System for capturing images from a peripheral unit and transferring the captured images to an image management server
US6785013B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/3288
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image data storing system, and more particularly a video capture controller to capture raw video image data from a peripheral unit and to provide compressed video image data to a document image management server. The video capture controller includes a control processor, a first memory, and a second memory. The first memory stores raw video image data from the peripheral unit under control of the control processor. The raw video image data stored in the first memory is then converted into compressed video image data, and is then stored in the second memory, again under control of the control processor. Then, the compressed video image data from the second memory is transferred to the image management server. Moreover, the control processor stops any executing operation of converting the raw video image data stored in the first memory into compressed video image data and stops any executing of the transfer of the compressed video image data from the second memory to the image management server while the first memory is storing the raw video image data. A third memory may further be provided between the peripheral unit and the first memory. This third memory can be a page memory w…
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