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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2005
Eric C. Anderson, San Jose, CA (US);
Eric C. Anderson, San Jose, CA (US);
FotoMedia Technologies, LLC, Portsmouth, NH (US);
Abstract
A method for efficiently categorizing images on a computer system is disclosed. A series of related images that are to be categorized are ordered by time of capture, and category levels for input of category information by a user are displayed. The category levels include a highest-category level and a lowest-category level, where the highest-category level has a low frequency of data change between the series of related images, and the lowest-category level has a high frequency of data change between the series of images. A first image is then categorized by allowing the user to enter highest-category level data and lowest-category level data. A next image in the series is then categorized by leaving the highest-category level data unchanged, and automatically selecting the lowest-category level data for reentry by the user, thereby eliminating the need for the user to reenter the highest-category level data.