Patent ID: 6269366
Filing Date: 2001-07-31
Classification: G06T,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for producing a personalized composite image, the method comprising the steps of:(a) storing a plurality of image groupings that each contain a plurality of stored images;(b) storing a plurality of annotation groupings that each contain a plurality of annotations, the annotation groupings being mated to the image groupings;(c) selecting an image grouping that is most relevant to a user profile that has been generated from a user's answers to a plurality of background queries;(d) providing a random number generator for randomly selecting any image from the selected image grouping;(e) providing a random number generator for randomly selecting any annotation from a selected annotation grouping that is categorically related to the selected image grouping; and(f) combining the randomly selected image and the randomly selected annotation to form a personalized composite image.