Method of Combining Image Files and Other Files

摘要

A method and system for combining, communicating, storing and/or separating image data and non-image data. The method involves a computer programmed to identify an end-of-file (EOF) marker of an image file, and being programmed to add the non-image data to the image file after the EOF marker.

主权项

1. A method of presenting a combined image and non-image data file comprising the steps of:
receiving a combined image and non-image data file by at least one computer, the combined image and non-image data file having a quantity of image data, and a quantity of non-image data, the non-image data comprising a data file container containing at least a non-image file, the data file container being the non-image data combined with the image data, and being written to the combined image and non-image file immediately after an end-of-file marker of the quantity of image data; reading the combined image and non-image data file by the at least one computer to identify the image file portion, the reading being performed starting at a beginning of the combined image and non-image file and ending at the end-of-file marker of the quantity of image data; the quantity read from beginning to the end-of-file marker being the image file; reading the combined image and non-image data file by the at least one computer to identify the non-image file portion, the reading being performed starting immediately after the end-of-file marker of the image file, and ending at an end of the combined image and non-image data file; extracting the non-image file from the data file container based on information contained in the data file container; presenting the image file using a display of the at least one computer; and presenting the non-image file using the at least one computer at the same time as the presenting of the image file.