Patent ID: 7583291
Filing Date: 2009-09-01
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A system for storing digital representations of photographic images and linking said digital representations to a database comprising: (a) a digital camera for capturing digital representations of photographic images, said camera having a memory in which said digital representations are temporarily stored; (b) a computer coupled to said digital camera, said computer capable of accessing the database and having a memory with a plurality of first-in/first-out memory slots; (c) sensor coupled to said digital camera and said computer that senses each time the digital camera captures a digital representation of a photographic image and sends a signal to the computer in response, wherein said computer (i) in response to each such signal received from the sensor creates an image file name and subject/image link and stores the image file name and subject/image link in the first available of said first-in/first-out memory slots; (ii) periodically determines whether the digital camera has a digital representation of a photographic image in its memory; and (iii) when the digital camera has a digital representation of a photographic image in its memory, reads the oldest saved image file name and subject/image link stored in said first-in/first-out memory slots, retrieves the oldest digital representation of a photographic image still in the digital camera's memory, processes and stores the digital representation of the photographic image retrieved from the camera per said file name and stores said image file name and said subject/image link in the database.