PROCESSING GEO-LOCATION INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH DIGITAL IMAGE FILES
A method for processing geo-location information associated with a digital image file, the method implemented at least in part by a data processing system and comprising receiving a digital image file having at least associated geo-location information relating to the digital image file; providing a venue database that stores geographic boundaries for a plurality of venues; identifying a venue where the digital image file was captured, the venue being identified by at least comparing the geo-location information to the geographic boundaries stored in the venue database; and adding a metadata tag to the digital image file, the metadata tag providing an indication of the identified venue.
1 . A method for processing geo-location information associated with a digital image file, the method implemented at least in part by a data processing system and comprising:
a) receiving a digital image file having at least associated geo-location information relating to the digital image file;
b) providing a venue database that stores geographic boundaries for a plurality of venues;
c) identifying a venue where the digital image file was captured, the venue being identified by at least comparing the geo-location information to the geographic boundaries stored in the venue database; and
d) adding a metadata tag to the digital image file, the metadata tag providing an indication of the identified venue.
2 . The method of claim 1 wherein the metadata tag includes a text string providing an indication of the identified venue.
3 . The method of claim 1 further comprising transmitting a message relating to the venue.
4 . The method according to claim 3 wherein the message includes a product or service offering relating to the venue, and wherein the method further comprises:
receiving an order for the offered product or service in response to the transmitted message.
5 . The method of claim 3 wherein the message includes an advertisement relating to the venue, an image of the venue, or both.
6 . The method of claim 1 wherein the identifying of the venue identifies a portion of the venue using at least the geo-location information.
7 . The method of claim 6 further comprising transmitting a message relating to the portion of the venue.
8 . The method of claim 7 wherein the message includes an advertisement relating to the portion of the venue, an image of the portion of the venue, or both.
9 . The method of claim 6 further comprising adding a metadata tag to the digital image file, the metadata tag providing an indication of the identified portion of the venue.
10 . The method of claim 1 wherein the digital image file further has associated therewith time-of-capture information, and wherein the method further comprises:
e) providing an event database that stores time intervals associated with events occurring at venues stored in the venue database;
f) identifying an event at which the digital image file was captured, the event being identified by at least comparing the time-of-capture information to the time intervals stored in the event database for events occurring at the identified venue; and
g) adding a metadata tag to the digital image file, the metadata tag providing an indication of the identified event.
11 . The method of claim 10 further comprising transmitting a message relating to the event.
12 . The method of claim 11 wherein the message includes an advertisement relating to the event, an image of the event, or both.
13 . The method of claim 11 wherein the message relating to the event is transmitted by a data processing system associated with a sponsor, agent, owner, or affiliate of the event or venue.
14 . The method of claim 1 wherein the digital image file further has associated therewith orientation-of-capture information, and wherein the method further comprises identifying a portion of the venue captured by the digital image file using at least the orientation-of-capture information and the geo-location information and storing an indication of the portion of the venue in the processor-accessible memory system.
15 . A processor-accessible memory system storing:
a venue database that stores geographic boundaries for a plurality of venues; and
instructions configured to cause a data processing system to implement a method for processing geo-location information associated with a digital image file, wherein the instructions comprise:
instructions for receiving a digital image file having at least associated geo-location information relating to the digital image file;
instructions for identifying a venue where the digital image file was captured, the venue being identified by at least comparing the geo-location information to the geographic boundaries stored in the venue database; and
instructions for adding a metadata tag to the digital image file, the metadata tag providing an indication of the identified venue.
16 . A system comprising:
a data processing system; and
a memory system communicatively connected to the data processing system, the memory system storing:
a venue database that stores geographic boundaries for a plurality of venues; and
instructions configured to cause the data processing system to implement a method for processing geo-location information associated with a digital image file, wherein the instructions comprise:
instructions for receiving a digital image file having at least associated geo-location information relating to the digital image file;
instructions for identifying a venue where the digital image file was captured, the venue being identified by at least comparing the geo-location information to the geographic boundaries stored in the venue database; and
instructions for adding a metadata tag to the digital image file, the metadata tag providing an indication of the identified venue.