APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING IMAGES BASED ON USER PREFERENCES
First Claim
1. An apparatus for managing images based on user preferences, the apparatus comprising:
- a database for storing images;
an image search module for searching the images stored in the database;
an image output module for outputting at least one image retrieved by the image search module;
a preference input module for, when the retrieved image is output through the image output module, receiving a user preference for the output image from a user; and
an image path database for storing a storage path of the image, output through the image output module, based on the user preference received through the user preference input module;
wherein the image search module searches images whose storage paths are stored in the image path database or images whose storage paths are not stored in the image path database according to the user'"'"'s selection.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for managing images based on user preferences. The apparatus includes a database for storing images, an image search module for searching the images stored in the database, an image output module for outputting at least one image retrieved by the image search module, a preference input module for, when the retrieved image is output through the image output module, receiving a user preference for the output image from a user, and an image path database for storing a storage path of the image, output through the image output module, based on the user preference received through the user preference input module. The image search module searches images whose storage paths are stored in the image path database or images whose storage paths are not stored in the image path database according to the user'"'"'s selection.
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22 Claims
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1. An apparatus for managing images based on user preferences, the apparatus comprising:
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a database for storing images; an image search module for searching the images stored in the database; an image output module for outputting at least one image retrieved by the image search module; a preference input module for, when the retrieved image is output through the image output module, receiving a user preference for the output image from a user; and an image path database for storing a storage path of the image, output through the image output module, based on the user preference received through the user preference input module; wherein the image search module searches images whose storage paths are stored in the image path database or images whose storage paths are not stored in the image path database according to the user'"'"'s selection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 18, 19)
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11. A method of managing images based on user preferences, the method comprising:
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an image storage step of storing images in a database; an image search step of searching the images stored in the image storage step; an image output step of outputting at least one image retrieved at the image search step; a user preference input step of receiving a user preference for the output image from a user; and an image path storage step of storing a storage path of the image output at the image output step and determined to correspond to the user preference received at the user preference input step; wherein the image search step comprises searching images whose storage paths are stored in the image path database or images whose storage paths are not stored in the image path database according to the user'"'"'s selection. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22)
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