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Method and apparatus for managing a plurality of images by classifying them into groups
Assignee: FIPA Frohwitter Intellectual Property AG
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Filing: 2001-03-12
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Granted: 2003-07-08
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Expires: 2021-03-12
Abstract
Abstract An electronic photography system which displays an image shot by an electronic image capturing unit. The electronic image capturing unit includes an optical path, an image pickup for converting a focused image to electronic image data, an information inputting device for adding attribute data to the image data, and a storage for storing the image data and attribute data in mutually associated relationship. The system further includes the unit for classifying the image data on the basis of the attribute data for grouping the image data into album groups, and selecting, the album group to display the image data included in the selected album.
Inventors
- 👤 Kiyoshi Matsumoto
- 👤 Yuichi Yagawa
- 👤 Kazuto Senda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 09:52
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/32101; H04N1/32128; G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/50; G06F16/58; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/02; G11B27/031; G11B27/034; G11B27/10; G11B27/102; G11B27/105; G11B27/34; H04N1/00127; H04N1/00204; H04N1/21; H04N1/2104; H04N1/2112; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/20; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3201; H04N2201/3204; H04N2201/3205; H04N2201/3212; H04N2201/3214; H04N2201/3215; H04N2201/3225; H04N2201/3226; H04N2201/3242; H04N2201/3253; H04N2201/3254; H04N2201/3261; H04N2201/3264; H04N2201/3274; H04N2201/3277
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
173 words
A method for storing data of still picture images in a storage medium, comprising: inputting data of still picture images; providing each of the data of the still picture images thus inputted with a first identifier; classifying the data of the still picture images into a plurality to groups, each thereof including data of plural still picture images; providing data of the plural still picture images contained in a same group with a common second identifier; creating feature information indicative of a feature of data of each of the still picture images contained in each of said plurality of groups: and storing the data of said still picture images and said feature information in a storage medium, said feature information being stored so as to correspond to data of still picture images contained in each of said group thus classified, and further storing information for displaying the data of the still picture images on a display screen using said first identifier and said second identifier in a manner to have corespondence relationships thereamong.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
173 words
A method for storing data of still picture images in a storage medium, comprising: inputting data of still picture images; providing each of the data of the still picture images thus inputted with a first identifier; classifying the data of the still picture images into a plurality to groups, each thereof including data of plural still picture images; providing data of the plural still picture images contained in a same group with a common second identifier; creating feature information indicative of a feature of data of each of the still picture images contained in each of said plurality of groups: and storing the data of said still picture images and said feature information in a storage medium, said feature information being stored so as to correspond to data of still picture images contained in each of said group thus classified, and further storing information for displaying the data of the still picture images on a display screen using said first identifier and said second identifier in a manner to have corespondence relationships thereamong.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein said feature information includes information concerning time of the data of the still picture images corresponding to said feature information.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method according to claim 2 , wherein said feature information includes shooting time of the data of the still picture images corresponding to said feature information.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
65 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein said information for displaying the data of the still picture images on the display screen is an album style information which is created based on attribute information for data of each of the still picture images corresponding to said feature information so as to classifiable display ones of the still picture images contained in an associated group.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein each of said groups is a unit for displaying data of a plurality of the still picture images contained in an associated group.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
195 words
An apparatus for storing data of still picture images in a storage medium, comprising: an interface unit for inputting data of still picture images from an external source: and a storage controller coupled to said interface unit, to provide each of the data of the still picture images thus inputted with a first identifier, classify the data of the still picture images thus inputted into a plurality of groups each thereof including data of plural still picture images, provide data of the plural still picture images contained in a same group with a common second identifier, create feature information indicative of a feature of data of each of the still picture images contained in each of said plurality of groups, and store said data of the still picture images and said feature information in a storage medium, said feature information being stored so as to correspond to the data of still picture images contained in each of said groups thus classified, and further to store information to display the data of the still picture images on a display screen using said first identifier and said second identifier in a manner to have correspondence relationships thereamong.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
195 words
An apparatus for storing data of still picture images in a storage medium, comprising: an interface unit for inputting data of still picture images from an external source: and a storage controller coupled to said interface unit, to provide each of the data of the still picture images thus inputted with a first identifier, classify the data of the still picture images thus inputted into a plurality of groups each thereof including data of plural still picture images, provide data of the plural still picture images contained in a same group with a common second identifier, create feature information indicative of a feature of data of each of the still picture images contained in each of said plurality of groups, and store said data of the still picture images and said feature information in a storage medium, said feature information being stored so as to correspond to the data of still picture images contained in each of said groups thus classified, and further to store information to display the data of the still picture images on a display screen using said first identifier and said second identifier in a manner to have correspondence relationships thereamong.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein said feature information includes information concerning time of the data of the still picture images corresponding to said feature information.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein said feature information includes shooting time of the data of the still picture images corresponding to said feature information.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
65 words
The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein said information for displaying the data of the still picture images on the display screen is an album style information which is created based on attribute information for data of each of the still picture images corresponding to said feature information so as to classifiably display ones of the still picture images contained in an associated group.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein each of said groups is a unit for displaying data of a plurality of the still picture images contained in an associated group.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
151 words
An apparatus for outputting data of still picture images, comprising: a unit for reading data of a plurality of still picture images contained in a group and feature information stored in said storage medium, where data of the still picture images have a first identifier, data of the plurality of still picture images contained in a same group have a common second identifier, said feature information indicative of a feature of data of each of the still picture images contained in said group, the unit further for reading information for outputting the data of the still picture images on a display screen using the first identifier and the second identifier in a manner to have correspondence relationships thereamong: a unit for controlling a read operation of the data of still picture images by using said feature information; and a unit for outputting the data of said still picture images thus read.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
151 words
An apparatus for outputting data of still picture images, comprising: a unit for reading data of a plurality of still picture images contained in a group and feature information stored in said storage medium, where data of the still picture images have a first identifier, data of the plurality of still picture images contained in a same group have a common second identifier, said feature information indicative of a feature of data of each of the still picture images contained in said group, the unit further for reading information for outputting the data of the still picture images on a display screen using the first identifier and the second identifier in a manner to have correspondence relationships thereamong: a unit for controlling a read operation of the data of still picture images by using said feature information; and a unit for outputting the data of said still picture images thus read.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein said feature information includes information concerning time of the data of the still picture images corresponding to said feature information.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein said feature information includes shooting time of the data of the still picture images corresponding to said feature information.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
62 words
The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein said information for displaying the data of the still picture images on the display screen is an album style information which is created based on attribute information for data of each of the still picture images corresponding to said feature information so as to classifiably display still picture images contained in an associated group.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
31 words
The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein said unit for outputting the data is a display for classifiable displaying the data of said still picture images contained in said group.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
31 words
The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein each of said groups is a unit for displaying data of a plurality of the still picture images contained in an associated group.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
152 words
A storage medium storing data of still picture images, comprising: a first storage area storing data at still picture images, where data of the still picture images have a first identifier, data of the plurality of still picture images contained in a same group have a common second identifier; a second storage area storing feature information indicative of a feature concerning time of data of a plurality of still picture images contained in an associated group for each of groups formed to classify the data of said still picture images; and a third storage area storing reading information for outputting the data of the still picture images on a display screen using the first identifier and the second identifier in a manner to have corespondence relationships thereamong, wherein an information processing apparatus to be coupled to said storage medium outputs the data of said still picture images by using said feature information.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
152 words
A storage medium storing data of still picture images, comprising: a first storage area storing data at still picture images, where data of the still picture images have a first identifier, data of the plurality of still picture images contained in a same group have a common second identifier; a second storage area storing feature information indicative of a feature concerning time of data of a plurality of still picture images contained in an associated group for each of groups formed to classify the data of said still picture images; and a third storage area storing reading information for outputting the data of the still picture images on a display screen using the first identifier and the second identifier in a manner to have corespondence relationships thereamong, wherein an information processing apparatus to be coupled to said storage medium outputs the data of said still picture images by using said feature information.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
23 words
The storage medium according to claim 17 , wherein said feature concerning time is shooting time of data of associated still picture images.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
31 words
The storage medium according to claim 18 , wherein each of said groups is a unit for displaying data of a plurality of still picture images contained in an associated group.
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