METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING A TAG/IDENTIFICATION TO A PHOTO/VIDEO IMMEDIATELY AFTER CAPTURE

摘要

The method and apparatus for applying and searching for a tag on an image captured by a mobile device. When an image is captured, a user is prompted to select or enter a tag identifying the image in which will be stored in memory in association with the image. The tag can be a new text tag entered by the user or a selection of one of a number of pre-stored or pre-user used tags. To retrieve an image, the user inputs a text tag or selects a tag from a list of tags displayed on a mobile device which were pre-used by the user.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
prompting a user of a device having camera capabilities for capturing an image and storing the captured image in a memory, to enter a tag assisting the user in identifying the captured image; associating the tag entered by the user with the captured image in memory.