Patent ID: 7411606

Claim:
A method for efficiently categorizing images on a computer system, comprising: ordering a series of related images that are to be categorized by time of capture; displaying a user interface with data entry fields corresponding to category levels for input of category information by a user, wherein the category levels include a highest-category level and a lowest-category level, the highest-category level having a low frequency of data change between the series of related images, and the lowest-category level having a high frequency of data change between the series of related images; categorizing a first image by allowing the user to enter, via the highest-category level data entry field, highest-category level data and, via the lowest-category level data entry field, lowest-category level data; and categorizing a next image in the series by automatically determining based on the image's time of capture whether to initiate user data entry in the highest-category level data entry field or the lowest-category level data entry field.