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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2016
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Kwangyoung Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Yongman Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, , KR;
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for processing images are provided. The image processing method includes obtaining an image using an electronic device; associating first metadata corresponding to the image with a first layer of a hierarchical data structure, wherein the hierarchical data structure includes a plurality of layers, including the first layer and a second layer; associating second metadata with the second layer, wherein the second metadata corresponds to one or more of a plurality of blocks into which the image is divided; and storing the hierarchical data structure in association with the image in a storage unit operatively coupled to the electronic device.