System for image storing

• US 20080091751A1
• Filed: 08/28/2006
• Published: 04/17/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Juri Vendelin
• Original Assignee: A Ja U Majandustarkvara Ou
• Inventors: Vendelin, Juri
• Granted Patent: US 9,043,299 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/51 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures

Abstract

A system for image storing contains image downloading tool from image sources, system administering tool, screen for displaying downloaded images and image archive comprising the units of archiving images to the archive and searching images from archive. The purpose of the proposed system is to create an image archiving system, in which the relevant criteria are: the objects represented on the image; what properties criteria the image corresponds to and; how users group images. For this reason a clear distinction is made between a priory categories, including ON- and IN-keywords, and matrix categories when archiving images.

Claims

1. A system for image storing contains image downloading tool from image sources, system administering tool, screen for displaying downloaded images and image archive comprising the units of

archiving images to the archive and

searching images from archive.

2. A system according to claim 1, wherein image archiving unit comprising the modules of

choosing and displaying an image from downloaded images;

an image processing;

processing check; and

archiving.

3. A system according to claim 2, wherein choosing a photo is generated manually by user.

4. A system according to claim 2, wherein the choosing an image is generated automatically by system.

5. A system according to claim 2, wherein an image processing module comprising the steps of

designating and adding keywords;

designating and adding categories;

choosing and adding call names;

linking images with call names, keywords and categories; and

signaturing images.

6. A system according to claim 2, wherein processing check module comprising the steps of checking linking and archiving requirements.

7. A system according to claim 6, wherein linking and archiving requirements comprises image keywords and signature.

8. A system according to claim 5, wherein said designated keywords are specified by system.

9. A system according to claim 5, wherein said added keywords are electable manually by user.

10. A system according to claim 8, wherein said keywords comprises ON-keywords and IN-keywords.

11. A system according to claim 9, wherein said keywords comprises ON-keywords and IN-keywords.

12. A system according to claim 10, wherein ON-keywords are object based and IN-keywords are property based.

13. A system according to claim 11, wherein ON-keywords are object based and IN-keywords are property based.

14. A system according to claim 5, wherein said categories comprises an a priory and matrix categories.

15. A system according to claim 14, wherein said a priory categories comprises images that are grouped based on the objects represented on the photo and properties of image and said matrix categories comprises personal categories that are created by user according to user'"'"'s needs.

16. A system according to claim 14, wherein said designated a priory categories are specified automatically by system and said designated matrix categories are specified automatically by system or added matrix categories are elected manually by user.

17. A system according to claim 5, wherein said chosen call names are specified automatically by system and said added call names are elective manually by user.

18. A system according to claim 5, wherein said signature comprises the data about where, when, who/what, author.

19. A system according to claim 14, wherein keywords are linked with priory categories;

and call names are linked with matrix categories.

20. A system according to claim 6, wherein system checks whether the ON-keywords and IN-keywords have been designated.

21. A system according to claim 20, wherein system checks whether at least three ON-keywords and at least one IN-keyword have been designated.

22. A system according to claim 21, wherein en error message will be displayed if system finds the answer NO.

23. A system according to claim 21, wherein signature of image will be checked if system finds the answer YES.

24. A system according to claim 23, wherein en error message will be displayed if system finds the answer NO.

25. A system according to claim 23, wherein an image will be archived if system finds the answer YES.

26. A system according to claim 1, wherein said searching unit comprising modules of

searching for photos in a priory categories;

searching for photos in matrix categories; and

searching for photos using the search engine.

27. A system according to claim 27, wherein search in a priory categories comprising the steps of

choosing main category;

system opens said category tree and displays corresponding previews of images;

choosing sub-category;

system opens keywords of corresponding subcategory and displays previews of related images;

choosing keyword; and

displaying found images.

28. A system according to claim 27, wherein search in matrix categories comprising the steps of:

choosing matrix category;

system opens said category tree and displays folders of corresponding call names;

choosing and opening folders of call names; and

displaying found images.

29. A system according to claim 27, wherein search in matrix categories comprising the steps of:

choosing matrix category;

system opens said category tree and displays folders of corresponding call names;

choosing call names from opened category tree;

system displays related previews of images.

30. A system according to claim 27, wherein said search comprising the steps of

entering at least one search word into the search field;

system perform a search according to entered criteria;

displaying previews for images corresponding to the given criteria.

31. A system according to claim 30, wherein said search fields comprising the fields of

a priory categories, a priory sub-categories, keywords in a priory categories, matrix categories, call names in matrix categories and photo signatures.