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Image reading apparatus having a memory with compressed image data

US6118116A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 19, 1998
Grant dateSep 12, 2000
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Expiry dateAug 19, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/33357
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In an image reading apparatus, a film scanner shortens the time required for transferring image data by transferring image data that is compressed in the JPEG format to a computer in response to a request from the computer. On the computer side, the time required for recording image data in the hard disk drive can be shortened and an ensuing process can be simplified so that the time required for capturing and processing image data can be shortened.

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