Adding metadata to pictures
US7359633B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 16, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 28, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/3277
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for adding in a device 1, which comprises a camera component 2, metadata to pictures. In order to extend the collection of metadata for such pictures, the method comprises in a first step taking a picture of an object by means of the camera component 2. In a next step, signals comprising information on the object are received via a wireless connection from a communication unit 6 which is associated to the object. In a last step, the received information is stored as metadata together with the data of the picture in a memory 5. The invention relates equally to an electronic device 1 comprising for realizing the proposed method and to a system comprising such a device 1 and moreover a communication unit 6 transmitting information on a device to which it is associated.
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