Method and system for coherent image group maintenance in memory
US6141044A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 26, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/3247
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
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.
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