Acquisition and organization of digital images
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1. A method of optically scanning a target item, comprising:
- predefining settings for scanning parameters appropriate to a photographic image;
optically scanning the target item using the predefined settings to form a digital image of the target item; and
automatically converting the digital image into a data file.
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Abstract
A system and method for organizing digital images automatically. A digital image is acquired and automatically converted into an image data file with an associated date, and stored into a file system folder associated with that date. When the digital image is to be acquired using an optical scanner, the method automatically acquires the image using predefined scanner settings that are appropriate to a photographic image to scan the item.
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41 Claims
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1. A method of optically scanning a target item, comprising:
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predefining settings for scanning parameters appropriate to a photographic image;
optically scanning the target item using the predefined settings to form a digital image of the target item; and
automatically converting the digital image into a data file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of automatically organizing digital images, comprising:
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acquiring a digital image from an image source;
automatically associating a date with the digital image;
automatically converting the digital image into a data file; and
storing the data file into a folder of a file system, the folder associated with the date. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of processing digital images from a plurality of image sources, comprising:
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predefining at least one set of image acquisition parameters, each set associated with a corresponding one of a group of image sources and appropriate for acquiring a photographic image with the corresponding image source;
configuring a selected one of the image sources with the associated set of image acquisition parameters;
acquiring a digital image from the selected one of the image sources;
automatically converting the digital image into a data file; and
integrating the data file into a file structure common to data files from all the image sources.
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27. An image processing system, comprising:
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at least one image source, each image source for providing at least one digital image upon request;
an image capture subsystem coupled to the at least one image source for requesting and receiving the at least one digital image from the at least one image source, the image capture subsystem further for associating a date with each digital image and automatically converting each digital image into a corresponding image file; and
a file system coupled to the image capture subsystem for automatically storing each image file in a selected one of a plurality of data folders, the selected data folder associated with the date. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A processor-readable medium having processor-executable instructions thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
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acquire a digital image from an image source;
automatically convert the digital image into a data file having a date associated with the digital image; and
store the data file into a data folder of a file system, the folder associated with the date.
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36. A processor-readable medium having processor-executable instructions thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
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predefine settings for scanning parameters appropriate to a photographic image;
optically scan the target item using the predefined settings to form a digital image of the target item; and
automatically convert the digital image into a data file.
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37. An image processing system, comprising:
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means for acquiring a digital image from an image source;
means for automatically converting the digital image into a data file having a date associated with the digital image; and
means for storing the data file into a data folder of a file system, the folder associated with the date.
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38. An image processing system, comprising:
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means for predefining settings for scanning parameters appropriate to a photographic image;
means for optically scanning the target item using the predefined settings to form a digital image of the target item; and
means for automatically converting the digital image into a data file.
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39. A method for optically scanning a target item, comprising:
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a step for predefining settings for scanning parameters appropriate to a photographic image;
a step for optically scanning the target item using the predefined settings to form a digital image of the target item; and
a step for automatically converting the digital image into a data file.
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40. A method for automatically organizing digital images, comprising:
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a step for acquiring a digital image from an image source;
a step for automatically converting the digital image into a data file having a date associated with the digital image; and
a step for storing the data file into a data folder of a file system, the folder associated with the date.
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41. An image processing system, comprising:
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at least one image source, each image source for providing at least one digital image upon request;
an image capture subsystem coupled to the at least one image source which requests and receives the at least one digital image from the at least one image source, associates a date with each image, and automatically converts each image into a corresponding image file; and
a file system coupled to the image capture subsystem which receives each image file from the image capture subsystem and automatically stores each image file in a selected one of a plurality of data folders, the selected data folder associated with the date.
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