Image management method and device
First Claim
1. A method of managing images on a device comprising at least one means for connection to at least one memory space containing images and selection information selecting images in a first category, non-selected images being images in a second category, the method comprising a prior step of:
- configuring at least one image management file containing information relating to the management of the images in the first category and to the management of the images in the second category, the image management file being saved in a memory space belonging to the image managing device and different from the memory space containing images and selection information;
then, following the connection of a memory space containing images and selection information, the following steps of;
obtaining selection information for the images in the connected memory space;
managing the images in the first category according to the information in the said at least one configured image management file; and
managing the images in the second category using the information in the said at least one configured image management file.
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Abstract
The present invention proposes an image management method and device. The device can be connected to at least one memory space containing images and selection information selecting images in a first category. Non-selected images are images in a second category. The management method comprises a prior step of configuring at least one image management file containing information relating to the management of the images in the first category and in the second category and being stored in a memory space belonging to the image managing device;
and then, following the connection of a memory space, the management method comprises the following steps of:
obtaining selection information for the images in the memory space;
managing the images in the first category according to the information in the at least one configured image management file; and
managing the images in the second category using the information in the at least one configured image management file.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of managing images on a device comprising at least one means for connection to at least one memory space containing images and selection information selecting images in a first category, non-selected images being images in a second category, the method comprising a prior step of:
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configuring at least one image management file containing information relating to the management of the images in the first category and to the management of the images in the second category, the image management file being saved in a memory space belonging to the image managing device and different from the memory space containing images and selection information;
then, following the connection of a memory space containing images and selection information, the following steps of;
obtaining selection information for the images in the connected memory space;
managing the images in the first category according to the information in the said at least one configured image management file; and
managing the images in the second category using the information in the said at least one configured image management file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 25, 26)
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12. An image management device comprising:
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at least one means for connection to at least one memory space containing images and selection information selecting images in a first category, non-selected images being images in a second category;
at least one memory space belonging to the image managing device, different from the memory space containing images and selection information, and including at least one configurable image management file containing information on the management of the images in the first category and on the management of the images in the second category;
means for obtaining selection information for the images in the connected memory space;
means for managing the images in the first category according to the information in said at least one configured image management file;
means for managing the images in the second category according to the information in said at least one configured image management file. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A printer comprising:
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at least one means for connection to at least one memory space containing images and selection information selecting images in a first category, non-selected images being images in a second category;
at least one memory space belonging to the printer, different from the memory space containing images and selection information, and including at least one configurable image management file containing information on the management of the images in the first category and on the management of the images in the second category;
means for obtaining selection information for the images in the connected memory space;
means for managing the images in the first category according to the information in said at least one configured image management file; and
means for managing the images in the second category using the information in said at least one configured image management file.
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