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Imaging table of contents
Assignee: Apple Inc
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Filing: 2000-03-24
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Granted: 2004-07-06
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Expires: 2020-03-24
Abstract
Abstract A computer system has a processor running an operating system that supports one or more filesystems and removable storage device capable of storing images captured by a digital camera and formatted by the operating system according to a supported filesystem. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method comprises the computer-implemented steps of (a) storing in the removable storage device a first directory entry for a filesystem wherein the first directory entry includes a file name having a restrictive pathname imposed by the naming convention of the supported filesystem; (b) storing in the removable storage device an image table of contents for the stored images wherein the image table of contents includes a presentation filename having a presentation pathname selected by a user of the digital camera, the presentation pathname being independent of the naming convention of the supported filesystem; and (c) storing in the image table of contents a linkage between the image table of contents and the first directory such that the presentation pathname may be mapped into the restrictive pathname whenever the first directory is accessed for presentation by a user interface of a receiving system.
Inventors
- 👤 Timothy J. Whitcher
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 12:49
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/40; H04N21/41; H04N21/414; H04N21/4143; G; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/10; G11B27/19; G11B27/28; G11B27/32; G11B27/327; G11B27/329; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/32101; H04N1/32106; H04N1/32112; H04N21/418; H04N21/4184; H04N21/47; H04N21/482; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3201; H04N2201/3225; H04N2201/3226; H04N2201/3247; H04N2201/3274; H04N2201/3277
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 28
Claim 1
Independent Claim
205 words
In a computer system having a processor running an operating system that supports one or more filesystems and a removable storage device capable of storing therein images captured by a digital camera and formatted by the operating system according to a supported filesystem, a method comprising the computer-implemented steps of: (a) storing in the removable storage device a first directory entry for a filesystem wherein the first directory entry includes a file name having a restrictive pathname imposed by the naming convention of the supported filesystem; (b) storing in the removable storage device an image table of contents for the stored images wherein the image table of contents includes a presentation filename having a presentation pathname selected by a user of the digital camera, said presentation pathname being independent of the naming convention of the supported filesystem; and (c) storing in the image table of contents a linkage between the image table of contents and the first directory such that the presentation pathname may be mapped into the restrictive pathname whenever the first directory is accessed for presentation by a user interface, whereby the image table of contents provides a record structure that provides for an association of the presentation pathname and the restrictive pathname.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
205 words
In a computer system having a processor running an operating system that supports one or more filesystems and a removable storage device capable of storing therein images captured by a digital camera and formatted by the operating system according to a supported filesystem, a method comprising the computer-implemented steps of: (a) storing in the removable storage device a first directory entry for a filesystem wherein the first directory entry includes a file name having a restrictive pathname imposed by the naming convention of the supported filesystem; (b) storing in the removable storage device an image table of contents for the stored images wherein the image table of contents includes a presentation filename having a presentation pathname selected by a user of the digital camera, said presentation pathname being independent of the naming convention of the supported filesystem; and (c) storing in the image table of contents a linkage between the image table of contents and the first directory such that the presentation pathname may be mapped into the restrictive pathname whenever the first directory is accessed for presentation by a user interface, whereby the image table of contents provides a record structure that provides for an association of the presentation pathname and the restrictive pathname.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein in step (c) the presentation pathname is displayed by the user interface in place of the restrictive pathname regardless of the supported filesystem.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the processor is in a digital camera and the computer-implemented steps are run in the camera.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the processor is in a host computer and at least one of the computer-implemented steps are run in the host computer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the image table of contents contains a linkage between the image table of contents and each image stored in the first directory such that the presentation pathname for each image may be mapped into the restrictive pathname whenever the first directory is accessed for presentation by a user interface.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising the step (d) of storing a character set to be used in the presentation by the user interface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the presentation pathname constitutes an alias name for each image, and the presentation pathname is aliased into the restrictive pathname.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
121 words
An image table of contents format in a removable storage device intended for the storage of images, said format comprising: a first entry for the image table of contents including a file name having a restrictive pathname imposed by the naming convention of a supported filesystem; a second entry for the image table of contents including a presentation filename having a presentation pathname specifically selected for one of the images, said presentation pathname being independent of the naming convention of the supported filesystem, whereby the second entry is linked to the first entry such that the presentation pathname may be mapped into the restrictive pathname whenever the first entry is accessed for presentation by a user interface of a receiving system.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
121 words
An image table of contents format in a removable storage device intended for the storage of images, said format comprising: a first entry for the image table of contents including a file name having a restrictive pathname imposed by the naming convention of a supported filesystem; a second entry for the image table of contents including a presentation filename having a presentation pathname specifically selected for one of the images, said presentation pathname being independent of the naming convention of the supported filesystem, whereby the second entry is linked to the first entry such that the presentation pathname may be mapped into the restrictive pathname whenever the first entry is accessed for presentation by a user interface of a receiving system.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
The format as claimed in claim 8 wherein the image table of contents format further includes an entry for a character set to be used in the presentation by the user interface of the receiving system.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
49 words
The format as claimed in claim 8 wherein the image table of contents format further includes an entry for separator characters to provide the pathname of an object as it is to be displayed by the presentation of the second entry through the user interface of the receiving system.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
39 words
The format as claimed in claim 8 wherein the image table of contents format further includes an entry for containing a dataset of features that more completely emulate the filesystem presented by the user interface of the receiving system.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
The format as claimed in claim 8 and incorporated in a processing component in a digital camera.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
The format as claimed in claim 8 and incorporated in a processing component in a computer.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
125 words
A method for managing a removable storage device used in a digital camera with one or more supported filesystems, comprising the steps of: (a) inserting the removable storage device into the digital camera; (b) mounting one of the supported filesystems, thereby creating a mounted filesystem; (c) in response to the removable storage device being inserted into the digital camera, automatically creating a filesystem pathname in the storage device having syntax imposed by a naming convention of the mounted filesystem; and (d) in response to user input, creating an image table of contents in the storage device, said image table of contents including a presentation pathname specifically selected for each of the images, said presentation pathname being independent of the naming convention of the mounted filesystem.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
125 words
A method for managing a removable storage device used in a digital camera with one or more supported filesystems, comprising the steps of: (a) inserting the removable storage device into the digital camera; (b) mounting one of the supported filesystems, thereby creating a mounted filesystem; (c) in response to the removable storage device being inserted into the digital camera, automatically creating a filesystem pathname in the storage device having syntax imposed by a naming convention of the mounted filesystem; and (d) in response to user input, creating an image table of contents in the storage device, said image table of contents including a presentation pathname specifically selected for each of the images, said presentation pathname being independent of the naming convention of the mounted filesystem.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method as claimed in claim 14 in which the method is supported in the digital camera.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method as claimed in claim 14 in which the method is supported at least in part in a computer usable with the digital camera.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
152 words
A method for managing a removable storage device containing image contents captured by a digital camera and accessed in accordance with one of a plurality of supported filesystems, comprising the steps of: (a) inserting the removable storage device into the digital camera; (b) mounting one of the supported filesystems, thereby creating a mounted filesystem having a filesystem pathname imposed by a naming convention of the mounted filesystem; (c) accessing an image table of contents in the storage device, said image table of contents including a presentation pathname specifically selected for each of the images, said presentation pathname being independent of the naming convention of the mounted filesystem; (e) reading the image contents of the removable storage device as aliased by the presentation pathname of the image table of contents; and (f) displaying the image contents of the removable storage device as aliased by the presentation pathname of the image table of contents.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
152 words
A method for managing a removable storage device containing image contents captured by a digital camera and accessed in accordance with one of a plurality of supported filesystems, comprising the steps of: (a) inserting the removable storage device into the digital camera; (b) mounting one of the supported filesystems, thereby creating a mounted filesystem having a filesystem pathname imposed by a naming convention of the mounted filesystem; (c) accessing an image table of contents in the storage device, said image table of contents including a presentation pathname specifically selected for each of the images, said presentation pathname being independent of the naming convention of the mounted filesystem; (e) reading the image contents of the removable storage device as aliased by the presentation pathname of the image table of contents; and (f) displaying the image contents of the removable storage device as aliased by the presentation pathname of the image table of contents.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method as claimed in claim 17 in which the method is supported in the digital camera.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method as claimed in claim 17 in which the method is supported at least in part in a computer usable with the digital camera.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
170 words
A system for managing a removable storage device containing image contents captured by a digital camera and accessed in accordance with one of a plurality of supported filesystems, said camera system comprising: a removable storage device that is adapted for insertion into the digital camera via a storage interface; an operating system for mounting one of the supported filesystems, thereby creating a mounted filesystem having a filesystem pathname imposed by a naming convention of the mounted filesystem; a processor for (a) accessing an image table of contents in the storage device, said image table of contents including a presentation pathname specifically selected for each of the images, said presentation pathname being independent of the naming convention of the mounted filesystem and (b) reading the image contents of the removable storage device as aliased by the presentation pathname of the image table of contents; and a user interface stage for displaying the image contents of the removable storage device as aliased by the presentation pathname of the image table of contents.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
170 words
A system for managing a removable storage device containing image contents captured by a digital camera and accessed in accordance with one of a plurality of supported filesystems, said camera system comprising: a removable storage device that is adapted for insertion into the digital camera via a storage interface; an operating system for mounting one of the supported filesystems, thereby creating a mounted filesystem having a filesystem pathname imposed by a naming convention of the mounted filesystem; a processor for (a) accessing an image table of contents in the storage device, said image table of contents including a presentation pathname specifically selected for each of the images, said presentation pathname being independent of the naming convention of the mounted filesystem and (b) reading the image contents of the removable storage device as aliased by the presentation pathname of the image table of contents; and a user interface stage for displaying the image contents of the removable storage device as aliased by the presentation pathname of the image table of contents.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system as claimed in claim 20 in which the system is incorporated in a digital camera.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system as claimed in claim 20 in which the system is incorporated at least in part in a computer.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
28 words
The system as claimed in claim 20 wherein the presentation pathname is displayed by the user interface in place of the filesystem pathname regardless of the supported filesystem.
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