Image sense tags for digital images
View Patent ↗A method and apparatus for presenting the sense of an image is disclosed. First, a digital image is acquired and then various sensing tags are assigned to various sections of the digital image. The digital image is displayed on a screen. It is determined when and where a user touches the screen which corresponds to a section of the digital image. If a sensing tag has been assigned to the touched section of the digital image, the tagged sense is provided to the user.
1. A method for presenting the sense of an image, comprising the steps of:
acquiring a digital image;
assigning various sensing tags to various sections of the digital image, wherein the sensing tags relate to sight, touch, sound, taste and smell;
displaying the digital image on a screen;
detecting when and where a user touches a cover over the screen which corresponds to a section of the digital image;
determining if a sensing tag has been assigned to the touched section of the digital image;
providing the tagged sense to the user.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the user assigns the various sensing tags to the digital image.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein an image recognition algorithm assigns the various sensing tags to the digital image.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said screen is a touch screen.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a cover is provided over the screen.
6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein touch sensing tags indicate whether the cover on the touch screen should be hard or soft, hot or cold and/or smooth or rough.
7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the tagged sense is provided to the user where the user is touching the cover.
8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the sound sensing tags correspond to recorded sounds which can be played for the user.
9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the smell sensing tags correspond to stored aromas which can be released from the apparatus.
10. The method according to claim 6 , wherein different electrical impulses are applied to a section of the cover on the touch screen to make the cover hard or soft, and/or smooth or rough according to the touch sensing tags.
11. The method according to claim 6 , wherein cooling means generate cold sections on the cover according to the touch sensing tags.
12. The method according to claim 6 , wherein heating means generate heated sections on the cover according to the touch sensing tags.
13. An apparatus for presenting the sense of an image, comprising:
means for acquiring a digital image;
a processor for assigning various sensing tags to various sections of the digital image;
the screen for displaying the tagged digital image, wherein the screen detects when and where a user touches the screen which corresponds to a section of the digital image;
the processor for determining if a sensing tag has been assigned to the touched section of the digital image;
means for providing the tagged sense to the user.
14. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the user assigns the various sensing tags to the digital image.
15. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein an image recognition algorithm assigns the various sensing tags to the digital image.
16. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the sensing tags relate to sight, touch, sound, taste and smell.
17. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the screen is a touch screen.
18. The apparatus according to claim 13 , further comprising: a cover which is provided over the screen.
19. The apparatus according to claim 18 , wherein touch sensing tags indicate whether the cover on the screen should be hard or soft, hot or cold and/or smooth or rough.
20. The apparatus according to claim 19 , wherein the tagged sense is provided to the user where the user is touching the cover.
21. The apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the sound sensing tags correspond to recorded sounds which can be played for the user.
22. The apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the smell sensing tags correspond to stored aromas which can be released from the apparatus.
23. The apparatus according to claim 19 , wherein different electrical impulses are applied to a section of the cover on the touch screen to make the cover hard or soft, and/or smooth or rough according to the touch sensing tags.
24. The apparatus according to claim 19 , wherein cooling means generate cold sections on the cover according to the touch sensing tags.
25. The apparatus according to claim 19 , wherein heating means generate heated sections on the cover according to the touch sensing tags.