Image inputting apparatus and its control method, information processing apparatus and method, and print system
US6867882B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 22, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/001
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a print system which has a digital still camera, computer, and printer, it is difficult for a user who is not accustomed to the computer to operate the computer. A direct printer is expensive since the printer itself requires a controller, a digital signal processor for image processes, a module for communicating with the image inputting apparatus, and the like. To combat this problem, an image inputting apparatus transmits a print execution instruction and an image to be printed to an information processing apparatus upon inputting a print request of a sensed image or an image stored in a memory. Upon receiving the print execution instruction and the image to be printed, the information processing apparatus issues a print request of the received image to a connected printer apparatus, and transmits the received image.
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