Appeal No. 2006-1695 Application No. 10/649,277 images. Specifically, the content of each of the plurality of original images is altered in different ways (e.g., rotating, flipping, etc.) to create a plurality of resultant images associated with each of the plurality of original images. Each of the resultant images is then compressed. One compressed resultant image associated with each original image is then selected from the plurality of compressed, resultant images. The selected compressed resultant images are then stored and are retrievable to be displayed as a representation of its corresponding original image. Representative claim 1 is reproduced as follows: 1. A method for compressing and storing a plurality of images, comprising: creating for each of a plurality of original images a plurality of resultant images by altering the content of each of the plurality of original images a corresponding plurality of different ways; compressing each of the plurality of resultant images; selecting from the plurality of compressed, resultant images created from each of the plurality of original images one compressed, resultant image; 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007