WO2000045587A3 - Method and apparatus for associating environmental information with digital images - Google Patents

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WO2000045587A3
WO2000045587A3 PCT/US2000/001710 US0001710W WO0045587A3 WO 2000045587 A3 WO2000045587 A3 WO 2000045587A3 US 0001710 W US0001710 W US 0001710W WO 0045587 A3 WO0045587 A3 WO 0045587A3
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Michael W Blasgen
Ted J Cooper
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Abstract

A digital camera configuration (5) including means for capturing a digital image (10), means for storing the captured digital image (50), means for generating environmental associated with a captured digital image (40), and means for storing the environmental information (50), where the environmental information can include, but is not limited to, location information, information regarding the lighting conditions, humidity conditions, temperature, altitude, the odor, orientation of the camera, wind speed and direction, and other like information.
PCT/US2000/001710 1999-01-29 2000-01-27 Method and apparatus for associating environmental information with digital images WO2000045587A2 (en)

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