METHOD FOR ASSOCIATING METADATA WITH IMAGES

摘要

A method for associating metadata to a set of images of a subject, the method executed on a computer processor obtains a taxonomy with initial attributes that are associated with the subject and forms an image set by receiving at least one initial image that contains the subject and accessing accounts on a social media platform to identify and store, in the image set, one or more related images from each account that also show the subject. The method associates, with one or more images from the image set, text data obtained from the accessed accounts as metadata and updates the taxonomy according to the metadata, then displays at least a portion of the image set and at least a portion of the metadata associated with the image set.

主权项

1. A method for associating metadata to a set of images of a subject, the method executed at least in part on a computer processor and comprising:
a) obtaining a taxonomy that has an initial plurality of attributes that are associated with the subject; b) forming an image set by receiving at least one initial image that contains the subject and accessing each of a plurality of accounts on a social media platform to identify and store, in the image set, one or more related images from each account, wherein the related images also show the subject; c) associating, with the one or more images from the image set, text data obtained from one or more of the accessed plurality of accounts as metadata and updating the taxonomy according to the metadata; and d) displaying at least a portion of the image set and at least a portion of the metadata associated with the image set.