Method to control image processing apparatus, image processing apparatus, and image file
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorDong Ki Hong
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Abstract
A method to control an image processing apparatus includes obtaining linkage information representing a relation between a plurality of image files and recording the linkage information as metadata in each of the plurality of image files. This method ensures that a large number of image files are more easily and conveniently classified since linkage information representing relations between a plurality of image files is recorded as metadata in each of the plurality of image files.
Claims7
A method to control an image processing apparatus, the method comprising:
- obtaining linkage information representing a hierarchical relation between a plurality of image files, the linkage information including creation time and creation position;
- determining a link relation between the plurality of image files based on the linkage information;
- and
- recording the determined link relation as metadata in each of the plurality of image files,
- wherein the determined link relation including information of relative levels in the hierarchical relation between the plurality of image files, the relative levels being classified into upper and lower levels.
An image processing apparatus, comprising:
- a storage unit to store a plurality of image files;
- and
- a controller to obtain linkage information representing a hierarchical relation between the plurality of image files, the linkage information including creation time and creation position, to determine a link relation between the plurality of image filed based on the linkage information and to record the determined link relation as metadata in each of the plurality of image files, the determined link relation including information of relative levels in the hierarchical relation between the plurality of image files, the relative levels being classified into upper and lower levels.
An image file, comprising:
- image data;
- and
- metadata in which a link relation representing a relation with other image files is recorded, the link relation including information of relative levels in a hierarchical relation between the plurality of image files, the relative files being classified into upper and lower levels,
- wherein the information includes creation time and creation position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.