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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
May. 09, 2007
Shahram Izadi, Cambridge, GB;
Abigail J Sellen, Cambridge, GB;
Richard M Banks, Egham, GB;
Stuart Taylor, Cambridge, GB;
Stephen E Hodges, Cambridge, GB;
Alex Butler, Cambridge, GB;
Shahram Izadi, Cambridge, GB;
Abigail J Sellen, Cambridge, GB;
Richard M Banks, Egham, GB;
Stuart Taylor, Cambridge, GB;
Stephen E Hodges, Cambridge, GB;
Alex Butler, Cambridge, GB;
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Existing tools for organizing family memories offer few possibilities for easily integrating both physical and digital materials in order to produce a single archive for a family (or other group of users). This also applies to archiving of physical objects and digital media in general (even for applications outside the field of family use). An archiving system is described which incorporates at least one image capture device, a display, a sensing apparatus arranged to detect user input associated with the display, a processor and memory, and a receptacle for holding digital media storage devices such as mobile telephones, digital cameras, personal digital assistants and the like. The image capture device is operable to capture digital images of physical objects for archiving. The receptacle comprises a data transmission apparatus for automatically transferring data with the digital media storage devices and optionally also a power charging apparatus.