Patents by Inventor W. Wayne Didas

W. Wayne Didas has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Imaging method and system for associating images and metadata
    Publication number: 20040169736
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, an imaging system and method for operating an imaging system is provided. The imaging system has a metadata source adapted to generated a metadata signal in response to a manual metadata input action and a trigger system for generating a trigger signal in response to a trigger condition. An image capture system adapted to capture images is provided. A processor is operable to cause an image to be recorded only when the processor receives both a trigger signal and a metadata signal that uniquely correspond to the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2003
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Chrystie Rakvica, W. Wayne Didas, James E. McGarvey