Patent ID: 7110664
Filing Date: 2006-09-19
Classification: G06F,G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a system to process image data, the method comprising: encoding said image data to generate first encoded image data; decoding said first encoded image data to generate first decoded image data; analyzing the content of the first decoded image data to generate a first set of indexing information; and storing the first encoded image data with the generated first set of indexing information on a digital storage medium; retrieving the stored first encoded image data from the digital data storage device; decoding said first encoded image data for a second time to generate a second set of decoded image data; analyzing the content of the second set of decoded image data to generate a second set of indexing information; and storing the second set of indexing information on the digital storage media with the first encoded image data and the previously generated first set of indexing information.