System for and method of generating image annotation information

1. A method of generating image annotation information comprising:

selecting images to be annotated;

analyzing said selected images to identify associated information;

generating annotation information from at least one of said selected images using said associated information; and

annotating said selected images with the annotation information.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said analyzing said selected images further comprises

identifying associated information that is text.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said analyzing said selected images further comprises:

identifying associated information that is metadata.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said generating annotation information further comprises

generating waypoint information using associated location information.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said generating annotation information further comprises:

locating textual information and analyzing textual information; and

analyzing textual information.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein said locating textual information further comprises:

performing zoning analysis on said selected images.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein said analyzing textual information further comprises:

performing parts-of-speech analysis on said textual information.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein said analyzing textual information further comprises:

matching textual information to a database.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein said analyzing textual information further comprises:

matching textual information to a database containing relevant text, terms, or expressions.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

generating waypoint annotation information.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein said selecting images further comprises:

converting images.

12. A system for generating annotated images comprising:

means for selecting images to be annotated;

means for analyzing said selected images to identify associated information;

means for generating annotation information for at least one selected image using said associated information;

means for matching generated annotation information with selected images; and

means for annotating images with generated annotation information.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein said means for generating annotation information comprises:

means for generating region information.

14. The system of claim 12 wherein said means for analyzing said selected images further comprises:

means for recognizing text information; and

means for analyzing text information.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein said means for analyzing text information comprises:

means for parts-of-speech analysis.

16. The system of claim 12 wherein said means for selecting images to be annotated further comprises:

means for converting images.

17. Computer-executable software code stored on a computer-readable medium, said computer-executable software code comprising:

code for selecting images to be annotated;

code for identifying associated information in at least one selected image;

code for generating annotation information using said associated information;

code for matching annotation information with images to be annotated from the selected images; and

code for annotating the matched images.

18. The computer-executable software code of claim 17 further comprising:

code for generating images.

19. The computer-executable software code of claim 17 further comprising:

code for sending and receiving images and annotated images over a network.

20. The computer-executable software code of claim 17 wherein said code for generating annotation information uses parts-of-speech analysis.