Digital image processing apparatus and file managing method performed therein

• US 8,471,925 B2
• Filed: 08/13/2007
• Issued: 06/25/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Chu, Jae-ki
• Primary Examiner(s): Jalil, Neveen Abel
• Assistant Examiner(s): KINSAUL, DANIEL W
• Application Number:
  US11/891,723
• Publication Number:
  US 20080222203A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,143 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 348/231.2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/51 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8233 the additional signal being a character code signal

Abstract

A digital image processing apparatus capable of reducing the number of calculations performed when a new image file satisfying a DCF standard generated for a captured image is edited, so as to reduce the time required for performing the edit, and a file managing method performed in the digital image processing apparatus. The digital image processing apparatus includes a digital signal processing unit which generates a file having a grouping attribute for a captured image and changes the grouping attribute of the file during a group edit of a selected file.

Claims

1. A digital image processing apparatus for managing image file names comprising:

a digital signal processing unit which generates a captured image file having a file name, the file name including a grouping attribute for the captured image file indicating a group to which the captured image file belongs, wherein during at least one of a group edit of adding a selected file to the group, a group edit of moving a selected file between groups, and a group edit of deleting a selected file from the group, without any user input command requesting to change the file name of the selected file, the digital signal processing unit changes the grouping attribute in the file name to reflect a result of the group edit on the grouping attribute resulting in the grouping attribute indicating the group to which the selected file belongs as a result of the group edit,

wherein the captured image file follows a design rule for camera file system (DCF) standard,

the file name includes a predetermined digit identifier according to at least one of the manufacturing company and device model, a predetermined digit serial number, a predetermined digit grouping distinguisher and an extension, and

the predetermined digit grouping distinguisher comprises a decimal number corresponding to a binary number having an equal number of digits to a total number of groups.

2. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the digital signal processing unit designates the grouping attribute to one of the characters of the file name based on a design rule for camera file system (DCF) standard.

3. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein when the digital image processing apparatus is powered off, the digital signal processing unit updates an index file, which includes location information and photographing information on the files included in the group, with the results of the edit.

13. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the digital signal processing unit further controls displaying of an image based on the captured image file, the image including a symbol based on the group attribute, and the signal processing unit further controls changing the symbol in the displayed image when the captured image file is moved from the group and the group attribute is changed.

18. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the grouping attribute indicates a plurality of groups to which the captured image file belongs.

4. A digital image processing apparatus for managing image file names comprising:

a digital signal processing unit further comprising;

a file generating unit that generates a file having a file name, the file name including a grouping attribute for a captured image indicating a group to which the captured image belongs;

an editing unit that performs at least one of a group edit of adding a selected file to the group, a group edit of moving the selected file between groups, and a group edit of deleting the selected file from the group; and

a file changing unit that changes the grouping attribute of the selected file on which the group edit has been performed to reflect a result of the group edit on the grouping attribute without any user input command requesting to change the file name of the selected file, resulting in changing the grouping attribute of the file name to indicate the group to which the selected file belongs as a result of the group edit,

wherein the captured image file follows a design rule for camera file system (DCF) standard,

the file name includes a predetermined digit identifier according to at least one of the manufacturing company and device model, a predetermined digit serial number, a predetermined digit grouping distinguisher and an extension, and

the predetermined digit grouping distinguisher comprises a decimal number corresponding to a binary number having an equal number of digits to a total number of groups.

5. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 4, wherein the file generating unit designates the grouping attribute to one of the characters of the file name based on a design rule for camera file system (DCF) standard.

6. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 5, further comprising an information updating unit which, when the digital image processing apparatus is powered off, updates an index file which includes location information and photographing information on the files included in the group, with the results of the edit.

14. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 4, further comprising a display unit which displays an image based on the captured image file, the image including a symbol based on the group attribute, and changes the symbol in the displayed image when the captured image file is moved from the group and the group attribute is changed.

7. A digital image processing apparatus for managing file names comprising:

a digital signal processing unit which designates a grouping attribute to one of the characters of a file name of a file based on a design rule for file system (DCF) standard image, the grouping attribute indicating a group to which the file belongs, and which, in response to at least one of a group edit of adding a selected file to the group, a group edit of moving a selected file between groups, and a group edit of deleting a selected file from the group, without any user input command requesting to change the file name of the selected file, changes the grouping attribute of the file to reflect a result of the group edit on the grouping attribute resulting in the grouping attribute indicating the group to which the selected file belongs as a result of the group edit and changing the file name,

wherein the file name includes a predetermined digit identifier according to at least one of the manufacturing company and device model, a predetermined digit serial number, a predetermined digit grouping distinguisher and an extension, and

the predetermined digit grouping distinguisher comprises a decimal number corresponding to a binary number having an equal number of digits to a total number of groups.

8. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 7, wherein when the digital image processing apparatus is powered off, the digital signal processing unit updates an index file which includes location information and photographing information on the files included in the group, with the results of the change.

15. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 7, wherein the digital signal processing unit further controls displaying of an image based on the captured image file, the image including a symbol based on the group attribute, and the signal processing unit further controls changing the symbol in the displayed image when the captured image file is moved from the group and the group attribute is changed.

9. A digital image processing apparatus for managing image file names comprising:

a digital signal processing unit which records a grouping attribute in a file name of a captured image file, the grouping attribute indicating a group to which the file belongs, and which, in response to at least one of a group edit of adding a selected file to the group, a group edit of moving a selected file between groups, and a group edit of deleting a selected file from the group, without any user input command requesting to change the file name of the selected file, changes the grouping attribute recorded in the captured file to reflect a result of the group edit on the grouping attribute, resulting in changing the grouping attribute of the file name to indicate the group to which the selected file belongs as a result of the group edit,

wherein the captured image file follows a design rule for camera file system (DCF) standard,

the file name includes a predetermined digit identifier according to at least one of the manufacturing company and device model, a predetermined digit serial number, a predetermined digit grouping distinguisher and an extension, and

the predetermined digit grouping distinguisher comprises a decimal number corresponding to a binary number having an equal number of digits to a total number of groups.

16. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 9, wherein the digital signal processing unit further controls displaying of an image based on the captured image file, the image including a symbol based on the group attribute, and the signal processing unit further controls changing the symbol in the displayed image when the captured image file is moved from the group and the group attribute is changed.

10. A file managing method for managing image file names performed by a digital image processing apparatus, comprising the operations of:

generating captured image files having grouping attributes for captured images in the respective file names of the captured image files, each said grouping attribute indicating a respective group to which a respective said captured image file belongs;

performing at least one of a group edit of adding a file selected from the files to the group, a group edit of moving the selected file between groups, or a group edit of deleting the selected file from the group; and

changing the grouping attribute of the selected file to reflect a result of the group edit on the grouping attribute without any user input command requesting to change the file name of the selected file to indicate the group to which the selected file belongs as a result of the group edit when the group edit is completed,

wherein the captured image file follows a design rule for camera file system (DCF) standard,

the file name includes a predetermined digit identifier according to at least one of the manufacturing company and device model, a predetermined digit serial number, a predetermined digit grouping distinguisher and an extension, and

the predetermined digit grouping distinguisher comprises a decimal number corresponding to a binary number having an equal number of digits to a total number of groups.

11. The file managing method of claim 10, further comprising the operation of, when the digital image processing apparatus is powered off, updating an index file, which includes location information and photographing information on the files included in the group, with the results of the change.

12. The file managing method of claim 10, wherein the generating includes designating the grouping attribute to one of the characters of the file name based on a design rule for camera file system (DCF) standard.

17. The file managing method of claim 10, further comprising:

displaying an image based on the captured image file, the image including a symbol based on the group attribute; and

changing the symbol in the displayed image when the captured image file is moved from the group and the group attribute is changed.