System for annotating non-text electronic documents

Claim 1

In an imaging device, a system for selecting a text entity for use in annotating an image, comprising: a removable data storage device for storing predetermined text entities related to the subject matter of an imaging session conducted with the imaging device; a docking bay for receiving the removable data storage device; a voice input apparatus for imputing voice input; and a control system; characterized in that the control system recognizes the voice input at the voice input apparatus, the voice input associated by match with a text entity stored on the current data storage device plugged into the docking bay, and wherein the control system uses the matched text entity to annotate the electronic file and whereupon during a next imaging session conducted with the imaging device, the imaging session encompassing a different subject matter, the current removable storage device is removed and replaced with an appropriate device containing predetermined text entities appropriate to the new subject matter of the next session.

Claim 9

A method for annotating images taken using an imaging device in more than one imaging session, the imaging sessions disparate from each other in subject matter comprising the steps of: (a) inserting a removable data storage device into a bay on the imaging device, the storage device containing predetermined and stored text entities for annotation, the entities appropriate to the subject matter of the session; (b) beginning an imaging session by photographing an image; (c) inputting a voice input to annotate the image; (d) retrieving a text entity matching the voice input from the removable storage device; (e) using the matched entity to annotate the image; (f) ending the current session by removing the current storage device and inserting a new data storage device containing predetermined and stored text entities for annotation, the entities appropriate to the subject matter of the next session; (g) beginning the next imaging session by photographing an image; and (h) repeating steps (c)-(g).

Claim 10

A method for annotating images taken using an imaging device in more than one imaging session, the imaging sessions disparate from each other in subject matter comprising the steps of: (a) inserting a removable data storage device into a bay on the imaging device, the storage device containing predetermined and stored text entities for annotation, the entities appropriate to the subject matter of the session; (b) beginning an imaging session by photographing an image; (c) inputting a voice input to annotate the image; (d) retrieving a text entity matching the voice input from the removable storage device; (e) using the matched entity to annotate the image; (f) ending the current session by removing the current storage device and inserting a new data storage device containing predetermined and stored text entities for annotation, the entities appropriate to the subject matter of the next session; (g) beginning the next imaging session by photographing an image; and (h) repeating steps (c)-(g).