Image communication system and an apparatus for and a method of processing an image
US7605846B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 9, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/3335
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communication system includes a portable phone and a digital still camera. The user selects an image for transmission, and data indicating a frame number of the selected image is sent from the portable phone to the digital still camera. The portable phone sends a re-size instruction to the digital still camera. The digital still camera re-sizes the image data to reduce a data quantity thereof. The re-sized image data is sent from the digital still camera to the portable phone. The image data is sent from the portable phone via a network to a partner communication system. The image data has a reduced data quantity through the re-sizing and hence can be completely transmitted thereto in a relatively short period of time.
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