Patent ID: 6760065
Filing Date: 2004-07-06
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
In a computer system having a processor running an operating system that supports one or more filesystems and a removable storage device capable of storing therein images captured by a digital camera and formatted by the operating system according to a supported filesystem, a method comprising the computer-implemented steps of:(a) storing in the removable storage device a first directory entry for a filesystem wherein the first directory entry includes a file name having a restrictive pathname imposed by the naming convention of the supported filesystem; (b) storing in the removable storage device an image table of contents for the stored images wherein the image table of contents includes a presentation filename having a presentation pathname selected by a user of the digital camera, said presentation pathname being independent of the naming convention of the supported filesystem; and (c) storing in the image table of contents a linkage between the image table of contents and the first directory such that the presentation pathname may be mapped into the restrictive pathname whenever the first directory is accessed for presentation by a user interface, whereby the image table of contents provides a record structure that provides for an association of the presentation pathname and the restrictive pathname.