METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR EDITING IMAGES
First Claim
1. An image processing method for processing an image in a system having a remote image processing station and a server image processing station, comprising:
- a first storage step in which high-resolution information is stored in said remote image processing station;
a first transferring step in which image information of resolution lower than that of said high-resolution image information is transferred from said remote image processing station to said server image processing station;
a second storage step in which the low-resolution image information transferred in said first transferring step is stored in the server image processing station;
a second transferring step in which the low-resolution image information stored in said second storage step is transferred from said server image processing station to a user'"'"'s terminal;
a first editing step in which the low-resolution image information transferred in said second transferring step is edited at said user'"'"'s terminal;
a third transferring step in which editorial information indicative of the contents of the edition performed in said first editing step is transferred from said user'"'"'s terminal to said remote image processing station; and
a second editing step in which said high-resolution image information stored in said first storage step is edited in said remote image processing station in accordance with said editorial information transferred in said third transferring step.
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Abstract
An image processing method employs a system having a remote image processing station and a server image processing station. The method has the following steps: a first storage step in which high-resolution information is stored in the remote image processing station; a first transferring step in which image information of resolution lower than that of the high-resolution image information is transferred from the remote image processing station to the server image processing station; a second storage step in which the low-resolution image information transferred in the first transferring step is stored in the server image processing station; a second transferring step in which the low-resolution image information stored in the second storage step is transferred from the server image processing station to a user'"'"'s terminal; a first editing step in which the low-resolution image information transferred in the second transferring step is edited at the user'"'"'s terminal; a third transferring step in which editorial information indicative of the contents of the edition performed in the first editing step is transferred from the user'"'"'s terminal to the remote image processing station; and a second editing step in which the high-resolution image information stored in the first storage step is edited in the remote image processing station in accordance with the editorial information transferred in the third transferring step.
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13 Claims
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1. An image processing method for processing an image in a system having a remote image processing station and a server image processing station, comprising:
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a first storage step in which high-resolution information is stored in said remote image processing station;
a first transferring step in which image information of resolution lower than that of said high-resolution image information is transferred from said remote image processing station to said server image processing station;
a second storage step in which the low-resolution image information transferred in said first transferring step is stored in the server image processing station;
a second transferring step in which the low-resolution image information stored in said second storage step is transferred from said server image processing station to a user'"'"'s terminal;
a first editing step in which the low-resolution image information transferred in said second transferring step is edited at said user'"'"'s terminal;
a third transferring step in which editorial information indicative of the contents of the edition performed in said first editing step is transferred from said user'"'"'s terminal to said remote image processing station; and
a second editing step in which said high-resolution image information stored in said first storage step is edited in said remote image processing station in accordance with said editorial information transferred in said third transferring step. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An image processing system comprising a remote image processing station and a server image processing station, wherein said remote image processing station comprises:
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first storage means for storing high-resolution information;
first transferring means for transferring low-resolution image information of resolution lower than that of said high-resolution image information to said server image processing station;
first receiving means for receiving, from said server image processing station, editorial information indicative of the contents of edition which has been effected on said low-resolution image information; and
editing means for editing the high-resolution image information stored in said first storage means in accordance with the editorial information received by said first receiving means; and
wherein said server image processing station comprises;
second storage means for storing the low-resolution image information transferred by said first transferring means;
second transferring means for transferring the low-resolution image information stored in said second storage means to a user'"'"'s terminal;
second receiving means for receiving the editorial information indicative of the contents of the edition performed on the low-resolution image at said user'"'"'s terminal; and
third transferring means for transferring the editorial information received by said second receiving means to said remote image processing station. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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