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Imaging method and system using affective information
Assignee: Monument Peak Ventures LLC
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Filing: 2002-11-25
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Granted: 2007-06-19
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Expires: 2022-11-25
Abstract
Abstract Imaging methods and systems are provided that use affective information. In one aspect an image of a scene is captured. Affective information is collected. The affective information is associated with the image.
Inventors
- 👤 Elena A. Fedorovskaya
- 👤 Serguei Endrikhovski
- 👤 Tomasz A. Matraszek
- 👤 Kenneth A. Parulski
- 👤 Carolyn A. Zacks
- 👤 Karen M. Taxier
- 👤 Michael J. Telek
- 👤 Frank Marino
- 👤 Dan Harel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 10:40
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06T; G06T7/00; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/50; G06F16/58; G06F18/00; G06F18/20; G06F18/25; G06F18/254; G06F18/256; H; H04; H04N; H04N23/00; H04N23/45; H04N23/60; H04N23/61; H04N23/611; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/765; H04N5/77; H04N5/772
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
69 words
An imaging method comprising the steps of: capturing an image of a scene; collecting affective information at capture; and associating the affective information with the scene image, wherein the step of collecting affective information comprises monitoring the physiology of a user and, wherein the step of collecting affective information comprises the steps of interpreting the collected physiological information to determine the relative degree of importance of the scene image.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
69 words
An imaging method comprising the steps of: capturing an image of a scene; collecting affective information at capture; and associating the affective information with the scene image, wherein the step of collecting affective information comprises monitoring the physiology of a user and, wherein the step of collecting affective information comprises the steps of interpreting the collected physiological information to determine the relative degree of importance of the scene image.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising the steps of: collecting user identification data; and associating the affective information and the user identification data with the scene image.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising the steps of: collecting user identification information; identifying a user based on the user identification data; and associating the affective information and the scene image with the user.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of associating the affective information with the image comprises storing the scene image, the affective information and user identification data in a common digital file.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of associating the affective information with the image comprises storing the affective information within the scene image.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the affective information and user identifier are stored in association with the scene image.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of using the collected affective information and user identification data to build a personal user profile.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 7 , further comprising the step of: identifying a user based on the user identification data.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of collecting affective information at capture comprises collecting an image of a user from which affective information can be obtained.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 9 , wherein an electronic image of at least a part of a face of the user is captured and affective information is derived therefrom.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of collecting affective information at capture comprises determining a relative degree of importance.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 11 , wherein the step of associating the affective information with the image comprises storing the relative degree of importance in association with the scene image.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the relative degree of importance of the image is established at least in part based upon the personal user profile.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of automatically collecting affective information includes monitoring the eye gaze of the user.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of obtaining non-affective information at capture.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 15 , further comprising the step of interpreting the affective information and non-affective information to determine the relative degree of importance of the scene image.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 16 , wherein the non-affective information includes the captured image and the relative degree of importance is at least in part determined by analysis of the scene image.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of collecting affective information comprises collecting manually entered affective information.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of collecting affective information at capture comprises detecting composition of an image, and collecting affective information during composition.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of collecting affective information at capture comprises detecting verification of a scene image and collecting affective information during verification.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
97 words
An imaging method comprising the steps of: capturing a stream of images; collecting a stream of affective information during image capture; and associating the stream of affective information with the stream of images, wherein the stream of affective information comprises is examined to determine when relevant changes in affective information occur and the step of associating the affective information with the corresponding stream of images comprises associating data representing relevant changes in the affective information with the stream of images at a points in the stream of images that correspond to the occurrence of the relevant changes.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
97 words
An imaging method comprising the steps of: capturing a stream of images; collecting a stream of affective information during image capture; and associating the stream of affective information with the stream of images, wherein the stream of affective information comprises is examined to determine when relevant changes in affective information occur and the step of associating the affective information with the corresponding stream of images comprises associating data representing relevant changes in the affective information with the stream of images at a points in the stream of images that correspond to the occurrence of the relevant changes.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 21 , wherein the stream of affective information includes user identification data.
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