Scribbling On Digital Photos

JagsLive notes a patent application filed in the US by Nokia for a way to 'scribble on the back' of digital photos. Nokia's approach is similar to the iPod's Cover Flow, except that Nokia users will be able to flip through their snaps, select one, and then turn it over and annotate the back just using SMS-like text entry. The scribble becomes an integral part of the saved photo.

Comments

Re:Exif? Flip? Software Patents Suck.

[ceoyoyo]

Hey, it's a great idea! Photographers especially are going to love it. They'll be able to jot down the f-stop, aperture, time, date, camera, lens, whether they used a flash... you could even tag your photo with GPS coordinates! Imagine the possibilities!

Er, or go to Flickr and look at them realized.

Re:I thought we were past that

[ceoyoyo]

We are. Now it's "+ a smart phone."

Geez, keep up, hey?

Re:You know, I am usually a big defender of IP

[arb phd slp]

Of course now, with patents, "Hello world" could have been patented when it was first written.

A method operating on a digital computer for greeting the planet Earth, or alternatively the metaphysical universe, through text parameters sent to the computer's standard output.

Then, of course, a separate application for the above "on the Internet."

Re:You know, I am usually a big defender of IP

[fireman sam]

std::cerr "Hello World\n";

There you go, bypassed your patent.