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A data storage device located at a first location stores data representing plural images of a dynamic video image stream. A host processor located at a second location stores a program file representing a search algorithm for searching for a desired image among the images represented by the data sto

A data storage device located at a first location stores data representing plural images of a dynamic video image stream. A host processor located at a second location stores a program file representing a search algorithm for searching for a desired image among the images represented by the data stored at the first location. The program file representing the search algorithm is downloaded from the host processor to the data storage device. The downloaded program file is used to search for the desired image in the video data stored in the data storage device at the first location.

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[ What is claimed is:] [13.] Apparatus for storing a distributed video data base, comprising:a first video information source, at a first location, for providing first video information which includes at least one dynamic sequence of video information frames;first analysis means for receiving the fi

[ What is claimed is:] [13.] Apparatus for storing a distributed video data base, comprising:a first video information source, at a first location, for providing first video information which includes at least one dynamic sequence of video information frames;first analysis means for receiving the first video information provided by said first video information source and for analyzing the received first video information in accordance with a first image analysis algorithm to generate first analysis data;first storage means for storing, in the form of digital data, the first video information provided by said first video information source and the first analysis data generated by the first analysis means;a second video information source, at a second location remote from said first location, for providing second video information which includes at least one dynamic sequence of video information frames;second analysis means for receiving the second video information provided by said second video information source and for analyzing the received second video information in accordance with a second image analysis algorithm to generate second analysis data;second storage means, provided at a location remote from said first storage means, for storing, in the form of digital data, the second video information provided by said second video information source and the second analysis data generated by the second analysis means; andmeans operatively connectable to said first and second storage means for selectively retrieving the first and second video information from said first and second storage means, respectively.