Image storage and reference using a URL
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1. A resource locator data structure for use by a computer system to request a stored image, the data structure comprising:
- a first portion comprising an identifier for accessing a first version of the image;
a second portion comprising a list of none or more operations, which when applied to the first image version yields a second version of the image, wherein a combination of the first and second portions identify a requested image and the combination is used to determine whether the requested image exists in storage.
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Abstract
The present invention concerns a resource locator which may be used to identify both an initial image, and an edited version of the initial image as well as the operations which can be applied to the initial image yields the edited image. The resource locator may further be used to generate an access key, and when a resource request is made using the resource locator, the access key may be used to validate the request.
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1. A resource locator data structure for use by a computer system to request a stored image, the data structure comprising:
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a first portion comprising an identifier for accessing a first version of the image;
a second portion comprising a list of none or more operations, which when applied to the first image version yields a second version of the image, wherein a combination of the first and second portions identify a requested image and the combination is used to determine whether the requested image exists in storage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of referencing an image using a resource locator, the method comprising:
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generating a first portion comprising an identifier associated with an image, the identifier referencing a first version of the image;
generating a second portion comprising a list of none or more operations, which when applied to the first image version yields a second version of the image, wherein a combination of the first and second portions is used to reference the second image when it is found to exist in storage. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for retrieving an image in storage using a resource locator, the method comprising:
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determining whether a requested image exists in storage, the requested image identified by information contained in the resource locator; and
retrieving an initial image identified by the resource locator and generating the requested image using the initial image and information contained in the resource locator, if the requested image is unavailable. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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