Image storage method and apparatus
US6813394B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 30, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/51
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A plurality of images and a feature of each of these images are stored in one image file. An attribute information area stores attribute information necessary to read out and display the images stored in the image file. A feature data area continuously stores features of the images stored in the image file. An image data area continuously stores image data of the images stored in the image file. Since one image file has the attribute information, the feature data area continuously storing the features of all images, and the image data area continuously storing all images, high-speed access to the image data and simple management of the image data are realized.
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