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Scribbling On Digital Photos

Posted by kdawson on from the oh-so-clever dept.

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.

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  1. PenguinScribbles. by Ostracus · · Score: 5, Informative

    I seem to remember an experimental Linux desktop that allowed you to flip a window and annotate on the back.

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    1. Re:PenguinScribbles. by incubuz1980 · · Score: 5, Informative

      Maybe you are thinking of Sun's Project Looking Glass

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXv8VlpoK_g

      Skip forward to 03:00

  2. Re:Already exists. by AscianBound · · Score: 3, Informative

    Seriously, we need to have people that grant patents with some experience in the field they're granting patents.

    It hasn't been granted yet. It has simply been applied for, according to the summary. Patents do get denied sometimes (though definitely not as often as they should).

  3. Re:Exif? Flip? Software Patents Suck. by Sparr0 · · Score: 3, Informative

    why uuencode or mime? exif can contain binary blobs. see jpeg thumbnails.

  4. Re:You know, I am usually a big defender of IP by cibyr · · Score: 3, Informative

    The epic fail is that it should've been

    std::cerr << "Hello World\n";

    Dunno how you'd miss that now that previewing is mandatory.

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