System and method for image storage and analysis

A computer system comprising at least one computing device that performs a method comprising:

• (a) receiving a compressed image composed of a plurality of blocks arranged in a plurality of rows/columns, wherein each block is composed of a plurality of pixels arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns;
• (b) loading the compressed image into a buffer;
• (c) retrieving a set of data from the image header including data related to a plurality of image components;
• (d) uncompressing the compressed image to produce an uncompressed image;
• (e) retrieving, from the uncompressed image, image pixel values relating to a component from a block of pixels on a pixel-by-pixel basis;
• (f) storing the image pixel values in a buffer on a row-by-row basis by appending the image pixel values to previously stored image pixel values in the buffer;
• (g) repeating steps (e) and (f) until the image pixel values for all blocks in the row have been retrieved and stored;
• (h) storing each row of image pixel values in the buffer as a row in the relational database table;
• and
• (i) repeating steps (e) and (h) until image pixel values for all pixel rows of the image have been retrieved and stored.

A computer-readable storage device storing computer instructions which, when executed, enables a computer system to store an image in a relational database table, the computer instructions comprising:

• (a) receiving a compressed image composed of a plurality of blocks arranged in a plurality of rows/columns, wherein each block is composed of a plurality of pixels arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns;
• (b) loading the compressed image into a buffer;
• (c) retrieving a set of data from the image header including data related to a plurality of image components;
• (d) uncompressing the compressed image to produce an uncompressed image;
• (e) retrieving, from the uncompressed image, image pixel values relating to a component from a block of pixels on a pixel-by-pixel basis;
• (f) storing the image pixel values in a buffer on a row-by-row basis by appending the image pixel values to previously stored image pixel values in the buffer;
• (g) repeating steps (e) and (f) until the image pixel values for all blocks in the row have been retrieved and stored;
• (h) storing each row of image pixel values in the buffer as a row in the relational database table;
• and
• (i) repeating steps (e) and (h) until image pixel values for all pixel rows of the image have been retrieved and stored.