Nancy I Fee

US Patent:

6349330, Feb 19, 2002

Filed:

Nov 3, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/186217

Inventors:

Michael J. Bernadett - Nevada City CA
Michael Castorino - Grass Valley CA
Sharon Dilorenzo - Nevada City CA
Nancy Fee - Grass Valley CA
George Foster - Nevada City CA
Irene Martin - Nevada City CA
James Michener - Grass Valley CA
David Wallace - Nevada City CA

Assignee:

Eigden Video - Nevada City CA

International Classification:

G06F 1516

US Classification:

709219, 382128, 709218

Abstract:

Server accessible case records are generated for post-diagnostic and remote access viewing. First, a master sequence of digital video images is recorded. Next, a post-diagnostic case record is generated including a sequence of thumbnail images and a single lossless still image selected from the master sequence of images. The images of the post-diagnostic case record are formatted to be accessible by a browser over a dial-up connection. Each image of the sequence of thumbnail images includes a selection of interior pixels of one of the digital video images of the master sequence. The sequence of thumbnail images is a selection of consecutive images from the master sequence. The post-diagnostic case record and the master sequence are then stored on an image server. The master sequence is archived onto a secondary archive medium after a predetermined time.