Method, apparatus and program for the central storage of standardized image data
AssigneePoint2 Technologies Inc.
InventorsEron Wright, Barry Willick, Wendell Willick
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Abstract
A system is disclosed whereby a user can upload image data into a central image database on a central server, using the processing power of a remote terminal computer to re-sample and resize each image according to a set of predetermined image parameters for storage in the central database. More than one sized or sampled copy of each discrete image could be uploaded to said centralized image database, for use in various ways. The distribution of image standardization processing to the terminal CPUs lessens the processor load of the central server, as well as minimizing the upload bandwidth required between the terminal and the central server.
Claims66
An apparatus for the storage of standardized image data, said apparatus comprising:
- a) a central server computer in which standardized image data is stored;
- b) at least one terminal computer, said terminal computer being adapted for communicating with said central server;
- c) said terminal computer containing a terminal program adapted to be executed by said terminal computer, for reformatting specified raw image data stored in the terminal computer to meet a predetermined set of image standardization criteria, said reformatted specified raw image data being standardized image data, said standardized image data then being transmitted to the central server computer for storage.
A method of standardizing image data for storage in a central location, using a central server computer in which standardized image data is to be stored and at least one terminal computer in which raw image data is stored, said terminal computer being adapted for communication with said central server computer, said terminal computer containing a terminal program adapted to be executed by said terminal computer, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) specifying the raw image data within the terminal computer to be standardized;
- b) reformatting said specified raw image data to meet a predetermined set of image standardization criteria, the resulting reformatted specified raw image data being standardized image data;
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- c) transmitting said standardized image data to the central server computer for storage therein.
A computer program stored on a computer readable medium operative to control a terminal computer for the standardization of specified raw image data residing in said terminal computer for transmission to a central server computer with which said terminal computer is adapted to communicate, which computer program, when executed by said terminal computer, will perform the steps of:
- a) selecting the raw image data to be standardized;
- b) reformatting the selected raw image data to meet a predetermined set of image standardization criteria, said reformatted raw image data being standardized image data;
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- c) transmitting said standardized image data to the central server for storage therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.