Manipulating digital images based on a user profile
View Patent ↗One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of applying user preferences to attributes associated with a digital image, comprising receiving a first digital image from an imaging device, updating attributes contained in a user profile based on user manipulations to the first digital image to create an updated user profile, and applying the attributes contained in the updated user profile to a second digital image.
1. A method, comprising:
storing a user profile in an imaging device;
acquiring a first digital image with the imaging device using the stored user profile;
manipulating the first digital image to create a manipulated first digital image;
updating the user profile based on user manipulations to the manipulated first digital image to create an updated user profile, wherein updating the user profile further comprises calculating a weighted average of user manipulations with respect to digital images including the first digital image; and
acquiring a subsequent digital image with the imaging device using the updated user profile.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein storing a user profile further comprises storing a plurality of user profiles associated with multiple users of said imaging device.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein storing a user profile further comprises storing a plurality of user profiles for use with respect to multiple locations.
4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
transferring the updated user profile to another imaging device adapted to acquire a digital image.
5. The method of claim 4 wherein said image device comprises one of a camera, a scanner, and a copier and said another imaging device comprises a different one of a camera, a scanner, and a copier.
6. A method, comprising:
storing a user profile in an imaging device;
acquiring a first digital image with the imaging device using the stored user profile;
manipulating the first digital image to create a manipulated first digital image;
updating the user profile based on user manipulations to the manipulated first digital image to create an updated user profile, wherein updating the user profile further comprises calculating a weighted average of user manipulations with respect to digital images including the first digital image, wherein said weighted average determines an extent a user deviated from the stored user profile; and
acquiring a subsequent digital image with the imaging device using the updated user profile.