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.
PenguinScribbles. (Score:5, Informative)
I seem to remember an experimental Linux desktop that allowed you to flip a window and annotate on the back.
Re:PenguinScribbles. (Score:5, Informative)
Maybe you are thinking of Sun's Project Looking Glass
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXv8VlpoK_g [youtube.com]
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Re:Already exists. (Score:3, Informative)
Seriously, we need to have people that grant patents with some experience in the field they're granting patents.
It hasn't been granted yet. It has simply been applied for, according to the summary. Patents do get denied sometimes (though definitely not as often as they should).
Re:Exif? Flip? Software Patents Suck. (Score:4, Informative)
why uuencode or mime? exif can contain binary blobs. see jpeg thumbnails.
Re:You know, I am usually a big defender of IP (Score:3, Informative)
The epic fail is that it should've been
std::cerr << "Hello World\n";
Dunno how you'd miss that now that previewing is mandatory.