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EP0751685A1
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Image transmission apparatus and method, image transmission system and method, and communication apparatus and method
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1996-06-28
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2016-06-28
Abstract
Abstract An image transmission apparatus for processing hierarchically encoded image information includes an accounting unit for performing accounting processing in correspondence with the resolution of the image information.
Inventors
- 👤 Takayuki Nagashima
- 👤 Toshiaki Suzuki
- 👤 Keiichi Iwamura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 23:07
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/06; H; H04; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/20; H04N21/23; H04N21/24; H04N21/2407; H04N21/25; H04N21/254; H04N21/2543; H04N21/25435; H04N7/00; H04N7/16; H04N7/162; H04N7/163; H04N7/165; H04N7/167; H04N7/1675
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 94
Claim 1
Independent Claim
35 words
An image transmission apparatus for processing hierarchically encoded image information, comprising: (a) designation means for designating a resolution of the image information; and (b) accounting means for performing accounting processing in correspondence with the resolution.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
21 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising paying means for paying the charge of the image at predetermined time intervals.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said accounting means is arranged on a transmitting side.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said accounting means is arranged on a receiving side.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said accounting means is arranged on both transmitting and receiving sides.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said accounting means is arranged on a transmitting side.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said accounting means is arranged on a receiving side.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said accounting means is arranged on both transmitting and receiving sides.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising cipher means for performing at least one of encipherment and digital signature for the information to be transmitted.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
44 words
An image transmission apparatus for processing hierarchically encoded image information, comprising: (a) accounting means for performing accounting processing in correspondence with a resolution of the image information; and (b) charge storage means for storing a charge of an image calculated by said accounting means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
An apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising paying means for paying the charge of the image at predetermined time intervals.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said accounting means is arranged on a transmitting side.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said accounting means is arranged on a receiving side.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said accounting means is arranged on both transmitting and receiving sides.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said accounting means is arranged on a transmitting side.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said accounting means is arranged on a receiving side.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said accounting means is arranged on both transmitting and receiving sides.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
26 words
An apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising cipher means for performing at least one of encipherment and digital signature for the information to be transmitted.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
42 words
An image transmission apparatus for processing hierarchically encoded image information, comprising: (a) designation means for designating a resolution of the image information; and (b) accounting means for performing accounting processing in correspondence with the resolution and a volume of the image information.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
21 words
An apparatus according to claim 19, further comprising paying means for paying the charge of the image at predetermined time intervals.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus according to claim 20, wherein said accounting means is arranged on a transmitting side.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus according to claim 20, wherein said accounting means is arranged on a receiving side.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus according to claim 20, wherein said accounting means is arranged on both transmitting and receiving sides.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus according to claim 19, wherein said accounting means is arranged on a transmitting side.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus according to claim 19, wherein said accounting means is arranged on a receiving side.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus according to claim 19, wherein said accounting means is arranged on both transmitting and receiving sides.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
26 words
An apparatus according to claim 19, further comprising cipher means for performing at least one of encipherment and digital signature for the information to be transmitted.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
58 words
An image transmission apparatus for processing hierarchically encoded image information, comprising: (a) accounting means for performing accounting processing in correspondence with a resolution of the image information; (b) information volume measuring means for measuring an information volume of the image information; and (c) charge storage means for storing a charge of an image calculated by said accounting means.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
21 words
An apparatus according to claim 28, further comprising paying means for paying the charge of the image at predetermined time intervals.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus according to claim 29, wherein said accounting means is arranged on a transmitting side.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus according to claim 29, wherein said accounting means is arranged on a receiving side.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus according to claim 29, wherein said accounting means is arranged on both transmitting and receiving sides.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus according to claim 28, wherein said accounting means is arranged on a transmitting side.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus according to claim 28, wherein said accounting means is arranged on a receiving side.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus according to claim 28, wherein said accounting means is arranged on both transmitting and receiving sides.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
26 words
An apparatus according to claim 28, further comprising cipher means for performing at least one of encipherment and digital signature for the information to be transmitted.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
58 words
An image transmission apparatus for processing hierarchically encoded image information, comprising: (a) accounting means for performing accounting processing in correspondence with a resolution of the image information; (b) charge storage means for storing a charge of an image calculated by said accounting means; and (c) paying means for paying the charge of the image at predetermined time intervals.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus according to claim 37, wherein said accounting means is arranged on a transmitting side.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus according to claim 37, wherein said accounting means is arranged on a receiving side.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus according to claim 37, wherein said accounting means is arranged on both transmitting and receiving sides.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
26 words
An apparatus according to claim 37, further comprising cipher means for performing at least one of encipherment and digital signature for the information to be transmitted.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
85 words
An image transmission apparatus comprising: (a) image transmission destination designation means for designating an arbitrary image reception apparatus as a transmission destination of an image, and requesting an image provider to transmit the image to the designated apparatus; (b) image transmission means for transmitting the image to the image reception apparatus designated by said image transmission destination designation means; and (c) accounting means for performing accounting processing for a person who designates the transmission destination of the image or a user who receives the image.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
26 words
An apparatus according to claim 42, further comprising cipher means for performing at least one of encipherment and digital signature for the information to be transmitted.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
79 words
An image transmission system for processing hierarchically encoded image information, comprising: (a) accounting means for performing accounting processing in correspondence with a resolution and a volume of the image information; (b) information volume measuring means for measuring the information volume of the image information; (c) charge storage means for storing a charge of an image calculated by said accounting means; and (d) a reception apparatus comprising paying means for paying the charge of the image at predetermined time intervals.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
43 words
A communication apparatus for receiving data via a network, comprising: (a) detection means for detecting a traffic state of the network; and (b) designation means for designating a transmission format of the data in accordance with a detection result of said detection means.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
21 words
An apparatus according to claim 45, wherein said designation means designates the transmission format to a transmission terminal via the network.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus according to claim 45, wherein the transmission format is a layer in hierarchical encoding.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
66 words
An image transmission system for transmitting hierarchically encoded image information, comprising: (a) selection means for selecting a layer of an image to be transmitted in correspondence with a traffic of a transmission line for transmitting the hierarchically encoded image information; and (b) accounting processing means for performing accounting processing of the image information to be transmitted in correspondence with the layer selected by said selection means.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
22 words
A system according to claim 48, further comprising paying means for paying the charge of the image information at predetermined time intervals.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
17 words
A system according to claim 48, wherein said accounting processing means is arranged on a transmitting side.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
17 words
A system according to claim 48, wherein said accounting processing means is arranged on a receiving side.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
19 words
A system according to claim 48, wherein said accounting processing means is arranged on both transmitting and receiving sides.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
26 words
A system according to claim 48, further comprising cipher means for performing at least one of encipherment and digital signature for the information to be transmitted.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
122 words
An image transmission system for transmitting image information, which is hierarchically encoded to have different resolutions in units of layers, between a transmission terminal and a reception terminal, comprising: a reception terminal comprising (a) traffic checking means for checking a traffic of a transmission line for transmitting the hierarchically encoded image information, and (b) resolution selection means for selecting a resolution of an image to be transmitted in accordance with a checking result of said traffic checking means; and a transmission terminal comprising (c) accounting processing means for performing accounting processing of the image information to be transmitted in correspondence with the resolution selected by said resolution selection means, and (d) charge storage means for storing a charge of the image information.
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
22 words
A system according to claim 54, further comprising paying means for paying the charge of the image information at predetermined time intervals.
Claim 56
Dependent Claim
17 words
A system according to claim 54, wherein said accounting processing means is arranged on a transmitting side.
Claim 57
Independent Claim
17 words
A system according to claims 54, wherein said accounting processing means is arranged on a receiving side.
Claim 58
Dependent Claim
19 words
A system according to claim 54, wherein said accounting processing means is arranged on both transmitting and receiving sides.
Claim 59
Dependent Claim
26 words
A system according to claim 54, further comprising cipher means for performing at least one of encipherment and digital signature for the information to be transmitted.
Claim 60
Dependent Claim
87 words
An image transmission system for processing hierarchically encoded image information, comprising: (a) traffic checking means for checking a traffic of a transmission line; (b) resolution selection means for selecting a resolution of an image to be transmitted in accordance with a checking result of said traffic checking means; (c) accounting processing means for performing accounting processing of the image information to be transmitted in correspondence with the resolution selected by said resolution selection means; and (d) charge storage means for storing a charge of the image information.
Claim 61
Dependent Claim
22 words
A system according to claim 60, further comprising paying means for paying the charge of the image information at predetermined time intervals.
Claim 62
Dependent Claim
17 words
A system according to claim 60, wherein said accounting processing means is arranged on a transmitting side.
Claim 63
Dependent Claim
17 words
A system according to claim 60, wherein said accounting processing means is arranged on a receiving side.
Claim 64
Dependent Claim
19 words
A system according to claim 60, wherein said accounting processing means is arranged on both transmitting and receiving sides.
Claim 65
Independent Claim
26 words
A system according to claims 60, further comprising cipher means for performing at least one of encipherment and digital signature for the information to be transmitted.
Claim 66
Dependent Claim
89 words
An image transmission system comprising: (a) image transmission destination designation means for designating an arbitrary image reception apparatus as a transmission destination of image information, and requesting an image provider to transmit the image information to the designated appratus; (b) image transmission means for transmitting the image information to the image reception apparatus designated by said image transmission destination designation means; and (c) accounting means for performing accounting processing for a person who designates the transmission destination of the image information or a user who receives the image information.
Claim 67
Dependent Claim
26 words
A system according to claim 66, further comprising cipher means for performing at least one of encipherment and digital signature for the information to be transmitted.
Claim 68
Dependent Claim
51 words
A communication apparatus in an image transmission system for processing hierarchically encoded image information, comprising: accounting processing means for performing accounting processing on the basis of a resolution and an information volume of an image in accordance with a traffic of a transmission line for transmitting the hierarchically encoded image information.
Claim 69
Dependent Claim
32 words
A communication method for transmitting hierarchically encoded data to a reception terminal via a network using a designated layer, comprising the step of: performing accounting processing in correspondence with the designated layer.
Claim 70
Dependent Claim
22 words
A communication method for receiving hierarchically encoded data via a network, comprising the step of: designating a layer in the hierarchical encoding.
Claim 71
Dependent Claim
32 words
A communication apparatus comprising: (a) transmission means for transmitting information including an image; (b) accounting means for charging a receiver of the information an amount corresponding to a quality of the image.
Claim 72
Dependent Claim
29 words
An apparatus according to claim 71, further comprising reception means for receiving the information, and wherein said reception means comprises selection means for selecting the quality of the image.
Claim 73
Dependent Claim
29 words
An apparatus according to claim 72, wherein said transmission means comprises enciphering means for enciphering the information, and said reception means comprises deciphering means for deciphering the enciphered information.
Claim 74
Dependent Claim
34 words
An apparatus according to claim 73, wherein said transmission means comprises enciphering means for enciphering selection information of said selection means, and said reception means comprises deciphering means for deciphering the enciphered selection information.
Claim 75
Dependent Claim
37 words
An apparatus according to claim 73, further comprising measuring means for measuring a processing time of said deciphering means, and wherein said accounting means performs accounting processing in correspondence with the time measured by said measuring means.
Claim 76
Dependent Claim
34 words
An apparatus according to claim 72, wherein said transmission means comprises enciphering means for enciphering selection information of said selection means, and said reception means comprises deciphering means for deciphering the enciphered selection information.
Claim 77
Dependent Claim
37 words
An apparatus according to claim 76, further comprising measuring means for measuring a processing time of said enciphering means, and wherein said accounting means performs accounting processing in correspondence with the time measured by said measuring means.
Claim 78
Dependent Claim
37 words
An apparatus according to claim 76, further comprising measuring means for measuring a processing time of said deciphering means, and wherein said accounting means performs accounting processing in correspondence with the time measured by said measuring means.
Claim 79
Dependent Claim
70 words
A communication system for communicating image information via a network, comprising: (a) designation means, arranged on a receiving side of the image information, for designating an image quality of the image information to be received; and (b) accounting means, arranged on a transmitting side, for transmitting the image information in correspondence with the image quality designated on the receiving side, and performing accounting processing in accordance with the image quality.
Claim 80
Dependent Claim
30 words
An image transmission method for processing hierarchically encoded image information comprising the steps of designating a resolution of the image information and performing accounting processing in correspondence with the resolution.
Claim 81
Dependent Claim
38 words
An image transmission method for processing hierarchically encoded image information comprising the steps of performing accounting processing in correspondence with a resolution of the image information and storing the charge of an image calculated by the counting step.
Claim 82
Dependent Claim
37 words
An image transmission method for processing hierarchically encoded image information comprising the steps of designating a resolution of the image information and performing accounting processing in correspondence with the resolution and a volume of the image information.
Claim 83
Dependent Claim
46 words
An image transmission method for processing hierarchically encoded image information comprising the steps of performing accounting processing in correspondence with a resolution of the image information, measuring an information volume of the image information and storing a charge of an image calculated by the accounting step.
Claim 84
Dependent Claim
48 words
An image transmission method for processing hierarchically encoded image information comprising the steps of performing accounting processing in correspondence with the resolution of the image information, storing a charge of an image calculated by the account step and paying the charge of the image at predetermined time intervals.
Claim 85
Dependent Claim
63 words
An image transmission method comprising the steps of designating an arbitory transmission destination for an image and requesting an image provider to transmit the image to the transmission destination, transmitting the image to the transmission destination designated by the designation step, and performing accounting processing for a person who designates the transmission destination of the image or a user who receives the image.
Claim 86
Dependent Claim
59 words
An image transmission method for processing hierarchically encoded image information comprising the steps of: performing accounting processing in correspondence with the resolution and a volume of the image information, measuring the information volume of the image information, storing a charge of the image calculated by the accounting step and paying the charge of the image at predetermined time intervals.
Claim 87
Dependent Claim
31 words
A communication method for receiving data via a network comprising detecting a traffic state of the network and designating a transmission format of the date in accordance with a detection result.
Claim 88
Dependent Claim
56 words
An image transmission system for transmitting hierarchically encoded image information comprising the steps of: selecting a layer of an image to be transmitted in correspondence with a traffic of a transmission line for transmitting the hierarchically encoded image information, and performing accounting processing of the image information to be transmitted in correspondence with the layer selected.
Claim 89
Dependent Claim
103 words
An image transmission system for transmitting image information which is hierarchically encoded to have different resolutions in units of layers, between the transmission terminal and a reception terminal, the method comprising the steps of, at a reception terminal, checking traffic of a transmission line for transmitting the hierarchically encoded image information and selecting a resolution of an image to be transmitted in accordance with the result of the checking step, and, at a transmission terminal, performing accounting processing of the image information to be transmitted in correspondence with the resolution selected by the selection step and storing a charge of the image information.
Claim 90
Dependent Claim
62 words
An image transmission method for processing hierarchically encoded image information comprising the steps of checking traffic of a transmission line, selecting a resolution of an image to be transmitted in accordance with a result of the checking step, performing accounting processing of the image information to be transmitted in correspondence with the resolution selected, and storing a charge of the image information.
Claim 91
Dependent Claim
62 words
An image transmission system comprising the steps of designating an arbitory transmission destination of image information and requesting an image provider to transmit the image information to the transmission destination, transmitting the image information to the transmission destination, and performing accounting processing for a person who designates the transmission destination of the image information for a user who receives the image information.
Claim 92
Dependent Claim
53 words
A communication method for use in an image transmission system for processing hierarchically encoded image information, the method comprising the steps of: performing accounting processing on the basis of a resolution and an information volume of an image in accordance with traffic of a transmission line for transmitting the hierarchically encoded image information.
Claim 93
Dependent Claim
28 words
A communication method comprising the steps of: transmitting information including an image; and charging a receiver for the information an amount corresponding to a quality of the image.
Claim 94
Dependent Claim
59 words
A communication method for communicating image information via a network, the method comprising the steps of: at a destination, designating an image quality of the image information to be received at the destination, and at a transmitting location, transmitting the image information in correspondence with the image quality designated and performing accounting processing in accordance with the image quality.
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