Methods and systems for annotating images based on special events

摘要

A method for associating event times or time periods with digital images in a collection for determining if a digital image is of interest, includes storing a collection of digital images each having an associated capture time; comparing the associated capture time in the collection with a special event time to determine if a digital image in the collection is of interest, wherein the comparing step includes calculation of a special event time associated with a special event based on the calendar time associated with the special event and using such information to perform the comparison step; and associating digital images of interest with the special event.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
storing, by a computing device, a digital image associated with a user, wherein the digital image has an image capture time; identifying, by the computing device, a previously occurring event from an electronic calendar, wherein the previously occurring event is associated with a range of time, a name, and the user; determining, by the computing device, that the previously occurring event is an event that is likely to be imaged; comparing, by the computing device, the image capture time of the digital image with the range of time for the previously occurring event to determine if the digital image is associated with the previously occurring event; producing, by the computing device, an annotation indicating that the digital image is associated with the previously occurring event, wherein the annotation is based on the name of the previously occurring event.