System and method for making presentations of images more enjoyable
OwnerDarius KATZinventor
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Abstract
A method and a system for storing metadata with a digital image, wherein the metadata is associated with the condition at the moment of capturing the image. The metadata is then used by an image viewer for choosing the best image effect when the image is displayed.
Claims9
A method for associating condition information with a digital image, comprising the steps of capturing and storing a digital image with associated image metadata, said method further comprising the steps of:
- identifying a condition at the moment said image is captured;
- storing said identified condition as additional image metadata with said digital image;
- choosing a display effect by using said image metadata;
- and
- displaying said image by use of said display effect.
An image system for associating condition information with a digital image, comprising an image forming device for capturing and storing a digital image with associated image metadata and a displaying device for presenting said digital image, wherein said image forming device comprising:
- means for identifying a condition at the moment said image is captured;
- and
- means for storing said identified condition as additional image metadata with said digital image,
- and wherein said displaying device comprising:
- means for choosing a display effect by using said additional image metadata.
A computer-readable medium containing program instructions for associating condition information with a digital image, further comprising instructions for
- identifying a condition at the moment said image is captured;
- storing said identified condition as additional image metadata with said digital image;
- choosing a display effect by using said additional image metadata;
- and
- displaying said image by use of said display effect.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.