Patent ID: 8462231
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A digital device including a camera subsystem with enhanced picture identification capability for generating digital photographs of target scenes having a target scene image and descriptive text generated in response to image characterization prompting messages comprising: an image capturing device for capturing a digital image of a target scene during a target scene capture mode, said target scene capture mode including an image capturing segment and an image characterization data capturing segment; an audio input device for generating an audio signal indicative of a user's description of the target scene entered during said image characterization data capturing segment substantially in real time with capturing a digital image of the target scene; a processing subsystem for initiating target scene image characterization processing substantially in real time with the image capturing device capturing the image of said target scene during said target scene capture mode; a storage device for storing information relating to: a first image characterization prompting message prompting the identification of “who” is depicted in the target scene, a second image characterization prompting message prompting the identification of “what” the target scene depicts, a third image characterization prompting message prompting the identification of “where” the target scene is located, and a fourth image characterization prompting message prompting the identification of “when” the digital image of the target scene is being captured; said processing subsystem being operatively coupled to said storage device and being configured to access a plurality of said image characterization prompting messages and to generate a plurality of prompting messages for presentation to the user to extract from the user a description of the target scene including information corresponding to a plurality of image characterization categories selected from the group consisting of: a first image characterization category identifying “who” is depicted in the target scene, a second image characterization category identifying “what” the target scene depicts, a third image characterization category identifying “where” the target scene is located, and a fourth image characterization category identifying “when” the digital image of the target scene is being captured; said processing system being operatively coupled to said audio input device and being configured to receive the audio signal indicative of a user's description of the target scene for recognizing the user's audio description of the target scene specified by a user in response to a prompting message and for generating text characterizing the target scene, said processing subsystem being configured to associate an image file with text identifying the target scene generated in response to image characterization prompting messages; and an output generating subsystem using text generated in response to at least one prompting message for generating a digital photograph of the target scene including text identifying the target scene falling within a plurality of said image characterization categories selected from a group consisting of a first image characterization category identifying “who” is depicted in the target scene, a second image characterization category identifying “what” the target scene depicts, a third image characterization category identifying “where” the target scene is located, and a fourth image characterization category identifying “when” the digital image of the target scene is being captured.