Patent ID: 7116440

Claim:
A computer implemented method for analyzing the content of a digital image, comprising: receiving an image selection that uniquely identifies a digital image stored in a data storage area comprising a plurality of digital images; receiving an algorithm selection that uniquely identifies a set of image processing instructions, wherein the image processing instructions carry out an analysis of the content of the digital image and do not modify the content of the digital image; receiving a set of image processing parameters; retrieving a first sub-region of the digital image from the data storage area; executing the set of image processing instructions on the first sub-region; storing the results of the image processing on the first sub-region; retrieving a second sub-region of the digital image from the data storage area; executing the set of image processing instructions on the second sub-region; storing the results of the image processing on the second sub-region; and combining the stored results from the first sub-region with the stored results of the second sub-region into an analysis of the digital image.