Photography – Having camera indicator – Nonmechanical visual display
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-24
2006-10-24
Perkey, W. B. (Department: 2851)
Photography
Having camera indicator
Nonmechanical visual display
C396S310000, C396S429000, C348S231300, C348S333020, C348S333050
Reexamination Certificate
active
07127164
ABSTRACT:
A method for rating images to facitilate image retrival that includes, storing a plurality of digital image files in a digital memory; displaying the plurality of stored digital image files; permitting a user to select ratings for each of the plurality of displayed images, wherein the rating indicates how much the user likes each displayed image. Whereupon being responsive to the user ratings, user image values are provided for each of the the plurality of displayed images. Additionally, the user image values are stored as metadata in each of the plurality of stored digital image files corresponding to the plurality of displayed images, wherein the user image value uses a multi-point scale and wherein a maximum point value corresponds to a best rating.
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McCoy John R.
Parulski Kenneth A.
Perkey W. B.
Shaw Stephen H.
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