Photographic system involving data collection from a communicating scene
Abstract
A photographic system involves the collection of data from a scene, e.g., a visitor attraction site, that is capable of interactive communication with a user. The attraction site stores content data related to the site, and the user communicates with the attraction site through a camera capable of communication with the site. Besides capturing an image associated with the site, the camera stores predetermined personality data that relates an interest of the user to at least a portion of the content data and includes means for transferring the personality data to the attraction site. The camera further includes means for receiving and displaying the portion of the content data from the attraction site, and a user interface for selecting from the displayed content data that part which the user wants to keep. In this manner, information relevant to a user's interests about a photographed item can be easily requested, accessed and stored with the specific pictures that the user has captured.

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| US5296884A | Cites | United States of America | DA | Search report | 1-29 |
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Numbers
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- 0920179
- Publication, DOCDB
- 0920179
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP0920179
- Application
- 98203819
- Application, DOCDB
- 98203819
- Application, EPODOC
- EP19980203819
Titles3
- German
- Photographisches System mit Datensammlung von einemr Kommunikationsszene
- English
- Photographic system involving data collection from a communicating scene
- French
- Système photographique avec collection de données à partir d'une scène communicante
Classification
- CPC, 16
- H04N1/32128
- G07F17/0014
- H04N1/00127
- H04N1/00204
- H04N1/00315
- H04N1/2112
- H04N2101/00
- H04N2201/0034
- H04N2201/0053
- H04N2201/0077
- H04N2201/3205
- H04N2201/3226
- H04N2201/3253
- H04N2201/3277
- G06F16/58
- G06F16/587
- IPC, 6
- G03B17 24
- G06F13 00
- G06F17 30
- G07F7 00
- H04N1 00
- H04N1 21
Designated states2
- Contracting states, 1
- Sweden
- Extension states, 1
- Slovenia