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Method and system for coherent image group maintenance in memory
Assignee: Apple Inc
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Filing: 1996-09-26
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Granted: 2000-10-31
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Expires: 2016-09-26
Abstract
Abstract A method and system for maintaining coherent image relationships within identified image groups in a memory system of a digital image capture device includes storing a plurality of groups of related images on a removable storage device in a hierarchical manner, and providing an alias identifier for an image file when the removable storage device has reached its storage capacity, wherein the alias identifier identifies the image file stored in a storage device of the digital image capture device. The method and system further includes providing the image file with a same file name and a substitute extension designation to correlate the image file on the storage device with an empty file of the same name on the removable storage device.
Inventors
- 👤 Eric C. Anderson
- 👤 Mike Masukawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 03:17
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/32101; H04N1/32106; H04N1/32122; H04N1/21; H04N1/2104; H04N1/2112; H04N1/212; H04N1/215; H04N1/2158; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/765; H04N5/77; H04N5/772; H04N2101/00; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/21; H04N2201/214; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3201; H04N2201/3225; H04N2201/3226; H04N2201/3247; H04N5/907
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
A method for maintaining coherent image relationships within identified image groups in a memory system of a digital image capture device, the method comprising: storing a plurality of groups of related images on a removable storage device in a hierarchical manner; and providing an alias identifier for an image file when the removable storage device has reached its storage capacity, wherein the alias identifier identifies the image file stored in a storage device of the digital image capture device, wherein the image file is provided with a same file name and a substitute extension designation to correlate the image file on the storage device with an empty file of the same name on the removable storage device.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
117 words
A method for maintaining coherent image relationships within identified image groups in a memory system of a digital image capture device, the method comprising: storing a plurality of groups of related images on a removable storage device in a hierarchical manner; and providing an alias identifier for an image file when the removable storage device has reached its storage capacity, wherein the alias identifier identifies the image file stored in a storage device of the digital image capture device, wherein the image file is provided with a same file name and a substitute extension designation to correlate the image file on the storage device with an empty file of the same name on the removable storage device.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the removable storage device further comprises a flash disk storage device.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the storage device of the digital image capture device further comprises a RAM disk storage device.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 3 further comprising including at least one parameter associated with the image file to ensure that the image file is associated with an appropriate image group.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the at least one parameter further comprises a group name.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
176 words
A system for maintaining coherent image relationships within identified image groups, the system comprising: a digital image capture device, the digital image capture device comprising removable and system storage devices, and further, the digital image capture device capable of processing digital image data into image files for storage in image groups on the removable storage device in a hierarchical manner, wherein the hierarchy comprises a flat hierarchy encompassing image files grouped by tags and within each group the files are related to each other; and a central processing unit within the digital image capture device and capable of coordinating provision of an alias identifier for an image file when the removable storage device has reached its storage capacity, wherein the alias identifier identifies the image file stored in the system storage device of the digital image capture device, wherein the alias identifier further comprises a same file name and a substitute extension designation to correlate the image file on the system storage device with an empty file of the same name on the removable storage device.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
176 words
A system for maintaining coherent image relationships within identified image groups, the system comprising: a digital image capture device, the digital image capture device comprising removable and system storage devices, and further, the digital image capture device capable of processing digital image data into image files for storage in image groups on the removable storage device in a hierarchical manner, wherein the hierarchy comprises a flat hierarchy encompassing image files grouped by tags and within each group the files are related to each other; and a central processing unit within the digital image capture device and capable of coordinating provision of an alias identifier for an image file when the removable storage device has reached its storage capacity, wherein the alias identifier identifies the image file stored in the system storage device of the digital image capture device, wherein the alias identifier further comprises a same file name and a substitute extension designation to correlate the image file on the system storage device with an empty file of the same name on the removable storage device.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The system of claim 6 wherein the removable storage device further comprises a flash disk.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The system of claim 6 wherein the system storage device further comprises a RAM disk.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
The system of claim 8 wherein the image file further includes at least one parameter to ensure that the image file is associated with an appropriate image group.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system of claim 9 wherein the at least one parameter further comprises a group name.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
144 words
A computer readable medium containing program instructions for maintaining coherent image relationships within identified image groups in a memory system of a digital image capture device comprising: storing a plurality of groups of related images on a removable storage device in a hierarchical manner, wherein the hierarchy comprises a flat hierarchy encompassing image files grouped by tags and within each group the files are related to each other; and providing an alias identifier for an image file when the removable storage device has reached its storage capacity, wherein the alias identifier identifies the image file stored in a storage device of the digital image capture device, wherein the image file is provided with a same file name and a substitute extension designation to correlate the image file on the storage device with an empty file of the same name on the removable storage device.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
144 words
A computer readable medium containing program instructions for maintaining coherent image relationships within identified image groups in a memory system of a digital image capture device comprising: storing a plurality of groups of related images on a removable storage device in a hierarchical manner, wherein the hierarchy comprises a flat hierarchy encompassing image files grouped by tags and within each group the files are related to each other; and providing an alias identifier for an image file when the removable storage device has reached its storage capacity, wherein the alias identifier identifies the image file stored in a storage device of the digital image capture device, wherein the image file is provided with a same file name and a substitute extension designation to correlate the image file on the storage device with an empty file of the same name on the removable storage device.
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