Patent · US Expired

Image display apparatus and method and image management program

US7437681B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15Claims
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Filing dateFeb 14, 2003
Grant dateOct 14, 2008
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Expiry dateDec 4, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/58
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Date and time information concerning image files included in the folder is obtained, a time range from the oldest image to the newest image is calculated, and the time range is displayed with folder information. For example, data on shot dates and times recorded as associated information concerning the images or time stamps of the files are used to calculate the time range, and the date range is displayed on a folder icon or on a tab portion of the folder icon. Moreover, a file list displayed last time is stored, the stored file list is compared with a current file list, and only if the both file lists are different from each other, the date and time information is obtained for a different file to recalculate the time range. Thus, the user can infer images included in the folder to some extent and easily retrieve a desired image.

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