Appeal No. 2003-0227
Application No. 09/428,871
THE INVENTION
The appellants claim 1) a multi-tier digital image storage
system, method and protocol, and 2) a method and protocol for
using a unique file identification value to access a digital
image from a data storage unit. Claims 1 and 87 are
illustrative:
1. A multi-tier data storage system to support
photographic printing of uploaded digital images,
comprising:
a first data storage unit for storing digital images
uploaded over a network;
a second data storage unit coupled to the first data
storage unit for archiving digital images residing on the
first data storage unit for more than predetermined period;
a third data storage unit coupled to the second data
storage unit, the third data storage unit caching a
requested digital image from the second data storage unit if
the requested digital image is unavailable on the first data
storage unit; and,
a printer coupled to one of the first, second or third
data storage units, the printer accessing a digital image
from one of the data storage units to produce a print.
87. A method for managing a digital image storage
system, comprising:
generating a functional path name directory based on a
unique file identification value;
storing data files based on generated unique
identification values; and
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