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US 7,742,083 B2Granted
In-camera dud image management
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsJohn R. Fredlund, Joseph A. Manico, Elena A. Fedorovskaya
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Abstract
In an image record organization method, camera, and system, a plurality of image records are provided and a value index is determined for each of the image records. The image records are classified into unacceptable records having respective value indexes within a predetermined threshold and acceptable records having respective value indexes beyond the threshold. The unacceptable records are demarcated from the acceptable records.
Claims20
An image record organization method comprising the steps of:
- capturing a plurality of image records with a camera;
- generating a value index of each of said image records, wherein the value index is automatically derived from one or more of:
- user inputs to said camera during capture of the respective said image record, usage of a particular image record following capture, semantic image content of the respective said image record, and user reactions to the respective said image record;
- assigning a data set to each of the plurality of image records and defining the data set to include a plurality of image data categories;
- generating the value index for each of the plurality of image records by excluding any of the plurality of image data categories having missing data in the respective data set from the generation of the value index;
- classifying said image records into unacceptable image records having respective said value indexes within a predetermined threshold and acceptable image records having respective said value indexes beyond said threshold;
- selectively displaying on said camera an identification of all of said unacceptable image records;
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- during said displaying, allowing a user to selectively retain or discard all of said unacceptable image records, as a group, while retaining all of said acceptable image records.
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An in-camera image record organization method comprising the steps of:
- accepting a user input setting a value index threshold;
- capturing a plurality of image records with the camera;
- generating a value index of each of said image records, wherein the value index is automatically derived from one or more of:
- user inputs to said camera during capture of the respective said image record, usage of a particular image record following capture, semantic image content of the respective said image record, and user reactions to the respective said image record;
- assigning a data set to each of the plurality of image records and defining the data set to include a plurality of image data categories;
- generating the value index for each of the plurality of image records by excluding any of the plurality of image data categories having missing data in the respective data set from the generation of the value index;
- classifying said image records into unacceptable image records having respective said value indexes within said threshold and acceptable image records having respective said value indexes beyond said threshold;
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- separating said unacceptable image records from said acceptable image records.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.