Imaging table of contents
US6760065B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/3277
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
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 interfac…
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