Abstract: By scanning both sides of a photographic print, data from the back of the print may be associated with the image. If the backside data includes text, optical character recognition (OCR) techniques optionally may be used to convert the image of the back of the photo into text that may be included in a database or other data structure allowing the text to be associated with the photographic image. This allows the user to quickly and easily search a large database of images for either a specific image or a group of images according to some set of search criteria.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 6, 2000
Date of Patent:
July 6, 2004
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.