Method and system for ordering image processing while reducing amount of image data transferred
US6718353B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 18, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/51
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an image processing order system using a network, the amount of programs or data to be transferred can be reduced when a program for image processing (including data to be used) is transferred from a server computer of a service provider to a personal computer of a user. Each image is stored as low resolution image data for use on a personal computer of a user, and high resolution image data that is used for generating a processed print by a service provider. Furthermore, plural kinds of at least a portion of parts of a program for the processing are stored in a hard disc of the server computer, depending on resolution. When a mask processing program is transferred to a user, only the procedure for the mask processing and low resolution mask data are transferred, and high resolution mask data are not. In this manner, the amount of data to be transferred can be reduced.
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