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Image handling method and system
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1997-09-04
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2017-09-04
Abstract
Abstract An image handling method and system for executing the method. The method comprises: scanning at a scanner station, one or more hardcopy image sets to obtain corresponding image set signals; assigning an associated unique identification signal to each image set signal; communicating each image set signal and the associated identification signal to a hub station which is remote from the scanner station; forwarding an identification corresponding to an identification signal to a terminal which is remote from the hub station and the scanning station, by a route independent of the hub station; storing the communicated image set signals and associated identification signals at the hub station.
Inventors
- 👤 Carl Joseph Tesavis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 19:14
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/32101; H04N1/32128; H04N1/00127; H04N1/00132; H04N1/00135; H04N1/00137; H04N1/00148; H04N1/00151; H04N1/00161; H04N1/00164; H04N1/00249; H04N1/00259; H04N1/00265; H04N1/21; H04N1/2166; H04N1/2179; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3201; H04N2201/3204; H04N2201/3205; H04N2201/3212; H04N2201/3214; H04N2201/3221; H04N2201/3225; H04N2201/3226; H04N2201/3274; H04N2201/3277
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
98 words
An image handling method, comprising: scanning at a scanner station, one or more hardcopy image sets to obtain corresponding image set signals; assigning an associated unique identification signal to each image set signal; communicating each image set signal and the associated identification signal to a hub station which is remote from the scanner station; forwarding an identification corresponding to an identification signal to a terminal which is remote from the hub station and the scanning station, by a route independent of the hub station; storing the communicated image set signals and associated identification signals at the hub station.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
20 words
A method according to claim l additionally comprising transmitting the identification signal from the remote terminal to the hub station.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method according to claim 2 additionally comprising the hub station determining if it has a stored image set signal of predetermined characteristics associated with the received identification signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
78 words
A method according to claim 3 additionally comprising, when the hub station determines that it has a stored image set signal of predetermined characteristics associated with the received identification signal, the hub station communicating the image set signal associated with the received identification signal, to the remote terminal, and when the hub station determines that it has no such stored image set signal then forwarding a message to the remote terminal indicating no such stored image set signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the identification forwarded to the remote terminal is forwarded by first printing a hardcopy of the identification at the scanner station then delivering the hardcopy of the identification to the remote terminal location.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
154 words
An image handling system comprising: (a) a scanner station having: a scanner system which can scan one or more hardcopy image sets to obtain corresponding hardcopy image set signals and which can assign an associated unique identification signal to each set signal; a first communication means for communicating each image set signal and the associated identification signal to a remote hub station; a printer connected to the scanner system to print the unique identification associated with each image set signal; (b) a hub station remote from each of the scanner stations, comprising: a second communication means to receive the image set signals and their associated identification signals from the scanner system; a first storage to store the image set signals and associated identification signals; a third communication means for communicating the image set signals and their respective associated identification signals to a terminal remote from each of the scanner stations and the hub station.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
An image handling system according to claim 6 additionally comprising a remote terminal connected to communicate with the hub station.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
166 words
An image handling system comprising: (a) a scanner station having: a scanner system which can scan one or more hardcopy image sets to obtain a corresponding hardcopy image set signals and which can assign an associated unique identification signal to each set signal; a first communication means for communicating each image set signal and the associated identification signal to a hub station remote from the scanner station; an identification communication means for communicating the unique identification associated with each image set signal to a terminal remote from the scanner station and the hub station, by a route independent of the hub station; (b) a hub station remote from each of the scanner stations, comprising: a second communication means to receive the image set signals and their associated identification signals from the scanner system; a first storage to store the image set signals and associated identification signals; a third communication means for communicating the image set signals and their respective associated identification signals to the remote terminal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
An image handling system according to claim 8 additionally comprising a plurality of terminals remote from the scanning station and the hub station, connected to communicate with the hub station.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
An image handling system according to claim 8 wherein the identification communication means transmits the identification signal to the remote terminal.
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