Patent Document ID: 7636733
Application ID: 10678606
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A computer-implemented method for digital image management, comprising: receiving input defining a plurality of calendar entries, each calendar entry in the plurality of calendar entries comprising a respective topic and a respective time interval, wherein a rule specifies the respective topic for at least one calendar entry; identifying a digital image, the digital image being associated with a time stamp; automatically selecting a calendar entry in the plurality of calendar entries, the selected calendar entry having a time interval that includes the time stamp of the image, wherein calendar entry selection includes comparing overlap of the time interval to designate a parent calendar entry and comparing specificity of the topic, wherein the calendar entry is split absent complete overlap, the comparison is based on configurable rules, the rules including one or more of: (a) if one calendar entry's time interval is longer than and totally overlaps the other calendar entry's time interval, the calendar entry having the longer time interval is designated to be a parent calendar entry of the calendar entry having the shorter time interval, and the parent calendar entry is associated with the image; (b) if neither calendar entry's time interval lies completely within the other calendar entry's time interval, then the shorter calendar entry is split into a third and fourth calendar entry, the third calendar entry being the part overlapping the longer calendar entry and the fourth being the part not overlapping the longer calendar entry, then the longer calendar entry is designated to be a parent calendar entry of the third calendar entry, and the parent calendar entry is associated with the image; (c) if the two time intervals are coextensive, then the calendar entry with a less specific topic is designated to be a parent calendar entry of the calendar entry with a more specific topic, and the parent calendar entry is associated with the image; or (d) so long as the two topics do not both represent geographic locations, both calendar entries are associated with the image; and automatically associating the selected calendar entry with the digital image; and displaying a presentation of the time interval and the digital image.