Patent ID: 6499016
Filing Date: 2002-12-24
Classification: G06F,G10L,H04N

Abstract:
A method for automatically storing and presenting digital images, comprising the steps of:(a) storing a digital image on a digital camera in an image file that includes at least one speech field and at least one text-based tag; (b) initiating a categorization process whereby a user speaks at least one category voice annotation into the digital camera; (c) storing the category voice annotation in the speech field of the image file; (d) providing the digital camera with a voice recognition application and translating the category voice annotation into a text annotation on the digital camera using the voice recognition application; (e) automatically storing the image and the text annotation in a database; and (f) dynamically creating an album by retrieving selected images and corresponding text annotations from the database in response to a request from the user, and by displaying each image on the album along with the text annotations.