Digital camera with real-time picture identification functionality

A digital camera with enhanced picture identification capability comprising:

• an image capturing device for capturing a digital image of a target scene image;
• a processor subsystem for generating at least one prompt to the user to verbally input image characterization data identifying the target scene image;
• an audio input device for generating an audio signal indicative of a user's description of the target scene image in response to a prompt;
• said processing subsystem being operatively coupled to receive the audio signal indicative of a user's description of the target for recognizing the user's audio description of the target and for generating a text file identifying a plurality of items characterizing the target scene, said processing subsystem being configured to associate an image file with an associated text file identifying the target scene;
• an output generation subsystem for generating a digital photograph of the target scene having an associated text file including image characterization data identifying the target scene.

A method of operating a digital camera having a processing subsystem with enhanced picture identification capability comprising:

• capturing a digital image of a target scene image;
• generating an audio signal indicative of a user's description of the target scene in substantially real time with the capturing of a target scene image;
• receiving by said processing subsystem the audio signal indicative of a user's description of the target scene image;
• recognizing by said processing subsystem the user's audio description of the target;
• generating, by said processing subsystem, a text file identifying a plurality of items characterizing the target scene,
• associating an image file with an associated text file identifying the target scene;
• generating a digital photograph of the target scene having an associated text file including image characterization data identifying the target scene.

A method of operating a digital camera having a processing subsystem with enhanced picture identification capability comprising the steps of:

• capturing a digital image of a target scene image;
• generating, by said processing subsystem, at least one prompt to the user to verbally input image characterization data identifying the target scene image;
• generating, by said processing system an audio signal indicative of a user's description of the target scene image in substantially real time with the capturing of a target scene image in response to a prompt;
• receiving the audio signal indicative of a user's description of the target by said processing subsystem;
• recognizing by said processing subsystem the user's audio description of the target and generating a text file identifying a plurality of items characterizing the target scene,
• associating an image file with an associated text file identifying the target scene;
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• generating a digital photograph of the target scene having an associated text file including image characterization data identifying the target scene.