System for managing display and retrieval of image content on a network with image identification and linking to network content
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1. A system comprising:
- a memory; and
a processor in communication with the memory configured to;
retrieve an image signal;
compute identifying information from the image signal;
associate the identifying information with a link to additional information related to the image signal;
create a thumbnail of the image signal; and
form an image bookmark linking the thumbnail to a network location where the image signal is stored.
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Abstract
A system manages display and retrieval of image content on a network by identifying the image and linking the image to related information, such as licensing information or usage rights. The system manages the display of image content stored within a network by associating thumbnail images that link to versions of the image content stored on a network. One example is a thumbnail that acts as a bookmark linking to image signal content stored on a distributed network of computers, such as links to web pages accessible on the internet. Corresponding methods are also provided.
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23 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a memory; and a processor in communication with the memory configured to; retrieve an image signal; compute identifying information from the image signal; associate the identifying information with a link to additional information related to the image signal; create a thumbnail of the image signal; and form an image bookmark linking the thumbnail to a network location where the image signal is stored. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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retrieving an image signal; computing, using a processor, identifying information from the image signal by detecting a digital watermark in the image signal, wherein the digital watermark provides the identifying information; associating the identifying information with a link to additional information related to the image signal; creating a thumbnail of the image signal; and forming an image bookmark linking the thumbnail to a network location where the image signal is stored. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions comprising:
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instructions to retrieve an image signal; instructions to compute identifying information from the image signal by detecting a digital watermark in the image signal, wherein the digital watermark provides the identifying information; instructions to associate the identifying information with a link to additional information related to the image signal; instructions to create a thumbnail of the image signal; and instructions to form an image bookmark linking the thumbnail to a network location where the image signal is stored.
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