Digital image capture session and metadata association
Digital image capture session and metadata association techniques are described. In one example, a user input is received to initiate an image capture session. At least one digital image is captured using a digital camera during the image capture session. Audio input data is also collected using an audio input device during the image capture session and converted into text data, e.g., speech-to-text. Metadata is generated based on the text data and associated with the at least one digital image. The at least one digital image is output as having the associated metadata as completion of the image capture session.
1. A method implemented by a computing device, the method comprising:
receiving, by the computing device, a user input to initiate an image capture session;
capturing, by the computing device, at least one digital image using a digital camera during the image capture session;
collecting, by the computing device, audio input data using an audio input device during the image capture session;
converting, by the computing device, the audio input data into text data;
causing, by the computing device, generation of metadata based on the text data;
associating, by the computing device, the metadata with the at least one digital image; and
outputting, by the computing device, the at least one digital image as having the associated metadata as completion of the image capture session.
2. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein the capturing includes capturing a plurality of said digital images during the image capture session and further comprising outputting a timing indication in a user interface of the computing device, the timing indication usable to determine when each said digital image is going to be captured by the digital camera.
3. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein the capturing includes displaying an animation including a thumbnail of the at least one digital image as moving to a portion of a user interface output by the computing device.
4. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein the capturing includes capturing a plurality of said digital images during the image capture session and the outputting includes selecting the at least one digital image from the plurality of said digital images as representative of the plurality of said digital images and displayed as a thumbnail in a user interface concurrently with the associated metadata.
5. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein the causing includes:
forming a communication for transmission via a network to a service provider system, the communication including the text data; and
receiving a search result via the network that is used as a basis to generate the metadata, the search result generated as a result of a search performed by the service provider system based at least in part on the text data.
6. The method as described in claim 5 , wherein the at least one digital image includes a product or service and the audio input data identifies the product or service.
7. The method as described in claim 6 , wherein the metadata describes a price of the product or service or a category of the product or service.
8. The method as described in claim 7 , wherein the price is based at least in part on a plurality of similar products or services offered for sale by the service provider system.
9. The method as described in claim 8 , wherein the plurality of similar products or services are offered for sale by the service provider system as part of an online auction.
10. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein the metadata is a tag as identifying content included in the at least one image.
11. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein the capturing of the at least one digital image and the collecting of the audio input data are performed simultaneously by the computing device.
12. A system comprising
a digital image capture module implemented at least partially in hardware of a computing device to capture at least one digital image using a digital camera in response to receipt of a user input to initiate an image capture session;
a speech-to-text collection module implemented at least partially in hardware of the computing device to convert audio input data collected by an audio input device into text data;
a metadata collection module implemented at least partially in hardware of the computing device to cause generation of metadata based on the text data;
a metadata association module implemented at least partially in hardware of the computing device to associate the metadata with the at least one digital image; and
a user interface rendering module implemented at least partially in hardware of the computing device to display the at least one digital image as having the associated metadata within a user interface.
13. The system as described in claim 12 , wherein the metadata collection module is configured to:
form a communication for transmission via a network to a service provider system, the communication including the text data; and
receive a search result via the network that is used as a basis to generate the metadata, the search result generated as a result of a search performed by the service provider system based at least in part on the text data.
14. The system as described in claim 13 , wherein the at least one digital image includes a product or service, the audio input data identifies the product or service, and the metadata describes a price of the product or service or a category of the product or service.
15. The system as described in claim 14 , wherein the price is based at least in part on a plurality of similar products or services offered for sale by the service provider system.
16. The system as described in claim 12 , wherein the digital image capture module and the speech-to-text collection module are configured to capture the at least one digital image and convert the audio input data simultaneously.
17. A computing device comprising:
an audio input device;
a digital camera;
a processing system and computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, responsive to execution by a computing device, causes the computing device to perform operations comprising:
receiving an input to initiate an image capture session;
capturing at least one digital image using the digital camera during the image capture session;
collecting audio input data using the audio input device during the image capture session;
converting the audio input data into text data;
causing generation of metadata based on the text data;
associating the metadata with the at least one digital image; and
outputting the at least one digital image as having the associated metadata as completion of the image capture session.
18. The computing device as described in claim 17 , wherein the causing includes:
forming a communication for transmission via a network to a service provider system, the communication including the text data; and
receiving a search result via the network that is used as a basis to generate the metadata, the search result generated as a result of a search performed by the service provider system based at least in part on the text data.
19. The computing device as described in claim 18 , wherein the at least one digital image includes a product or service and the audio input data identifies the product or service.
20. The computing device as described in claim 19 , wherein the metadata describes a price of the product or service or a category of the product or service.