Storage and Transmission of Pictures Including Multiple Frames

A system for generating an image from a plurality of component elements, comprising:

• at least one image capture device, each image capture device comprising:
• an image capture mechanism, configured to capture at least one image;
• a hash module, configured to apply a hash function to generate at least one digest from at least one captured image;
• a storage device, communicatively coupled to the image capture mechanism and to the hash module, configured to store the at least one captured image and the at least one digest;
• and
• a communications interface, configured to transmit the at least one digest to at least one other device;
• an image renderer, configured to render a viewable image from a plurality of component elements by:
• receiving a plurality of captured images;
• authenticating at least one of the received images by applying a hash module to the received image and comparing the result with a previously stored digest;
• and
• combining the plurality of captured images to generate a viewable image;
• and
• an output device, communicatively coupled to the image renderer, for outputting the viewable image.

A method for generating an image from component elements, comprising:

• storing a container file associated with a plurality of component elements, each component element comprising:
• image data representing a captured image;
• and
• metadata for the image data;
• wherein the container file is further associated with instructions for combining the component elements with one another;
• retrieving the stored container file;
• performing at least one operation on at least a subset of the component elements according to the instructions, to generate a viewable image;
• and
• outputting the viewable image an output device.

A method for generating an image from a plurality of component elements, comprising:

• at a first device, capturing at least one image;
• storing the at least one captured image;
• receiving at least one digest from at least one second device, each digest having been generated by application of a hash function to a remotely-captured image;
• subsequently obtaining the at least one remotely-captured image;
• authenticating the obtained remotely-captured image by applying a hash module to the obtained remotely-captured image and comparing the result with a previously received digest;
• combining the obtained remotely-captured image with at least one image captured at the first device, to generate a viewable image;
• and
• outputting the viewable image.

A computer program product for generating an image from component elements, comprising:

• a nontransitory computer-readable storage medium;
• and
• computer program code, encoded on the medium, configured to cause at least one processor to perform the steps of:
• storing a container file associated with a plurality of component elements, each component element comprising:
• image data representing a captured image;
• and
• metadata for the image data;
• wherein the container file is further associated with instructions for combining the component elements with one another;
• retrieving the stored container file;
• performing at least one operation on at least a subset of the component elements according to the instructions, to generate a viewable image;
• and
• causing an output device to output the viewable image.

A computer program product for generating an image from a plurality of component elements, comprising:

• a nontransitory computer-readable storage medium;
• and
• computer program code, encoded on the medium, configured to cause at least one processor at a first device to perform the steps of:
• capturing at least one image;
• causing a storage device to store the at least one captured image;
• receiving at least one digest from at least one second device, each digest having been generated by application of a hash function to a remotely-captured image;
• subsequently obtaining the at least one remotely-captured image;
• authenticating the obtained remotely-captured image by applying a hash module to the obtained remotely-captured image and comparing the result with a previously received digest;
• combining the obtained remotely-captured image with at least one image captured at the first device, to generate a viewable image;
• and
• causing an output device to output the viewable image.