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Index print with a digital recording medium containing still images, motion sequences, and sound sequences
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1996-09-13
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Granted: 1998-01-06
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Expires: 2016-09-13
Abstract
Abstract In combination with a digital recording medium having recorded thereon individually addressable digital data files containing still images, motion sequences and sound sequences, an index print, having a plurality of index images representing the still images, motion sequences and sound sequences on the digital recording medium, the index images including a subject matter descriptor, an index code usable for addressing the individual digital data files, and a type indicator for indicating the type of subject matter contained in the data file.
Inventors
- 👤 Anna Schelling
- 👤 Joseph J. Wrobel
- 👤 John Randall Fredlund
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 20:35
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/387; H04N1/3872; H04N1/3873; H04N1/3875; G; G03; G03B; G03B31/00; G03B31/06; G03D; G03D15/00; G03D15/001; H04N1/0035; H04N1/00405; H04N1/00408; H04N1/0044; H04N1/00442; H04N1/00453; H04N1/00461; H04N1/32; H04N1/32101; H04N1/32106; H04N1/32112; G03B2227/00; G03B2227/005; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3201; H04N2201/3261; H04N2201/3264
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
87 words
In combination with a digital recording medium having recorded thereon individually addressable digital data files containing still images, motion sequences and/or sound sequences, an index print, comprising: a visual image bearing medium having a plurality of index images representing the subject matter of the data file on the digital recording medium, the index images including a subject matter descriptor, an index code usable for addressing the individual digital data files and a type indicator for indicating the type of subject matter contained in the digital data file.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
87 words
In combination with a digital recording medium having recorded thereon individually addressable digital data files containing still images, motion sequences and/or sound sequences, an index print, comprising: a visual image bearing medium having a plurality of index images representing the subject matter of the data file on the digital recording medium, the index images including a subject matter descriptor, an index code usable for addressing the individual digital data files and a type indicator for indicating the type of subject matter contained in the digital data file.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The index print claimed in claim 1, wherein the subject matter descriptor is a title identifying the subject matter of the data file.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The index print claimed in claim 2, wherein the title includes a time or date.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The index print claimed in claim 1, wherein the subject matter descriptor is a thumbnail image representing an image from the data file.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The index print claimed in claim 1, wherein the subject matter descriptor is a title and a thumbnail image representing an image from the data file.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
The index print claimed in claim 1, wherein the type indicator is an icon.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The index print claimed in claim 1, wherein the type indicator is an alphanumeric character.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
The index print claimed in claim 1, wherein a plurality of index images are employed to indicate a motion sequence and the type indicator includes an indication of the relative location of the index image in the motion sequence.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
86 words
An information system, comprising: a. a digital recording medium having recorded thereon individually addressable digital data files containing still images, motion sequences and sound sequences; and b. an index print having a plurality of index images representing the still images, motion sequences and sound sequences on the digital recording medium, the index images including a subject matter descriptor, an index code usable for addressing the individual digital data files, and a type indicator for indicating the type of subject matter contained in the digital data file.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
86 words
An information system, comprising: a. a digital recording medium having recorded thereon individually addressable digital data files containing still images, motion sequences and sound sequences; and b. an index print having a plurality of index images representing the still images, motion sequences and sound sequences on the digital recording medium, the index images including a subject matter descriptor, an index code usable for addressing the individual digital data files, and a type indicator for indicating the type of subject matter contained in the digital data file.
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