Patent ID: 8330831

Claim:
A digital image processing method for gathering visual meta data using a separately-captured reference image, comprising: capturing separately, on a hand-held or otherwise portable or spatial or temporal performance-based image capture device, an original main image and a plurality of reference images, including a stream of multiple relatively lower resolution reference images having a temporal and spatial overlap or proximity with the original image, or combinations thereof; detecting and tracking a face within the stream of reference images; based on the detecting and tracking, adding a last known location data to said main image at a digital data storage location; applying face recognition to the face; based on the applying of face recognition, adding a personal identifier to said main image at said digital data storage location; analyzing one or more of said plurality of reference images based on predefined criteria in comparison to said main image; based on said analyzing, creating supplemental meta data; and adding said supplemental meta data to said main image at said digital data storage location.