Abstract: A shooting method in response to a shot release includes the capture (10) of a first image (12), according to a first shooting field, using a camera (13) equipped with a variable focus lens set to a first focal length; the automatic search (20) in the first image of interest zones (16a, 16b), and when at least one interest zone is found; the automatic modification of the focal length to tighten the shooting field around the interest zone; the automatic capture of at least one second image (24a, 24b) according to the tightened shooting field; and the automatic creation of a composite image (32) by combining the first image and the second image.

Abstract: A method of distributing multimedia data from a central distribution station to local equipment including: linking one image characteristic (32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48) with at least one set of multimedia data stored by the central distribution station respectively; making available to at least one user of a support (10) having at least one selection image (12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22) in response to the capture of at least one image of the support by the local equipment, and calculating a characteristic of the captured image; searching for a multimedia data set of the central station linked to the image characteristic closest to the characteristic calculated; transferring of the corresponding multimedia data to the local equipment.

Abstract: A method of display control using portable equipment (602) provided with an image sensor including the capture of a series of images; the estimate of the movement made in the displacement of the portable equipment; and the modification of the display according to the movement estimate, according to the invention, in which the movement estimate includes: a) the selection of at least one first (10) and at least one second image; b) the application to the first image of a set of predictive displacements (10d, 10g, 10h, 10b, 10nd, 10bd, 10hg, 10bg); c) the calculation and comparison of the value of at least one characteristic of the first image assigned respectively with each of the predictive displacements with the value of the same characteristic of the second imaged; d) the determination of the predictive displacement (dp) leading to a value of the characteristic, closest to that of the second image; and e) use of the predictive displacement determined in step d as the movement estimate.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of annotation of images captured by a digital camera equipped with a previewing means, comprising: the supply with the camera of an operating mode enabling a user to select one image (12) to be annotated, and to capture at least one additional previewed image; the automatic extraction (20) of an annotation (A) from the additional image; and the creation (22) of a new image by combining the annotation (A) and the image to be annotated (12), while respecting, in the new image, a location and enlargement ratio of the annotation virtually identical to those of the annotation in the additional image.

Abstract: A method for automatically editing video sequences to produce lenticular grid hardcopies, includes the selection of a first set of images in a shot image sequence; the assignment to each image of the image set of an individual quality factor as a function of image characteristics; the selection of at least one new image set by replacing at least one image of the previously selected image set by a new image of the shot sequence; the preparation of image data to form a lenticular grid hardcopy, based on an image set taken from among the previously selected image sets and with the highest overall quality factor, the overall quality factor being a function of the individual quality factors of the images of each selected image set.

Abstract: The invention relates to a camera comprising local communications interface (22), means (24) of recognition and interrogation of local distribution data transmitters (12, 14, 16, 18, 19), using the interface, and memory (26) for recording images linked to data coming from local distribution transmitters. The camera can be used in a method of image enhancement with contextual data.

Abstract: Method of display of at least one digital image, called initial image, on a monitoring screen having a resolution less than the resolution of the initial image, the method comprising the following steps: a) the automatic identification in the image of at least one zone-of-interest (32a, 32b and 32c), b) for each zone-of-interest identified, the automatic selection of an image portion (34a, 34b and 34c) containing the zone-of-interest, c) the formation of a sequence of images to be displayed comprising selected image portions, d) the command of a full screen display of the images of the sequence. Application to mobile phones or any other portable equipment provided with a camera sensor.

Abstract: Method for sharing multimedia data and especially images captured by many cameras provided with image transmission means, comprising: the reception of digital image routing messages that include image data (40) and at least some event data (42); the linking to each image of an identifier according to the event data, and the saving of said digital images; the reception of image requests (50) also comprising at least some event data (52); the search for at least one saved image, linked to an identifier according to an event data (42) corresponding to the event data (52) of the request, and if the search finds at least one image, the transmission of the images to an addressee.

Abstract: Method for checking the processing of digital photo image data from mobile telephone equipment intended for an image management service provider, comprising,—the establishment of geographic localization data (13), (13a) of the mobile imaging equipment, and—the execution of processing checking instructions (20, 50, 54, 56), according to the mobile imaging equipment localization data, so as to prevent at least one image processing step when the localization data corresponds to a place where image capture is prohibited. Application to mobile phones provided with image sensor or digital cameras having a wireless link.