Migration for old image database

• US 20080205794A1
• Filed: 02/23/2007
• Published: 08/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Bhatt, Nikhil M., Bianchi, Curtis A.
• Granted Patent: US 7,936,946 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/305
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/51 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures

Abstract

Techniques are described for causing digital image data to be interpreted according to a particular technique of a plurality of techniques. According to an embodiment, digital sensor data is received, and user input is received that specifies which technique of a plurality of techniques to use to generate a display that depicts an unmodified image from the sensor data, wherein each technique of the plurality of techniques generates a display from the sensor data in a different manner than each other technique of the plurality of techniques.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for digital image data management, the computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving digital sensor data;

applying a particular technique of a plurality of techniques to interpret the digital sensor data, wherein each technique of the plurality of techniques is concurrently available and each technique generates a display from the sensor data in a different manner than each other technique of the plurality of techniques; and

dynamically generating a display that depicts an unmodified image from the sensor data as interpreted by the particular technique.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the steps of applying a particular technique of a plurality of techniques and dynamically generating a display are performed without storing to non-volatile storage data comprising an image file.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the data comprising an image file comprises data in TIFF format.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the data comprising an image file comprises data in JPEG format.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein each technique of the plurality of techniques is associated with a distinct set of user interface controls, and further comprising:

in response to generating the display that depicts an unmodified image from the sensor data using the particular technique, generating a display that includes the user interface controls that are associated with the particular technique.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

performing a first operation that modifies the unmodified image depicted from the sensor data to produce a first modified image from the sensor data;

receiving user input that selects a second technique of the plurality of techniques;

in response to performing the second technique, automatically applying the first operation to produce a second modified image from the sensor data based on the second technique and the first operation.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein:

the digital sensor data comprises a plurality of digital images stored as RAW files;

the specified technique comprises a technique for interpreting the RAW files that has not yet been applied to interpret any of the plurality of digital images stored as RAW files; and

further comprising;

in response to receiving user input, applying the specified technique to interpret the RAW files.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein:

at least one of the digital images based on the RAW files has been modified; and

the step of applying the specified technique to interpret the RAW files in response to receiving the user input comprises applying the specified technique to interpret only the RAW files on which the modified images are based.

17. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 1.

18. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 2.

19. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 3.

20. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 4.

21. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 5.

22. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 6.

23. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 7.

24. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 8.

9. A computer-implemented method for digital image data management, the computer-implemented method comprising:

generating a first unmodified display of a digital image, wherein the first display depicts sensor data as interpreted by a first technique of a plurality of techniques;

generating a second unmodified display of a digital image, wherein the second display depicts sensor data as interpreted by a second technique of a plurality of techniques;

concurrently displaying the first digital image and the second digital image.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, wherein the first technique and second technique generate a display from the sensor data in a different manner than each other.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, further comprising:

receiving user input that specifies which technique of a plurality of techniques to use to generate the second unmodified display of a digital image.

25. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 9.

26. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 10.

27. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 11.

12. A computer-implemented method for digital image data management, the computer-implemented method comprising:

selecting a digital image, wherein the digital image is generated from sensor data based on a first technique of a plurality of techniques for interpreting sensor data;

applying a second technique of a plurality of techniques for interpreting sensor data; and

generating a new version of the digital image, based on the second technique of a plurality of techniques for interpreting sensor data, without causing the sensor data to be modified.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, wherein the digital image is in RAW format.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, wherein the first technique and second technique interpret the sensor data in a different manner than each other.

28. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 12.

29. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 13.

30. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 14.

15. A method comprising performing a machine-executed operation involving instructions, wherein the instructions are instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform certain steps including:

receiving user input selecting a first version of a technique for modifying the display of a digital image;

in response to receiving the user input, modifying the display of a digital image in accordance with the first version of the technique;

receiving input comprising a second version of the technique;

causing the second version of the technique to be available for modifying the display of the digital image without causing the first version of the technique to be unavailable;

receiving user input selecting the second version of the technique;

in response to receiving the user input, modifying the display of the digital image in accordance with the second version of the technique; and

after modifying the display of the digital image in accordance with the second version of the technique;

receiving user input selecting the first version of the technique without causing the second version of the technique to be unavailable;

in response to receiving the user input, modifying the display of the digital image in accordance with the first version of the technique;

wherein the machine-executed operation is at least one of (a) sending the instructions over transmission media, (b) receiving the instructions over transmission media, (c) storing the instructions onto a machine-readable storage medium, or (d) executing the instructions.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the steps of modifying the display of the digital image is performed without saving the digital image in a format other than RAW.