Method and Apparatus for Managing Images Using a Voice Tag

An electronic device comprising:

• a voice input module configured to receive a voice from an outside to generate voice data;
• a communication module;
• a memory;
• and
• a processor electrically connected to the voice input module, the communication module, and the memory,
• wherein the memory is configured to store one or more images or videos, and
• wherein the memory comprises instructions, the instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the electronic device to:
• generate voice data on a voice received through the voice input module with respect to a first image or video stored on the memory,
• link the voice data or first metadata information based on the voice data, with the first image or video, and
• transmit the first image or video and the linked voice data or the first metadata information to the outside of the electronic device through the communication module.

An electronic device comprising:

• a voice input module configured to obtain voice data on a specific image;
• and
• a control module configured to analyze the voice data to determine at least one portion of metadata information of the specific image,
• wherein the control module is configured to register the voice data as a voice tag with respect to at least one association image, which satisfies a specific reference with respect to the specific image or the determined metadata information, from among a plurality of images.

A method for registering a voice tag, comprising:

• obtaining voice data on at least one image;
• determining at least one portion of metadata information for a specific image based on the voice data;
• determining at least one association image which satisfies a specific reference with respect to the specific image or the determined metadata information;
• and
• registering the voice data at the at least one association image as the voice tag.

A method for registering a voice tag at a specific image of an electronic device, the method comprising:

• obtaining voice data on the specific image;
• determining at least one of a plurality of metadata information of the specific image based on the voice data;
• determining a plurality of images each having a similarity of a threshold value or more to the specific image;
• and
• registering the voice data on at least one, which satisfies a specific reference with respect to the determined metadata information, from among the plurality of images as the voice tag.

A computer-readable storage medium including an instruction, the instruction, when executed, causing an electronic device to:

• generate voice data on a voice received with respect to a first image or video,
• link first metadata information or second metadata information based on the voice data, with the first image or video,
• determine a relation between a second image or video and the first image or video, and
• link at least one of (1) the voice data, (2) the first metadata information, or (3) second metadata information generated from the voice data and/or the first metadata information with the second image or video, based on at least a part of the relation determined between a second image or video and the first image or video.

An electronic device comprising:

• a memory;
• a voice obtaining module configured to obtain voice data;
• and
• a processor configured to search for at least one image from a plurality of images or videos based on the obtained voice data,
• wherein the memory comprises instructions, the instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the electronic device to find and provide at least one of the images or videos which are (1) linked with a voice tag corresponding to the voice data of the plurality of images or videos, (2) linked with first metadata information based on the voice data, or (3) linked with the voice data and/or second metadata information generated from the first metadata information.