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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2001
David Staas, Vancouver, WA (US);
John H. Oleinik, Camas, WA (US);
David Staas, Vancouver, WA (US);
John H. Oleinik, Camas, WA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A system and method are provided for organizing a number of digital images. The system and method advantageously provide a geographical context for viewing the digital images. In one embodiment, a method is provided that includes the steps of associating the number of digital images with a digital map in a computer system, and geographically indexing each of the digital images on the digital map in the computer system. To geographically index each of the digital images, the present invention further provides the steps of obtaining a set of geographical coordinates associated with each of the digital images, and identifying a position on the digital map that represents the geographical coordinates for each of the digital images. In addition, the present method may include the step of positioning an image icon on each of the positions on the digital map, thereby indicating the geographical location of the corresponding digital image.