Patent ID: 6366899
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: G06F,G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for providing a database of images of graded objects comprising the steps of:a. grading an object based upon a predetermined grading scale and generating a grade indicator for the object; b. associating the grade indicator with the object in a tamperproof manner; c. assigning a unique identifying indicia to the object and associating the unique identifying indicia with the object in a tamperproof manner; d. generating a compilation of associated images of the object including a gross image, at least one magnified image and at least one image showing the object with the associated grade indicator, digitizing the images for viewing and assigning the unique identifying indicia to the compilation; e. storing the compilation associated with the unique identifying indicia in a database; and f. repeating said steps a. through e. for a plurality of objects to generate an associated compilation of images for each object and to store the compilations in the database whereby each of the compilations can be retrieved from the database by selecting the assigned associated unique identifying indicia and the images in the retrieved compilation can be viewed.