US7414746B2
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Image data communication method
Assignee: Fujifilm Corp
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Filing: 2001-05-22
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Granted: 2008-08-19
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Expires: 2021-05-22
Abstract
Abstract A data transmitting device transmits a print file showing file names of image files and print conditions to a data receiving device, and the data receiving device stores the received print file in a storage medium. Then, the data receiving device requests one of the image files from the data transmitting according to the file names shown in the print file, and the data transmitting device transmits the one of the image files to the data receiving device in response to the request. The data receiving device stores the one of the image files in a storage medium and prints the image in the print condition shown in the print file, and the data receiving device and the data transmitting device repeat the steps for each of the image files.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroshi Tanaka
- 👤 Hisayoshi Tsubaki
- 👤 Mikio Watanabe
- 👤 Yukihiro Kawada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 10:01
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/00127; H04N1/00132; H04N1/00137; H04N1/00143; H04N1/00185; H04N1/00188; H04N1/00196; H04N1/32; H04N1/32101; H04N1/32106; H04N1/32122; H04N1/00278; H04N2101/00; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/0008; H04N2201/0034; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3201; H04N2201/3225; H04N2201/3226; H04N2201/3242; H04N2201/3274; H04N2201/3278
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
204 words
An image data communication method in which a data transmitting device transmits one of image files of image data stored in a data transmitting device storage medium to a data receiving device, wherein: the data transmitting device produces an image file list showing properties of the image files and print conditions and stores the image file list in the storage medium of the data transmitting device, wherein the image file list is produced in an off-line state; when a user requests image file information from the data transmitting device by operating the data receiving device, the data transmitting device produces the requested image file information according to the image file list and transmits it to the data receiving device; the data receiving device displays the received image file information; the user selects the image file according to the displayed image file information by operating the data receiving device, and the data receiving device requests the selected image file from the data transmitting device; the data transmitting device transmits the requested image file to the data receiving device; and the data receiving device stores the received image file in a data receiving device storage medium, wherein the data transmitting device is an image capturing device.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
204 words
An image data communication method in which a data transmitting device transmits one of image files of image data stored in a data transmitting device storage medium to a data receiving device, wherein: the data transmitting device produces an image file list showing properties of the image files and print conditions and stores the image file list in the storage medium of the data transmitting device, wherein the image file list is produced in an off-line state; when a user requests image file information from the data transmitting device by operating the data receiving device, the data transmitting device produces the requested image file information according to the image file list and transmits it to the data receiving device; the data receiving device displays the received image file information; the user selects the image file according to the displayed image file information by operating the data receiving device, and the data receiving device requests the selected image file from the data transmitting device; the data transmitting device transmits the requested image file to the data receiving device; and the data receiving device stores the received image file in a data receiving device storage medium, wherein the data transmitting device is an image capturing device.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
The image data communication method as defined in claim 1 , wherein: the data transmitting device checks the image file list with the image files; and if the image file list does not reflect a latest change of the image files, the data transmitting device updates the image file list.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The image data communication method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the image file information is a structure of directories including the image files.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The image data communication method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the properties of the image files are resolutions.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The image data communication method as defined in claim 4 , wherein image flies with the same resolution are included in one directory.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The image data communication method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the properties of the image files are compression rates.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The image data communication method as defined in claim 6 , wherein image files with the same compression rate are included in one directory.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
127 words
A printing apparatus for receiving image data for printing, comprising: a transmitter for transmitting a first request to an image capturing device for a print file wherein the print file includes file names of image files and print conditions; a receiver for receiving the print file in response to the transmitted first request for the print file, wherein the transmitter further transmits a second request to the image capturing device for image data corresponding to at least one image file included in the transmitted print file, wherein the receiver further receives the image data from the image capturing device corresponding to the at least one image file in response to the transmitted second request for image data; and a printing module for printing the received image data.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
127 words
A printing apparatus for receiving image data for printing, comprising: a transmitter for transmitting a first request to an image capturing device for a print file wherein the print file includes file names of image files and print conditions; a receiver for receiving the print file in response to the transmitted first request for the print file, wherein the transmitter further transmits a second request to the image capturing device for image data corresponding to at least one image file included in the transmitted print file, wherein the receiver further receives the image data from the image capturing device corresponding to the at least one image file in response to the transmitted second request for image data; and a printing module for printing the received image data.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein after establishing a connection with the image capturing device, accessing a directory of files at the image capturing device upon transmitting a third request to the image capturing device.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
58 words
The apparatus of claim 8 , further comprising: a comparator module for comparing stored creation information associated with the image data with creation information accessed at the image capturing device, wherein the image data is received from the image capturing device upon determining that the image data has not been previously printed based on the compared creation information.
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