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System for segmenting large files in an SMTP network including a digital input scanner

US7054024B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 24, 2002
Grant dateMay 30, 2006
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Expiry dateOct 19, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/32673
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a digital scanner or other source for sending documents by electronic mail to a client, the size of the document is determined and a calculation is made of how many segments the document must be divided into. If the required number of segments is so large as to present a risk of flooding a network, a warning is displayed to a user. The system is particularly useful in the context of scanning to e-mail full-color images.

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