Patent ID: 6408301
Filing Date: 2002-06-18
Classification: G06F,G11B,Y10S

Abstract:
An image storage, indexing and retrieval system comprising:(a) at least one image storable in digital form as an image file; (b) an information file associated with each of said at least one image file, said information file including metadata related to a subject of said at least one image file which has been input by a user; (c) interface means for allowing a user to designate at least one element of the metadata of the associated information file as an image link for each of said at least one image file; (d) an interactive database for storing said at least one image and said information file associated therewith therein; and (e) an index communicating all of said image links to the user, said image links allowing the user to retrieve any of said at least one image files having a selected image link.