Patent ID: 6850695

Claim:
A method of labeling a digital photographic image comprising the steps of: (a) providing a portable handheld device for obtaining a digital photographic image of a scene; said portable handheld device including a language interface; (b) prompting a user through said language interface with a first plurality of first words, each of said first words including a plurality of letters from which said user selects at least one of said first words; (c) prompting said user through said interface with a second plurality of second words, each of said second words including a plurality of letters from which said user selects at least one of said second words; (d) combining said selected at least one of said first words and said selected at least one of said second words to create a label relating to the subject matter depicted in said digital photographic image; and (e) overlaying said label on said digital photographic image by said portable handheld device such that said label is observable by said user while viewing said digital photographic image.