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Method and apparatus for image acquisition, organization, manipulation, and publication
Assignee: Apple Inc
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Filing: 2005-11-09
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Granted: 2010-05-04
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Expires: 2025-11-09
Abstract
Abstract To better realize the great potential of amateur digital photography, the present invention introduces an integrated system for the acquisition, organization, manipulation, and publication of digital images by amateur digital photography enthusiasts. The system of the present invention first acquires images from a number of different image sources. Images acquired in the same image importing session are marked as coming from the same conceptual film roll. Next, a user is empowered to organize and manipulate the acquired images. The images may be organized by tagging the images with informative keywords and grouping images together into conceptual photo albums. Furthermore, the images may be manipulated by rotating, cropping, and removing red-eye. Finally, the system of the present invention provides simple intuitive image publish systems. A selected group of images may be published in a photobook, published onto the World Wide Web, or published as individual image prints with minimal computer knowledge on the part of the user.
Inventors
- 👤 Glenn Reid
- 👤 Aaron Disario
- 👤 Tim Wasko
- 👤 Daniel B. Waylonis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 11:02
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06T; G06T11/00; G06T11/60; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/50; G06F16/54; G06F16/58; G06T3/00; G06T3/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
179 words
A computer readable medium storing a computer program for organizing images, said computer program for execution by at least one processor and comprising sets of instructions for implementing a graphical user interface (“GUI”), the GUI comprising: a) a keyword display area for displaying a plurality of keywords for associating with the images; b) an image display area for displaying the images, selecting one or more of the images, and displaying keywords, wherein after a user selects at least two of the images and associates the selected images with a particular keyword by selecting the particular keyword from the keyword display area, the image display area concurrently displays the particular keyword multiple times by displaying the particular keyword at least once with each of the selected images with which the particular keyword is associated; and c) a user-selectable keyword filter operation for directing the computer program to only display images that are associated with the particular keyword in the image display area, wherein at least one keyword in the keyword display area is further for initiating the keyword filter operation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
179 words
A computer readable medium storing a computer program for organizing images, said computer program for execution by at least one processor and comprising sets of instructions for implementing a graphical user interface (“GUI”), the GUI comprising: a) a keyword display area for displaying a plurality of keywords for associating with the images; b) an image display area for displaying the images, selecting one or more of the images, and displaying keywords, wherein after a user selects at least two of the images and associates the selected images with a particular keyword by selecting the particular keyword from the keyword display area, the image display area concurrently displays the particular keyword multiple times by displaying the particular keyword at least once with each of the selected images with which the particular keyword is associated; and c) a user-selectable keyword filter operation for directing the computer program to only display images that are associated with the particular keyword in the image display area, wherein at least one keyword in the keyword display area is further for initiating the keyword filter operation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
62 words
The computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the images in the image display area and the keywords in the keyword display area are user-selectable, wherein when the user selects a set of the images from the image display area and a user-selectable keyword from the keyword display area, the computer program associates the set of images with the user-selectable keyword.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of keywords comprises alphanumeric characters.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The computer readable medium of claim 3 , wherein at least one of the plurality of keywords comprises a graphical character that is not an alphanumeric character.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The computer readable medium of claim 4 , wherein the graphical character is a check.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
The computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein said GUI further comprises a keyword selection control that when selected by the user causes the computer program to display in the image display area the keywords associated with the images.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the keyword display area allows the user to add at least one keyword.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the keyword display area and the image display area are displayed on a display device.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
The computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein said keyword display area comprises a control for disassociating the particular keyword from the images that are associated with the particular keyword.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
158 words
A method of providing an image organizing application comprising a graphical user interface (“GUI”), said method comprising: providing a keyword display area for displaying a plurality of keywords for associating with images; providing an image display area for displaying the images, selecting one or more of the images, and displaying keywords, wherein after a user selects at least two of the images and associates the selected images with a particular keyword by selecting the particular keyword from the keyword display area, the image display area concurrently displays the particular keyword multiple times by displaying the particular keyword at least once with each of the selected images with which the particular keyword is associated; and providing a user-selectable keyword filter operation for directing the application to only display images that are associated with the particular keyword in the image display area, wherein at least one keyword in the keyword display area is further for initiating the keyword filter operation.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
158 words
A method of providing an image organizing application comprising a graphical user interface (“GUI”), said method comprising: providing a keyword display area for displaying a plurality of keywords for associating with images; providing an image display area for displaying the images, selecting one or more of the images, and displaying keywords, wherein after a user selects at least two of the images and associates the selected images with a particular keyword by selecting the particular keyword from the keyword display area, the image display area concurrently displays the particular keyword multiple times by displaying the particular keyword at least once with each of the selected images with which the particular keyword is associated; and providing a user-selectable keyword filter operation for directing the application to only display images that are associated with the particular keyword in the image display area, wherein at least one keyword in the keyword display area is further for initiating the keyword filter operation.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 10 , wherein the image display area is displayed on a display device.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 10 , wherein said keyword display area is further for allowing the user of the application to specify additional keywords for associating with the images.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 10 , wherein the particular keyword is a term.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 10 , wherein the particular keyword is a check that when displayed in the image display area provides a visual reminder of the association of the particular keyword with the images displayed in the image display area.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 10 further comprising providing a control that when selected by the user concurrently displays all titles associated with the images displayed in said image display area.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 10 , wherein the plurality keywords is a set of common keywords provided by said image organizing application.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 10 , wherein the plurality keywords includes at least one of a keyword related to vacation, a keyword related to family, and a keyword related to friend.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 10 further comprising providing a control for disassociating keywords from the images, wherein said control is provided in the keyword display area.
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