Patents by Inventor Elizabeth Rosenzweig

Elizabeth Rosenzweig 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).

  • Patent number: 7028253
    Abstract: A method for integrated retrieval and annotation of stored images involves running a user application in which text entered by a user is continuously monitored to isolate the context expressed by the text. The context is matched with metadata associated with the stored images, thereby providing one or more matched images, and the matched images are retrieved and displayed in proximity with the text. The context is then utilized to provide suggested annotations to the user for the matched images, together with the capability of selecting certain of the suggested annotations for subsequent association with the matched images. In a further extension, the method provides the user with the capability of inserting selected ones of the matched images into the text of the application, and further provides for automatically updating the metadata for the matched images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Henry Lieberman, Elizabeth Rosenzweig, Pushpinder Singh, Mark D. Wood
  • Patent number: 7020848
    Abstract: A comprehensive, multi-dimensional graphical user interface (GUI) using metadata provides for multiple methods and displays for browsing and retrieving pictures in a picture database. The main level display 100, which is linked to other level displays has in the preferred embodiment, a hierarchical picture grouping iconic region (104) with directories and files containing pictures in the database, a main display area (102) for displaying pictures, thumbnails and graphical browsers, a picture content iconic region (106) according to predefined content categories and picture metadata, and a graphical browser region (108) having indicia of the graphical browsers utilized by the GUI. In addition to the main level (100), the present-inventive GUI also has a number of display levels linked to the main display level (100) via one or more icons (104, 106, 108 and 110) in the main display level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Elizabeth Rosenzweig, Prasad V. Prabhu, Douglas B. Beaudet
  • Patent number: 6950989
    Abstract: A multi-layer graphical user interface (GUI) using metadata, provides for timeline metaphoric representations (100A, 100B, 200A, 200B, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900) of pictures in a digital picture database. Icons (104A, 106B, 204A, 208B, 304, 404, 504, 604, 704, 804, 904) representing the points of time by which all of the pictures are categorized are sized according to the relative number of corresponding pictures. The most general view is in the form of a timeline (102A, 102B, 202A, 206B, 302, 402, 502, 602, 702, 802, 902) using either years or decades (when the pictures were taken) as the measuring units. Views linked to the general view further refine the general view with icons (104A, 106B, 204A, 208B, 304, 404, 504, 604, 704, 804, 904) proportionately sized according to the number of pictures corresponding to the categorization represented by the particular icon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Elizabeth Rosenzweig, Prasad V. Prabhu
  • Patent number: 6883146
    Abstract: In contrast to prior art picture database browsing and retrieving methods which require the tedious opening and perusing of directories, folders and files, the present-inventive graphical user interface system (500) and method produces several display levels (100,200,300,400) of user-friendly geographical/map metaphors from picture metadata with picture icons (116, 216, 316) representing pictures captured at locations on maps. The characteristics of the display levels (100, 200, 300, 400) are programmable by the user. In the preferred embodiment, the size of the picture icons (116, 216, 316) is proportional to the number of pictures captured at the icon location. Further features of the present-inventive graphical user interface (GUI) include a “tool tip” which appears indicating the number of pictures represented by a picture icon (116, 216, 316), when the screen cursor is placed over the picture icon (116, 216, 316).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Prasad V. Prabhu, Douglas B. Beaudet, Elizabeth Rosenzweig
  • Publication number: 20040064455
    Abstract: In order to annotate digital images that are presented for viewing in a plurality of organizational structures provided by different application programs run on a common operating system, a selected application program is opened, thereby selecting a particular organizational structure and displaying the digital images associated therewith according to a view provided by the organizational structure. Such organizational structures include hierarchical, time-line and album structures. An annotation routine is provided that operates as a layer of the operating system for listing potential labels that may be associated with a digital image. Because of its relationship to the operating system, the annotation routine is available concurrently with currently displayed images regardless of the application program that is currently open. Then a label is easily appended to a digital image appearing among the currently displayed images without having to open any application for that purpose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Elizabeth Rosenzweig, Andrew Sailus, Barry P. Lukoff
  • Publication number: 20020075330
    Abstract: A comprehensive, multi-dimensional graphical user interface (GUI) using metadata provides for multiple methods and displays for browsing and retrieving pictures in a picture database. The main level display 100, which is linked to other level displays has in the preferred embodiment, a hierarchical picture grouping iconic region (104) with directories and files containing pictures in the database, a main display area (102) for displaying pictures, thumbnails and graphical browsers, a picture content iconic region (106) according to predefined content categories and picture metadata, and a graphical browser region (108) having indicia of the graphical browsers utilized by the GUI. In addition to the main level (100), the present-inventive GUI also has a number of display levels linked to the main display level (100) via one or more icons (104, 106, 108 and 110) in the main display level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Elizabeth Rosenzweig, Prasad V. Prabhu, Douglas B. Beaudet
  • Publication number: 20020075329
    Abstract: In contrast to prior art picture database browsing and retrieving methods which require the tedious opening and perusing of directories, folders and files, the present-inventive graphical user interface system (500) and method produces several display levels (100, 200, 300, 400) of user-friendly geographical/map metaphors from picture metadata with picture icons (116, 216, 316) representing pictures captured at locations on maps. The characteristics of the display levels (100, 200, 300, 400) are programmable by the user. In the preferred embodiment, the size of the picture icons (116, 216, 316) is proportional to the number of pictures captured at the icon location. Further features of the present-inventive graphical user interface (GUI) include a “tool tip” which appears indicating the number of pictures represented by a picture icon (116, 216, 316), when the screen cursor is placed over the picture icon (116, 216, 316).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Prasad V. Prabhu, Douglas B. Beaudet, Elizabeth Rosenzweig
  • Publication number: 20020075322
    Abstract: A multi-layer graphical user interface (GUI) using metadata, provides for timeline metaphoric representations (100A, 100B, 200A, 200B, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900) of pictures in a digital picture database. Icons (104A, 106B, 204A, 208B, 304, 404, 504, 604, 704, 804, 904) representing the points of time by which all of the pictures are categorized are sized according to the relative number of corresponding pictures. The most general view is in the form of a timeline (102A, 102B, 202A, 206B, 302, 402, 502, 602, 702, 802, 902) using either years or decades (when the pictures were taken) as the measuring units. Views linked to the general view further refine the general view with icons (104A, 106B, 204A, 208B, 304, 404, 504, 604, 704, 804, 904) proportionately sized according to the number of pictures corresponding to the categorization represented by the particular icon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Elizabeth Rosenzweig, Prasad V. Prabhu