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Image sense tags for digital images

US8072432B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 15, 2008
Grant dateDec 6, 2011
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Expiry dateAug 7, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09B21/007
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for presenting the sense of an image is disclosed. First, a digital image is acquired and then various sensing tags are assigned to various sections of the digital image. The digital image is displayed on a screen. It is determined when and where a user touches the screen which corresponds to a section of the digital image. If a sensing tag has been assigned to the touched section of the digital image, the tagged sense is provided to the user.

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