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System and method for applying inference information to digital camera metadata to identify digital picture content

The present invention is directed to a system and method for correlating an image with information associated with the image comprising identifying image metadata for the image, wherein the image metadata includes information associated with conditions at the time of image capture, searching one or more information sources using parameters in the image metadata to collect inference information from the information sources, and displaying the inference information to a user.
Owner:HEWLETT PACKARD DEV CO LP

Digital picture frame and method for editing

InactiveUS20060170669A1Prevent attackers from duplicatingEditing and manipulating pictures is simplifiedTelevision system detailsColor television detailsComputer moduleDigital pictures
The invention provides a digital picture frame that allows a user to edit a displayed picture using simple and intuitive controls. Modifications to an image may be stored by the digital picture frame so that the digital picture frame may later display the edited or modified version of the picture rather than the original version. A user may edit a picture using mechanical controls (e.g., knobs, switches, slider-bars, wheels), sensors (e.g., a position sensor, a tilt sensor, a microphone, a light sensor), a voice recognition module, and / or a touch screen. A digital picture frame may identify a user and based on the user's identity (e.g., the user's preferences or permissions), may display pictures to the user. Further, different users may modify a picture in different ways, so that two different users may view two different versions of the same picture.
Owner:WALKER DIGITAL

Digital photo organizing and tagging method

The digital photo organizing and tagging method includes software and a database that organizes digitized versions of dispersed collections of images such as photographs, pictures and other graphical objects from a variety of sources. The method facilitates describing, resizing, indexing, and sorting the different aspects contained in images. Features include documentation, e-mail, updating, version control, inclusion of video, embellishment, sound, animation, text to speech and, dynamic search. An Internet application facilitates annotation, organization, researching and sharing images and corresponding information collected at different times and places. Desktop / Internet applications link and relate images that share common elements. The same person found as a child in one image, as an adult in another, and referenced in a newspaper article is a relation example. The method collects the knowledge embedded in multiple images and produces well documented, organized, and clearly explained printable images, as well as dynamic albums of related images.
Owner:FISK CHARLES M

Using sensors to provide feedback on the access of digital content

A system according to the present disclosure presents content to a user and provides feedback to a content provider without requiring the viewer to explicitly take action. A content presentation unit, such as a digital picture frame or public display, may be any device that continuously and / or sequentially displays graphical, audio and other presentations that may be sensed by a user, generally without intervention by the user. The unit may include sensors that detect when a human expresses interest in specific content, and in various embodiments, determines a type of emotional response experienced by the user regarding the content. Particular sensors may include eye-contact, touch, motion and voice, though other sensors may also be used. The response information can be combined to provide feedback to the content provider that the content was experienced, and may determine various data, such as the duration of attention to the content and any detected emotional response to it.
Owner:PALO ALTO RES CENT INC

Method and system for tracking changes to user content in an online social network

Content maintained in an online social network or other online communities is tracked for changes and updates. The content may include user profiles, digital photos, digital audio and video files, testimonials, and identification of users who are friends. When such change or update occurs, users of the online social network or online community are notified according to various criteria that they have set. The notification may be provided by e-mail, an RSS feed, or a web page when accessed. With this feature, users can browse through content of other users with efficiency.
Owner:META PLATFORMS INC

Virtual exercise system and method

A virtual racecourse is mapped by uniting digital pictures with GPS and inclinometer data, stored in a recorded course file, presented in distance increments of the racecourse, and accessed for individual and group competition over the internet.
Owner:THOMAS & BETTS INT INC

Automatic Registration Technique

Registration between a digital image of a branched structure and a real-time indicator representing a location of a sensor inside the branched structure is achieved by using the sensor to “paint” a digital picture of the inside of the structure. Once enough location data has been collected, registration is achieved. The registration is “automatic” in the sense that navigation through the branched structure necessarily results in the collection of additional location data and, as a result, registration is continually refined.
Owner:TYCO HEALTHCARE GRP LP

Camera device, methods and program products for location and environmental stamping of images, communications and other applications

A portable imaging device having a data processing system, imaging and sensing devices records objects of interest as images and includes a terminal connection for transmitting the images to a network. Sensing devices record location and environmental conditions related to the object of interest. The device is linked to a positioning determining system. The device records an image and environmental information related to the image and incorporates into the image stored descriptive information based on location information. The image may be translated into an analog or digital picture incorporating the recorded location, environmental and descriptive information. The device may be linked by wire or wirelessly via the terminal connection to a network including a server and a PC terminal. The recorded image, location and environmental information are transmitted by the device over the network to the server using a wireless connection for download and editing by a user.
Owner:LENOVO PC INT

Digital mirror system with advanced imaging features and hands-free control

A digital mirror system is provided that emulates a traditional mirror by displaying real-time video imagery of a user who stands before it. The digital mirror system provides a plurality of digital mirror modes, including a traditional mirror mode and a third person mirror mode. The digital mirror system provides a plurality of digital mirroring features including an image freeze feature, an image zoom feature, and an image buffering feature. The digital mirror system provides a plurality of operational states including a digital mirroring state and an alternate state, the alternate state including a power-conservation state and / or a digital picture frame state. The digital mirror system provides a user sensor that automatically transitions between operational states in response to whether or not a user is detected before the digital mirror display screen for a period of time. The digital mirror system provides for hands-free user control using speech recognition, the speech recognition being employed to enable a user to selectively access one or more of the digital mirror modes or features in response to verbal commands relationally associated with those modes or features.
Owner:OUTLAND RES

Virtual exercise system and method

A virtual racecourse is mapped by uniting digital pictures with GPS and inclinometer data, stored in a recorded course file, presented in distance increments of the racecourse, and accessed for individual and group competition over the internet.
Owner:THOMAS

System and method for automatic transfer of data from one device to another

The present invention is directed to a system and method which allows for the transfer of data captured by one device to be processed and moved to another location in accordance with pre-established criteria without requiring user interaction at the time of data capture. In one embodiment, images from a camera-equipped phone are transferred to a personal computer through a file server in accordance with pre-established guidelines. The camera-equipped phone generates a digital image, for example by taking a digital photo with a built-in or attached camera, and transmits the digital image over a standard wireless network, for example the cellular GSM / GPRS network, to a file server. The file server receives the digital data from the camera-equipped phone and forwards the data to a pre-identified location, such as the user's personal computer (or to an image processing facility) through the Internet. In one embodiment, the incoming data to the user's PC is directed to specific applications as opposed to simply storing the data in a storage location. In other embodiments, the intermediate server interprets the data and redirects both the location to which the data is delivered as well as the function to be performed on the data at the redirected location.
Owner:PHOTOBUCKET COM

Short-range wireless system and method for multimedia tags

A short-range wireless system and method is disclosed to store and transfer a new type of multimedia data construct called a tag. A user can write text, create a voice clip and append it to the text, take a digital picture and append it to the text, to create a multimedia file as the content of a tag. The creation or modifying of the multimedia file can be done in the user's mobile wireless device or off line and then stored in the mobile device. The multimedia file is then incorporated into the tag or it can be referenced by a pointer in the tag. The multimedia file is artistic expression of the user and the tag uniquely associates the user's identity with the multimedia file by prohibiting alteration of the content after the user completes its creation. A content-originator flag (CFG) value in the tag is set to “false” during the period when the user is creating or modifying the tag's content. When the user completes editing the content of the tag, the content-originator flag (CFG) value is set to true, thereby freezing the content. The tag includes the user's ID, such as his / her international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) or mobile station ISDN number (MSISDN). Subsequent viewers of the content can make a copy of the content and can then modify it, but they cannot authentically attribute the modified copy to the original user. The system can be implemented as a wireless personal area network (PAN) such as provided in the Bluetooth Standard or a wireless local area network (LAN) such as provided in the IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN Standard and the HIPERLAN Standard.
Owner:NOKIA TECH OY

Portable multimedia electronic device

A portable audio video electronic recording, storage and playback device. A user can store their music or movies and view them on the built-in color display or on a television. Video can be recorded and stored from any video source. Digital photographs or video can be captured via a built-in camera. A built-in TV tuner provides viewing and recording of television programming. Music can also be recorded from a stereo or computer and played back anytime and anywhere. The audio can be listened to with headphones, with the built-in speaker, or by connecting the device to a stereo. An image viewer allows digital photos to be stored and viewed on the device. Images can be easily transferred between the device, digital cameras and computers. A hard disc drive and memory card port are provided for storing data. An infrared port provides remote control and wireless connectivity.
Owner:EECS TECH

Wound electronic medical record system

Methods and apparatus for storing and reviewing wound data are shown using a digital datasheet, or wound electronic medical record (WEMR). The WEMR is preferably presented via a single page containing all data that should be considered by a wound healing provider, as predetermined by protocol. This includes, but is not limited to, fields for: a digital photograph of the wound; a graph of the wound healing rate (length, width, depth and area over time); wound and other treatments including current systemic medications, along with a patient identifier and review / approval indicator. This may also include hematology and chemistry laboratory data; radiology and pathology images along with their associated reports; ambulation status and other history; and microbiology data including sensitivities. The WEMR is implemented via a wound database system, which includes templates and policies for rapid report generation and tools for protocol mapping. A particular WEMR page may be designed for electronic or paper review and approval by a treating physician, thus permitting comprehensive but efficient review of all relevant wound data, whether for a personal or remote consult, real-time or otherwise. When teaching or doing studies, patient identifier information can be masked while still enabling review of large but detailed data sets for a variety of wound and patient criteria.
Owner:NEW YORK UNIV

Digital picture display frame

The present invention provides a picture frame for displaying digital images taken by a digital camera. The invention may be a wall mounted frame or a desk top frame. The invention includes a display, such as an active matrix display for rendering images for viewing. The invention includes an interface for manipulating images by using a graphical user interface in conjunction with an operating system. The present invention may be employed for displaying overhead projection slides for conferences, lectures and meetings. The invention includes sensors for monitoring conditions in areas around the frame. The frame includes floppy disk and CD / DVD drives for transferring data to a memory of the frame. The memory of the frame is used to store images and may select images according to a program or list.
Owner:PROFECTUS TECH

Apparatus and methods to exchange menu information among processor-based devices

A first type of processor-based device, such as a personal computer functioning as a host and containing digital media files, may wirelessly communicate with a second type of processor-based device, such as a digital picture frame (DPF). Upon request and / or upon the occurrence of certain conditions, the host may transmit menu and / or media file choices to the DPF. Responsive to user choices entered at the DPF and transmitted to the host, the host may transmit further menu choices and / or media files to the DPF. In one embodiment, the menu choices displayed on the DPF reflect a DPF file hierarchy that is identical to that of the host. An electronic appliance and a machine-accessible medium are also described.
Owner:INTEL CORP

Sending notifications to auxiliary displays

Described is a system and method by which application programs running on a main computer system communicate with an auxiliary display device (such as a cell phone, pocket-sized computer, alarm clock, television, digital picture frame and so forth) to provide viewable information on the device, remote control capabilities, and notifications. Via API calls, programs provide information in the same format regardless of the device capabilities and / or the connection type. An auxiliary display platform converts a notification into a format understood by a device driver, which then filters the notification as desired for its particular hardware device before the notification is communicated. Return communications return data such as status and user interaction with the displayed information. Software vendors may thus write code once to output notifications on auxiliary displays, while hardware manufacturers can have their devices work as auxiliary displays, with little or no modification to existing hardware.
Owner:MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC

Sending notifications to auxiliary displays

Described is a system and method by which application programs running on a main computer system communicate with an auxiliary display device (such as a cell phone, pocket-sized computer, alarm clock, television, digital picture frame and so forth) to provide viewable information on the device, remote control capabilities, and notifications. Via API calls, programs provide information in the same format regardless of the device capabilities and / or the connection type. An auxiliary display platform converts a notification into a format understood by a device driver, which then filters the notification as desired for its particular hardware device before the notification is communicated. Return communications return data such as status and user interaction with the displayed information. Software vendors may thus write code once to output notifications on auxiliary displays, while hardware manufacturers can have their devices work as auxiliary displays, with little or no modification to existing hardware.
Owner:MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC

Fast mode decision algorithm for intra prediction for advanced video coding

The present invention discloses a method (400) and apparatus for AVC intra prediction for encoding digital video comprising multiple images. The method includes the following steps: generating (410) edge direction information for each intra-frame coding block of the digital image; selecting (420) the most likely intra-frame prediction mode according to the generated edge direction information for rate-distortion optimization. The above-mentioned edge direction information can be generated by applying at least one edge operator to the digital image. The edge direction histogram can be used to accumulate the magnitudes of pixels in 15 directions within the coding block. The method may further comprise the step of intra-coding (430) a block of the digital image with the selected most likely intra-frame prediction mode.
Owner:AGENCY FOR SCI TECH & RES

System and method for capturing, combining and displaying 360-degree "panoramic" or "spherical" digital pictures, images and/or videos, along with traditional directional digital images and videos of a site, including a site audit, or a location, building complex, room, object or event

One embodiment of a system and method for using a 360-degree panoramic camera or 360-degree panoramic video camera for capturing images of a site, location or object, including site audits, may include using such camera at various prescribed heights and locations in conjunction with a processing unit configured to display information and images of the subject site location or object. The processing unit may be configured with a software viewer to display images and information of interest and incorporating icons for purposes of selecting a corresponding point of view or information portal. A compressor unit may be used to receive photographic data from the camera system and interface with the processor. A storage unit may be configured to store captured and combined images of the site, location or object.
Owner:CHASE REAL ESTATE SERVICES CORP

Programmable environmental comfort controller

The programmable environmental comfort controller of the invention takes the form of a multi-functional, simple-to-use, programmable touch screen thermostat. This programmable touch screen thermostat simulates the image of a digital picture frame and may have customizable backgrounds, including the users' selected photos, and various preset themes. The controller, which is powered by a power source, will have a face plate, a touch screen, an interface, a home screen, a menu, one or more subscreens, and two or more set points. The controller may also have settings and preferences which a user may program to fit their desired settings as well as a programmable schedule. The controller will also have buttons which may be virtual buttons on a touch screen as well as virtual bars. The controller will blend aesthetically pleasing images, preferences, and settings with functionality and simplicity in use of a complex controller for HVAC systems.
Owner:VENSTAR

Format converter

A format converter includes: a microcomputer for receiving horizontal and vertical synchronizing signals from a host, determining a video mode, and generating data that indicates the number of dots per a period of a horizontal output signal; a W-PLL and time generator for receiving the data from the microcomputer, and generating a write clock signal; an R-PLL and time generator for receiving the data and the horizontal synchronizing signal respectively generated by the microcomputer and the host, and generating a read clock signal; an AD converting section for sampling an analog picture signal received from the host according to the write clock signal of the W-PLL and time generator, and converting it to a digital picture signal; and a format converting section for storing the picture signal received from the AD converter according to the period of the write clock signal of the W-PLL and time generator, and converting the format of the stored picture signal according to the read clock signal received from the R-PLL and time generator.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Automatic financial account processing system

A method and apparatus for closed loop, automatic processing of typical financial transactions, including loans, setting up checking, savings and individual retirement accounts, obtaining cashier's checks, ordering additional checks, issuing credit and debit cards, wire transferring money, and so on. The transactions are provided from a kiosk and controlled by a computer controller interacting with the consumer. In the case of loans, a computer controller helps the consumer in the completion of the application, performs the underwriting, and transfers funds. The computer controller obtains the information needed to process the application, determines whether to approve the loan, effects electronic fund transfers to the applicant's deposit account, and arranges for automatic withdrawals to repay the loan. The computer controller reviews documentation requirements including consumer lending and other required documentation with the consumer and obtains acknowledgment of acceptance of terms by having the consumer sign an electronic signature pad. Copies of documents with a digital photograph are printed out by a printer in the kiosk for the consumer. Finally, the kiosk has the capability of imprinting a credit or debit card in response to a consumer request.
Owner:DECISIONING COM

3D view for digital photograph management

A method is disclosed for viewing a collection of data objects. The method initially sorts the collection according to at least two fields associated with the data objects. The data objects are then arranged within a range along said at least two fields into groups. A three dimensional presentation of the collection is then formed having two of the dimensions formed by two of the at least two fields and a third dimension incorporating a representation of each data object in the corresponding group.
Owner:CANON AU

Electronic endoscope apparatus

An electronic endoscope apparatus comprises: a processor unit; and an electronic endoscope having a solid-state pickup element, the electronic endoscopes being capable of connecting to the processor unit, so as to generate digital picture signals, wherein the processor unit comprises a differential signal outputting portion that generates digital picture signals corresponding to a pixel number of the solid-state pickup element and corresponding to a display standard for an external computer, parallel-serially converts the digital picture signals, and outputs the converted signals as differential signals, and wherein the electronic endoscope apparatus further comprises a high-definition television system converter that detects the pixel number of the digital picture signals based on the differential signals, converts the digital picture signals to high-definition television signals based on the detected number of pixels and outputs the high-definition television signals, the high-definition television system converter being detachably connected to the differential signal outputting portion.
Owner:FUJI PHOTO OPTICAL CO LTD
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