Local thumbnail cache

A system for managing thumbnail images, the system comprising:

• a storage for storing a thumbnail cache, the thumbnail cache including an index file and one or more data files;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• receive a first request to store a thumbnail image in the thumbnail cache, the first request including the thumbnail image and identifying information;
• store in one of the one or more data files the thumbnail image;
• store in the index the identifying information and a location of the thumbnail image within the one of the one or more data files.
• receive a second request to retrieve the thumbnail image, the second request including the identifying information;
• and
• reply to the second request with a reference to the thumbnail image.

A system for managing thumbnail images, the system comprising:

• a display;
• a storage for storing a thumbnail cache, the thumbnail cache including an index file and a plurality of data files;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• receive a first request to store a thumbnail image in the thumbnail cache, the first request including the thumbnail image, a file location, a date and time of modification, and a thumbnail size;
• store the thumbnail image in one of the plurality of data files;
• store in the index file the file location, the date and time of modification, and the thumbnail size of the thumbnail image within the one of the plurality of data files.
• receive a second request to retrieve the thumbnail image, the second request comprising the file location, the date and time of modification, and the thumbnail size;
• reply to the second request with a reference to the thumbnail image;
• and
• display the thumbnail image on the display.