System and method for open space metadata-based storage and retrieval of images in an image database
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1. A system for the storage of a digital image in an image database, the system comprising:
- (a) a processor;
(b) means for automatically generating with said processor open space metadata from the digital image independent of manually inputting data; and
(c) means for storing the open space metadata along with the associated image in the image database.
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Abstract
A system for the storage of a digital image in an image database, the system comprises: a processor; software for automatically generating with said processor open space metadata from the digital image independent of manually inputting data; and software for storing the open space metadata along with the associated image in the image database.
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1. A system for the storage of a digital image in an image database, the system comprising:
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(a) a processor; (b) means for automatically generating with said processor open space metadata from the digital image independent of manually inputting data; and (c) means for storing the open space metadata along with the associated image in the image database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for the retrieval of images from an image database based upon the characteristics of open space in the images contained in the image database, the system comprising:
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(a) a processor; (b) means for transmitting a user specified open space search request to the processor; (c) means for retrieving with the processor images from the image database which match the open space search request; (d) means for automatically ranking with the processor the retrieved open space images from the image database so that images are ranked in descending order of match to the search request; and (e) means for presenting the ranked image results of the image database query to the user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for the storage of a digital image in an image database, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a processor; (b) automatically generating with the processor open space metadata independent of manually inputting data; and (c) storing the open space metadata along with the associated image in the image database. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method for retrieval of images from an image database based upon the characteristics of open space in the images contained in the image database, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a processor; (b) transmitting a user specified open space search request to the processor; (c) retrieving with the processor images from the image database which match the open space search request; (d) automatically ranking with said processor the retrieved open space images from the image database so that images are ranked in descending order of match to the search request; and (e) presenting the ranked image results of the image database query to the user. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A computer program product for retrieval of images from an image database based upon the characteristics of open space in the images contained in the image database, comprising:
- a computer readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon for performing the steps of;
(a) transmitting a user specified open space search request; and (b) retrieving with the processor images from the image database which match the open space search request; (c) automatically ranking with said processor the retrieved open space images from the image database so that images are ranked in descending order of match to the search request; and (d) presenting the ranked image results of the image database query to the user. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
- a computer readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon for performing the steps of;
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65. A computer program product for storage of a digital image in an image database, comprising:
- a computer readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon for performing the step of;
(a) automatically generating open space metadata independent of manually inputting data; and (b) storing the open space metadata along with the associated image in the image database. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
- a computer readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon for performing the step of;
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