Patent ID: 9659030
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: G06F,G16H

Claim:
1. A method of processing large image files stored in a central archive in a more efficient manner so that users can view such images remote from the archive, the image file processing method comprising: establishing a network comprising an accessible archived source of large image files, a file server comprising a web viewer cache configured to store output data associated with the large image files stored on the archived source of large image files, a plurality of web servers each configured to access and process the large image files stored on the accessible archived source for purposes of extracting output data associated with the large file images for storage on the web viewer cache, a load balancer server for balancing the processing load by the plurality of web servers, and at least one computer comprising a web browser configured to view the output data associated with a requested large image file; and configuring the web servers for (i) receiving a request from the web browser through the load balancer server to access related large image files, (ii) determining whether output data associated with the requested large image files is presently stored on the web viewer cache, (iii) if so, identifying to the web browser the location of the output data on the web viewer cache so that the web browser can access the output data for user viewing, (iv) if not, requesting of the load balancer that available web servers will be needed to process the requested large image files stored on the archived source so that associated output data can be stored on the web viewer cache, (v) the assigned web servers processing the requested large image files, (vi) extracting output data associated with a requested image files if assigned to do so by the load balancer server, (vii) storing the output data on the web viewer cache for identification to the web browser.