Photography system to organize digital photographs and information regarding the subjects therein

Abstract

A photographic processing system in which subject and other data is stored and such data is automatically linked to photographs taken using either a film or digital camera.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A digital camera system comprising:
 an image capture device;   at least one processing device; and   at least one memory device, the at least one memory device storing program instructions, which when executed by the at least one processing device causes the at least one processing device to:
 capture an image of a subject with the image capture device; 
 receive information identifying the subject; 
 store the image as a frame in the at least one memory device; and 
 store link data in the frame in the at least one memory device, the link data associating the information identifying the person with the image. 
   
     
     
         2 . The digital camera system of  claim 1 , wherein the information identifying the subject is received from a barcode scanner. 
     
     
         3 . The digital camera system of  claim 1 , wherein the information identifying the subject is wirelessly received from a barcode scanner. 
     
     
         4 . The digital camera system of  claim 1 , wherein the information identifying the subject is received from data entry on a keyboard. 
     
     
         5 . The digital camera system of  claim 1 , wherein the image is a digital image. 
     
     
         6 . The digital camera system of  claim 1 , wherein the information identifying the person is an alphanumeric code. 
     
     
         7 . The digital camera system of  claim 1 , wherein the information identifying the person is a machine readable code. 
     
     
         8 . The digital camera system of  claim 1 , wherein the information identifying the person is selected from a student identification number, a name, a grade, a teacher, a homeroom number, a locker number, a date of birth, and a bus number. 
     
     
         9 . The digital camera system of  claim 1 , wherein the processing device stores the link data in the frame after the digital image is captured. 
     
     
         10 . The digital camera system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one memory device includes a solid state memory device. 
     
     
         11 . The digital camera system of  claim 10 , wherein the solid state memory device is selected from a flash memory card, a memory stick, and a smart media card.