Apparatus and method for managing picture data
First Claim
1. A picture data management apparatus for storing and retrieving picture data, comprising:
- means for receiving respective picture data representative of a plurality of pictures, and for receiving credit information including at least one indicia of source or ownership for at least one of said pictures;
means for generating a respective time code for each of said plurality of pictures indicative of the time of receipt of each of said pictures by said means for receiving;
means for receiving a respective storage or elimination command at a time subsequent to the time of receipt of the respective picture data;
means for selectively storing or eliminating the respective received picture data, credit information and time code indicative of the time of receipt of each of said pictures by said means for receiving, which is prior to the time of storage or elimination, for each of said plurality of pictures in association with said time code corresponding to the respective received picture data in response to the respective storage or elimination command;
means for entering retrieval parameter information indicative of a selected time period indicative of the time of receipt of particular picture data by said means for receiving;
retrieving means for retrieving the stored picture data for which said time codes correspond to said selected time period, thus indicating that the retrieved picture data was received by said means for receiving during said selected time period; and
output means for outputting the stored picture data retrieved by said retrieving means, said output means being further adapted to output said credit information with the stored picture data to selectively provide the credit information therewith or indicate whether and to whom further payment must be made.
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Abstract
An apparatus for managing picture data receives picture data representing a number of pictures at different times, generates a time code indicating the time of receipt of each picture, and stores the received picture data with a header that includes the time code. In order to retrieve selected pictures, retrieval parameter information is entered to indicate a selected time period, and the picture data that was received during the selected time period is retrieved. The apparatus also forms reduced size picture data for each received picture and stores the reduced size picture data in the header together with the time code for the corresponding picture. Upon retrieving selected ones of the stored pictures, the corresponding reduced size picture data is used to display simultaneously several reduced size pictures representing the pictures that have been retrieved.
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58 Claims
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1. A picture data management apparatus for storing and retrieving picture data, comprising:
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means for receiving respective picture data representative of a plurality of pictures, and for receiving credit information including at least one indicia of source or ownership for at least one of said pictures; means for generating a respective time code for each of said plurality of pictures indicative of the time of receipt of each of said pictures by said means for receiving; means for receiving a respective storage or elimination command at a time subsequent to the time of receipt of the respective picture data; means for selectively storing or eliminating the respective received picture data, credit information and time code indicative of the time of receipt of each of said pictures by said means for receiving, which is prior to the time of storage or elimination, for each of said plurality of pictures in association with said time code corresponding to the respective received picture data in response to the respective storage or elimination command; means for entering retrieval parameter information indicative of a selected time period indicative of the time of receipt of particular picture data by said means for receiving; retrieving means for retrieving the stored picture data for which said time codes correspond to said selected time period, thus indicating that the retrieved picture data was received by said means for receiving during said selected time period; and output means for outputting the stored picture data retrieved by said retrieving means, said output means being further adapted to output said credit information with the stored picture data to selectively provide the credit information therewith or indicate whether and to whom further payment must be made. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A picture data management apparatus for storing and retrieving picture data, comprising:
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means for receiving respective picture data representative of a plurality of pictures, and for receiving credit information including at least one indicia of source or ownership for at least one of said pictures; means for generating a respective time code for each of said plurality of pictures indicative of the time of receipt of each of said pictures by said means for receiving; reduced size picture means for forming reduced size picture data for each of said plurality of pictures; means for storing the respective received picture data, credit information and time code indicative of the time of receipt of said pictures by said means for receiving, which is prior to the time of storage for each one of said plurality of pictures and for storing in association therewith said reduced size picture data corresponding to said each one of said plurality of pictures; means for entering retrieval parameter information indicative of a selected time period indicative of the time of receipt of particular picture data by said means for receiving; retrieving means for retrieving the stored picture data and the associated reduced size picture data for which said time codes correspond to said selected time period, thus indicating that the retrieved picture data was received by said means for receiving during said selected time period; means for simultaneously displaying a plurality of reduced size pictures corresponding to the retrieved reduced size picture data; and output means for outputting the stored picture data retrieved by said retrieving means, said output means being further adapted to output said credit information with the stored picture data to selectively provide the credit information therewith or indicate whether and to whom further payment must be made. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A picture data management apparatus for storing and retrieving picture data, comprising:
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means for receiving respective picture data representative of a plurality of pictures, and for receiving credit information including at least one indicia of source or ownership for at least one of said pictures; means for generating a respective time code for each of said plurality of pictures indicative of the time of receipt of each of said pictures by said means for receiving; reduced size picture means for forming reduced size picture data for each of said plurality of pictures; means for receiving a respective storage command at a time subsequent to the time of receipt of the respective picture data and credit information; means for assigning respective keyword data for each of said plurality of pictures; means for combining said respective time codes indicative of the time of receipt of each of said pictures by said means for receiving, which is prior to the time of receipt of said respective storage command, reduced size picture data and keyword data corresponding to respective received picture data to form header data associated with said respective received picture data; means for storing the respective received picture data and associated respective header data in response to the respective storage command; means for entering retrieval data; retrieving means for retrieving the stored picture data corresponding to stored header data that conforms to said entered retrieval data; means for reading out from said means for storing the reduced size picture data corresponding to the retrieved picture data; means for displaying simultaneously a plurality of reduced size pictures corresponding to the read-out reduced size picture data; and output means for outputting the stored picture data retrieved by said retrieving means, said output means being further adapted to output said credit information with the stored picture data to selectively provide the credit information therewith or indicate whether and to whom further payment must be made. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A method of storing and retrieving picture data, comprising the steps of:
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receiving respective picture data representative of a plurality of pictures, and receiving credit information including at least one indicia of source or ownership for at least one of said pictures; generating a respective time code for each of said plurality of pictures indicative of the time of receipt of each of said pictures; receiving a respective storage or elimination command at a time subsequent to said time of receipt of the respective picture data and credit information; selectively storing or eliminating said received picture data credit information and time code indicative of the time of receipt of each of said pictures, which is prior to the time for storage or elimination, in association with said time code corresponding to the respective received picture data in response to the respective storage or elimination command; indexing said stored picture data in accordance with respective time codes so that said stored picture data is indexed in accordance with the time of receipt of said picture data; retrieving such portions of the indexed and stored picture data for which said time codes correspond to a selected time period, thus indicating that the retrieved picture data was received during said selected time period; outputting at least a portion of said indexed and stored picture data; and outputting the credit information associated with said retrieved portions of said picture data with the stored picture data to selectively provide the credit information therewith or indicate whether and to whom further payment must be made. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49)
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50. A method of storing and retrieving picture data, comprising the steps of:
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receiving respective picture data representative of a plurality of pictures, and receiving credit information including at least one indicia of source or ownership for at least one of said pictures; generating a respective time code for each of said plurality of pictures indicative of the time of receipt of each of said pictures; storing said respective picture data, credit information and time code indicative of the time of receipt of each of said pictures, which is prior to the time of storage; forming respective reduced size picture data for each of said plurality of pictures; storing the respective reduced size picture data for each one of said plurality of pictures and storing in association therewith said respective picture data, credit information and time code; receiving retrieval parameter information indicative of a selected time period; retrieving the stored reduced size picture data for which said time codes correspond to said selected time period, thus indicating that the retrieved reduced size picture was received during said selected time period; displaying simultaneously a plurality of reduced size picture data which correspond to said selected time period; selecting at least one of said reduced size picture data; outputting said stored picture data associated with said selected reduced size picture data; and outputting the credit information associated with said output portions of said picture data to selectively provide the credit information therewith or indicate whether payment must be made. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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