US 8,078,618 B2Granted

Automatic multimode system for organizing and retrieving content data files

AssigneeEastman Kodak Company

InventorsJeffrey J. VanEpps, Daniel E. Gross, Holly L. Brosnahan

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Abstract

A method for selecting a method for categorizing a collection of content data files from among a plurality of categorization methods, the method comprising the steps of identifying a collection of content data files, each content data file comprising image or audio data, determining a number of groups (G1) of content data files that will be generated when a first categorization method is applied to the collection of content data files; and designating a range of representations (R) that can be presented on the display, each representing a group of content data files. A first categorization method is selected when the number of groups G is within the range of representations (R); and a different categorization method is selected when the number of groups (G1) is not within range (R).

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Dependent claims

A method implemented by a computer, the method comprises:

identifying a collection of content data files stored in storage locations accessible by the computer, each content data file comprising image, video, or audio data;
determining a number of groups of the content data files that are representable on a display coupled to the computer;
applying a first categorization method to the identified collection of content data files including determining a first number of groups of the content data files that are generated thereby, the first categorization method selected from a categorization method group consisting of:
geographic location of where the content data files were captured;
number of steps required to access the content data files in a group;
date of when the content data files were captured;
the storage file locations in which the content data files are stored;
people identified in images in the content data files;
object types in images in the content data files;
color illumination values of images in the content data files;
camera settings used to capture images in the content data files;
image formats used to store images in the content data files;
special effects applied to images in the content data files;
and quality measures of the content data files;
using the first categorization method for representing the first number of groups on the display when the first number of groups is within the determined number of groups that are representable on the display;
applying a second categorization method to the identified collection of content data files when the first number of groups is not within the determined number of groups that are representable on the display including determining a second number of groups of the content data files that are generated thereby, the second categorization method selected from the categorization method group and different from the first categorization method;
and
using the second categorization method for representing the second number of groups on the display when the first number of groups is not within the determined number of groups that are representable on the display and when the second number of groups is within the determined number of groups that are representable on the display.

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A method implemented by a computer, the method comprises:

accessing a plurality of digital images stored in storage locations accessible by the computer;
determining a numerical range of representations that are displayable on an imaging device coupled to the computer, each of said representations being associated with one said of groups of said digital images;
determining a number of groups of said digital images formed as a result of an application of each of a plurality of categorization methods, said each of a plurality of categorization methods different from each other but selected from a categorization method group consisting of:
geographic location of where the digital images were captured;
number of steps required to access the digital images in a group;
date of when the digital images were captured;
the storage file locations in which the digital images are stored;
people identified in the digital images;
objects types in the digital images;
color illumination values of the digital images;
camera settings used to capture the digital images;
image formats used to store the digital images;
special effects applied to the digital images;
and quality measures of the digital images;
and
selecting a categorization method from said plurality of categorization methods that formed a number of groups of said digital images within the numerical range of representations for visually representing said groups of said digital images on the imaging device.

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