Method and system for controlled time-based image group formation
US6169575A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 26, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N5/781
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for allowing user-specification of a time-based group of related images includes providing a first command to initiate an image capture session and providing a plurality of parameters in conjunction with the first command, the plurality of parameters comprising a length of the image capture session, and a period of delay between image captures in the image capture session. The method further includes providing a second command to end the image capture session, wherein the image capture session automatically relates images captured during the image capture session to form the user-specified time-based group. Alternatively, the image capture session is ended when the length has been exhausted. A system includes a digital image capture device, the digital image capture device capable of capturing and processing digital image data, and a central processing unit. The central processing unit is capable of coordinating instruction sequence execution, the instruction sequence including a first command to initiate an image capture session, a plurality of parameters in conjunction with the first command, and a second command to end the image capture session, wherein the image captur…
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