Patent ID: 7769775

Claim:
A method for retrieving graphic or video content, comprising: automatically acquiring, without user input, searchable file information related to graphic and video files, the searchable file information comprising a field indicating whether each graphic or video file requires authorization to access; creating one or more identifiers from the searchable file information; storing the one or more identifiers in a database; receiving search criteria; searching the searchable file information for matching searchable file information, wherein the matching searchable file information matches the search criteria; identifying matching identifiers associated with the matching searchable file information; providing access to graphic and video files associated with the matching identifiers that do not require authorization to access; receiving a user selection of a particular graphic or video file, wherein the particular graphic or video file is associated with an identifier that does not require authorization to access; receiving a user instruction to perform a file function on the particular graphic or video file, wherein the file function comprises one or more of viewing, saving, erasing, recording, downloading, and sending; and performing the file function in response to receiving the user instruction.