Patent Document ID: 9910865
Application ID: 13959417
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for storing digital images, said method comprising: capturing an image using a digital camera system; capturing metadata, using a processor, said metadata associated with said image at a moment of capture of said image, wherein said metadata comprises sensory information regarding said moment of capture of said image; and storing said metadata in at least one field within a file format, wherein said file format defines a structure for storing said image, and wherein said at least one field is located within an extensible segment of said file format, and wherein a user of said digital camera system is provided an option to encrypt said metadata, wherein at least one type of said metadata is related image information, wherein said at least one type of said metadata is selected from a group consisting of: GPS data and time data, and wherein said storing comprises: linking said image to at least one related image, wherein said linking comprises using said at least one type of said metadata; and embedding information to perform said linking in a field within said file format, wherein said field is dedicated to storing said related image information.