Patent ID: 8805791
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of managing images over a wide-area network, the method comprising: acquiring digital image files using a plurality of acquisition devices, wherein each acquisition device is at a separate remote location; transferring identifying information about the acquired image files from one or more remote locations over a network to a central server location remote from the one or more remote locations and storing the identifying information at the central server location; transferring copies of image files from the one or more remote locations over the network to the central server location and storing the copies at the central server location, wherein the transferring comprises creating a common catalog comprising image files and identifying information available at the central server location; and transferring at least a portion of an image file and identifying information from the central server location to one or more remote user viewing devices over at least one network.