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Apparatus and method for determining trends in picture taking activity

US9866709B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SONY GROUP CORPORATION · JP

Inventors

Tom Hostyn · Stuttgart, DE
Olivier Demarto · Dendermonde, BE
Kenny Helsens · Evergem, BE
Jan Spooren · Schoten, BE
Philip Marivoet · Tienen, BE
Teemu Pohjola · Stuttgart, DE
Magdalena Wasowska · Kessel-Lo, BE
Conor Aylward · Stuttgart, DE
Gaetan De Brucker · Aalst, BE
Joachim Giard · Hévillers, BE
Chris Minnoy · Holsbeek, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 5, 2014
Grant date	Jan 9, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 12, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N2201/3253
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

It is described an apparatus for determining trends in picture taking activity. The apparatus comprises a meta information accessing unit for accessing a set of meta information, each meta information in the set of meta information being associated with a picture having been taken with a camera device at a respective geographic location and at a respective time. The apparatus further comprises a processing unit for determining trends in picture taking activity based on the set of meta information accessible by the meta information accessing unit.

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