Image management tool with calendar interface

Abstract

Techniques are provided for automatically organizing and presenting photographs based on the date information associated with photographs. In one embodiment, a calendar-like user interface is provided. By interacting with the user-interface, the user can select specific dates. In response to the user's selections of the specific dates, the image organization tool displays all photographs that are associated with date information that falls within the specific dates.

1 . An apparatus for automatic keyword association, comprising:
 one or more processors; and   a machine-readable medium carrying instructions, wherein execution of the instructions by the one or more processors causes performance of the following:   adding an image file to a collection of image files;   determining whether the image file is associated with an attribute value from a predefined set of attribute values; and   if the image file is associated with the attribute value from the predefined set of attribute values, automatically associating the image file with a corresponding keyword.   
   
   
       2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the machine-readable medium carries additional instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, further causes:
 adding the corresponding keyword to a set of keywords defined in an image file management tool if the image file has been automatically associated with the corresponding keyword and no image file has previously been associated with the corresponding keyword.   
   
   
       3 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the machine-readable medium carries additional instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, further causes:
 displaying a visual representation of the corresponding keyword if the corresponding keyword is added to the set of keywords defined in the image file management tool.   
   
   
       4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the predefined set of attribute values were either specified by a user or built into an image file management tool. 
   
   
       5 . A method for automatic keyword association, comprising:
 adding an image file to a collection of image files;   determining whether the image file is associated with an attribute value from a predefined set of attribute values; and   if the image file is associated with the attribute value from the predefined set of attribute values, automatically associating the image file with a corresponding keyword.   
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 5 , further comprising:
 adding the corresponding keyword to a set of keywords defined in an image file management tool if the image file has been automatically associated with the corresponding keyword and no image file has previously been associated with the corresponding keyword.   
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 displaying a visual representation of the corresponding keyword if the corresponding keyword is added to the set of keywords defined in the image file management tool.   
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the predefined set of attribute values were either specified by a user or built into an image file management tool. 
   
   
       9 . One or more storage media storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes.
 adding an image file to a collection of image files;   determining whether the image file is associated with an attribute value from a predefined set of attribute values; and   if the image file is associated with the attribute value from the predefined set of attribute values, automatically associating the image file with a corresponding keyword.   
   
   
       10 . The one or more storage media of  claim 9 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further causes:
 adding the corresponding keyword to a set of keywords defined in an image file management tool if the image file has been automatically associated with the corresponding keyword and no image file has previously been associated with the corresponding keyword.   
   
   
       11 . The one or more storage media of  claim 10 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further causes:
 displaying a visual representation of the corresponding keyword if the corresponding keyword is added to the set of keywords defined in the image file management tool.   
   
   
       12 . The one or more storage media of  claim 9 , wherein the predefined set of attribute values were either specified by a user or built into an image file management tool.