Image Component WEB/PC Repository
First Claim
1. A method to describe and document the contents of digital images displayed on a computer that supports an internet browser. Embodiments to the Image Object provide facilities to annotate, embellish, enhance with video, music, animation, speech as well as update, sort, search and collect into digital albums. Documented digital images (called image or picture objects) operate at multiple levels, the lowest level being the local computer files, followed by other external locations, networks and the internet. A web server provides the functionality to run on any computing device and browser (FIG. 19).a. A preferred embodiment according to claim 1 whereby the user chooses to run only on a personal computing device connected with supporting methods that run on the internet server. This embodiment creates Image Objects to be stored in the local computing device as well as exchanged using e-mail with any other person that is uses an internet browser.b. Another preferred embodiment whereby the user extends the capability of 1a and submits, stores, researches and exchanges information using the internet server database (called Repository)c. Another less preferred embodiment whereby the user installs all the server functionality in an independent network.d. All mentioned embodiments have help, error detection, and warning messages.
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Abstract
A solution that organizes dispersed collections of images such as photographs, pictures and other graphical objects kept in shoeboxes, albums, or electronic storage. The solution makes it easy to describe, resize, index, and sort the different aspects contained in images. Facilities include documentation, e-mail, updating, version control, inclusion of video, embellishment, sound, animation, text to speech and, dynamic search.
It is an internet application that facilitates annotation, organizes, researches and shares images and corresponding information collected at different times and places. It links and relates images that share common elements. The same person found as a child in one image, as an adult in another, and referenced in a newspaper article is a relation example. This solution collects the knowledge embedded in multiple images and produces well documented, organized, and clearly explained printable images as well as dynamic albums of related images.
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1. A method to describe and document the contents of digital images displayed on a computer that supports an internet browser. Embodiments to the Image Object provide facilities to annotate, embellish, enhance with video, music, animation, speech as well as update, sort, search and collect into digital albums. Documented digital images (called image or picture objects) operate at multiple levels, the lowest level being the local computer files, followed by other external locations, networks and the internet. A web server provides the functionality to run on any computing device and browser (
FIG. 19 ).a. A preferred embodiment according to claim 1 whereby the user chooses to run only on a personal computing device connected with supporting methods that run on the internet server. This embodiment creates Image Objects to be stored in the local computing device as well as exchanged using e-mail with any other person that is uses an internet browser. b. Another preferred embodiment whereby the user extends the capability of 1a and submits, stores, researches and exchanges information using the internet server database (called Repository) c. Another less preferred embodiment whereby the user installs all the server functionality in an independent network. d. All mentioned embodiments have help, error detection, and warning messages.
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27. The embodiment includes a method to record new members in the WEB server database.
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30. A method displays the hyperlink list of the related objects on the member'"'"'s personal computing device.
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31. A method displays the object selected from the hyperlink on the member'"'"'s personal computing device.
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32. A method stores the above-mentioned Image Object in the member'"'"'s personal computing device.
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