Method for rating images to facilitate image retrieval

a technology for identifying images and facilitating image retrieval, applied in the field of photography, can solve the problems of inability to identify the subject of the photo, inconvenient image retrieval, and inconvenient image retrieval, and achieve the effect of easy image retrieval
US20060239676A1Inactive Publication Date: 2006-10-26RPX CORP
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
RPX CORP
Publication Date
2006-10-26
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A method for rating images to facitilate image retrival that includes, storing a plurality of digital image files in a digital memory; displaying the plurality of stored digital image files; permitting a user to select ratings for each of the plurality of displayed images, wherein the rating indicates how much the user likes each displayed image. Whereupon being responsive to the user ratings, user image values are provided for each of the the plurality of displayed images. Additionally, the user image values are stored as metadata in each of the plurality of stored digital image files corresponding to the plurality of displayed images, wherein the user image value uses a multi-point scale and wherein a maximum point value corresponds to a best rating.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application is a Regular Continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 10 / 635,837 filed Aug. 6, 2003, titled “Digital Camera For Capturing Images And Selecting Metadata To Be Associated With The Captured Images “by Kenneth A. Parulski, et al.FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The invention relates generally to the field of photography, and in particular to collecting and categorizing images. More specifically, the invention relates to a personal database of metadata labels constructed prior to image capture. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0003] Image metadata is well-known, and is useful in retrieving desired images from a large collection of images. The Kodak DC265™ camera formulates many metadata items, such as the date / time, camera lens setting, scene light level, etc. when the picture is taken, and stores this metadata within the Exif / JPEG digital image file. Unfortunately, this metadata cannot identify the subject of the photo, or whether this parti...

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