Claims29
A system for automatically annotating a digital representation, comprising:
- an electronic capture device to capture the digital representation of a scene;
- an information tag device to store identification data for identifying the scene;
- a tag-reader to receive the identification data from the information tag device;
- a database to store information for the information tag device;
- a communication device to communicate with the database, wherein when identification data is transmitted to the database, and information for an annotation provider is transmitted from the database to the communication device;
- a program to be executed by the communication device, wherein the program controls communication of the identification data with the database.
A method of automatically annotating a digital representation, comprising:
- capturing the digital representation of a scene;
- receiving identification data from an identification tag device, the identification data identifying the scene;
- communicating with a database, wherein the database is utilized to store information for the identification tag device, and when the identification data is transmitted to the database, the information for an annotation provider is transmitted from the database to a communication device;
- executing a program, the program controlling communication of the identification data between the database and a communication device.
An apparatus for automatically annotating a digital representation, comprising:
- an electronic capture device to capture a digital representation of an object;
- a tag-reader to retrieve identification data from an identification tag device, wherein the identification tag device is utilized to store the identification data identifying the object;
- a communication device to communicate with a database, wherein the database is utilized to store information for the identification tag device, and when identification data is transmitted to the database, information for an annotation provider is transmitted from the database to the communication device.
A camera for automatically annotating digital images, comprising:
- an electronic capture device to capture a digital representation of a scene;
- a tag-reader to receive identification data from an information tag device;
- a memory to store the digital representation and the identification data associated therewith;
- an input/output (I/O) device to transfer data between the memory and a communication device, wherein the communication device transfers the data with a database, wherein information for the information tag device is stored in the database.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.