Scribbling On Digital Photos 134
JagsLive notes a patent application filed in the US by Nokia for a way to 'scribble on the back' of digital photos. Nokia's approach is similar to the iPod's Cover Flow, except that Nokia users will be able to flip through their snaps, select one, and then turn it over and annotate the back just using SMS-like text entry. The scribble becomes an integral part of the saved photo.
Re:Patent? *sigh* (Score:3, Funny)
now if it only came equipped with a bot who could sit through tedious hours of Uncle Fred and Aunt Tillie's vacation at Atlantic City and toss out pithy random thoughts to write on the back of each one. Think of the advances in civilization we would have!
Re:Already exists. (Score:2, Funny)
Seriously, we need to have people that grant patents with some experience in the field they're granting patents.
Next thing you know, we'll be asking for those running for President of the United States to have like, you know, some real experience.
Thank you, I'll be here all night.
Re:Exif? Flip? Software Patents Suck. (Score:5, Funny)
Hey, it's a great idea! Photographers especially are going to love it. They'll be able to jot down the f-stop, aperture, time, date, camera, lens, whether they used a flash... you could even tag your photo with GPS coordinates! Imagine the possibilities!
Er, or go to Flickr and look at them realized.
Re:I thought we were past that (Score:5, Funny)
We are. Now it's "+ a smart phone."
Geez, keep up, hey?
Circles and Arrows (Score:4, Funny)
Until it can make 8x10 color glossy photos with circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one explaining what each one was...
AND
output to a braille tty, well then, I'm just not interested.
Re:You know, I am usually a big defender of IP (Score:5, Funny)
Of course now, with patents, "Hello world" could have been patented when it was first written.
A method operating on a digital computer for greeting the planet Earth, or alternatively the metaphysical universe, through text parameters sent to the computer's standard output.
Then, of course, a separate application for the above "on the Internet."
Re:You know, I am usually a big defender of IP (Score:5, Funny)
std::cerr "Hello World\n";
There you go, bypassed your patent.
Re:You know, I am usually a big defender of IP (Score:2, Funny)
Epic fail
Re:Exif? Flip? Software Patents Suck. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Exif? Flip? Software Patents Suck. (Score:3, Funny)
and (of course), LOLporn.
im in ur vag1na makin ur babiez