Bookmarking captured digital images at an event to all present devices
US7102670B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N5/907
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An event bookmarking device detects input signals corresponding to events of interest, generates event bookmarks in response to receiving the input signals so that the event bookmark identifies the event of interest, and broadcasts the event bookmarks. An image capture device detects the broadcasted event bookmarks, captures images of interest, and associates the captured images with the detected event bookmarks. An image data manager collects the captured images from at least one image capture device, receives a specified event bookmark, and identifies from the plurality of captured images those captured images that correspond to the specified event bookmark. An alternative embodiment of the event bookmarking device generates and stores an event bookmark with a time. An image capture device provides images with time stamps. An image data manager identifies captured images that correspond to the specified event bookmark based upon the time stamps and the event bookmark time.
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