Methods and devices for image and digital rights management

摘要

Described herein is an image capturing device such as a mobile communication device and methods for capturing and transmitting digital rights data. The methods include capturing ( 502 ) an image to generate a data and/or an image file, capturing ( 504 ) a pointer to digital rights information data embedded in a signal of a digital tag substantially synchronously with capturing the image. Then processing ( 506 ) the pointer to digital rights information data of the digital tag to associate the pointer with the data file to generate a combined file. Receiving ( 508 ) rights associated with the digital tag and associating the rights with the captured image.