Image transferring apparatus and method, file transferring apparatus and method, and program storage medium

• US 20020075281A1
• Filed: 09/06/2001
• Published: 06/20/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Suzuki, Satoshi, Agata, Hideyuki, Hayashi, Masakazu, Tsuyuki, Hiroshi
• Granted Patent: US 7,193,634 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/619
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32122 in a separate device, e.g. in a memory or on a display separate from image data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32363 at the transmitter or at the receiver

Abstract

Disclosed is an image transferring apparatus for transferring an image displayed by a first program to a second program. The image transferring apparatus comprises: image copying means for storing a copy of the image into a predetermined temporary storage area; and image transferring means for acquiring the copy of the image from the temporary storage area before transferring the acquired copy to the second program. With this configuration, the image displayed by a first program is transferred to a second program by way of a temporary storage area, in accordance with display position information about the on-screen image, or in the form of a file accommodating the image of interest. The transfer of the image between the programs is accomplished in a simplified and reliable manner.

Claims

1. An image transferring apparatus for transferring an image displayed by a first program to a second program, the image transferring apparatus comprising:

image copying means for storing a copy of said image into a predetermined temporary storage area; and

image transferring means for acquiring said copy of said image from said temporary storage area before transferring the acquired copy to said second program.

2. An image transferring apparatus for transferring an image displayed by a first program to a second program, the image transferring apparatus comprising:

display position information acquiring means for acquiring display position information about said image on a predetermined display screen; and

image transferring means for acquiring said image based on said display position information before transferring the acquired image to said second program.

3. An image transferring apparatus for transferring an image displayed by a first program to a second program, the image transferring apparatus comprising:

image storing means for transforming said image to a file before storing said file into a predetermined storage location; and

image transferring means for acquiring said file from said storage location before transferring the acquired file to said second program.

4. An image transferring method for transferring an image displayed by a first program to a second program, the image transferring method comprising the steps of:

storing a copy of said image into a predetermined temporary storage area; and

acquiring said copy of said image from said temporary storage area before transferring the acquired copy to said second program.

5. An image transferring method for transferring an image displayed by a first program to a second program, the image transferring method comprising the steps of:

acquiring display position information about said image on a predetermined display screen; and

acquiring said image based on said display position information before transferring the acquired image to said second program.

6. An image transferring method for transferring an image displayed by a first program to a second program, the image transferring method comprising the steps of:

transforming said image to a file before storing said file into a predetermined storage location; and

acquiring said file from said storage location before transferring the acquired file to said second program.

7. A file transferring apparatus for transferring a file generated by a first program to an electronic mail program whereby said file is attached to an electronic mail for simultaneous transmission, the file transferring apparatus comprising:

storage location information acquiring means for acquiring from said first program storage location information about a storage location where said file is stored; and

file transferring means for acquiring said file based on said storage location information before transferring said file to said electronic mail program.

8. A file transferring method for transferring a file generated by a first program to an electronic mail program whereby said file is attached to an electronic mail for simultaneous transmission, the file transferring method comprising the steps of:

acquiring from said first program storage location information about a storage location where said file is stored; and

acquiring said file based on said storage location information before transferring said file to said electronic mail program.

9. A program for transferring an image displayed by a first program to a second program, said program comprising the steps of:

storing a copy of said image into a predetermined temporary storage area; and

acquiring said copy of said image from said temporary storage area before transferring the acquired copy to said second program.

10. A program for transferring an image displayed by a first program to a second program, said program comprising the steps of:

acquiring display position information about said image on a predetermined display screen; and

acquiring said image based on said display position information before transferring the acquired image to said second program.

11. A program for transferring an image displayed by a first program to a second program, said program comprising the steps of:

transforming said image to a file before storing said file into a predetermined storage location; and

acquiring said file from said storage location before transferring the acquired file to said second program.

12. A program for transferring a file generated by a first program to an electronic mail program whereby said file is attached to an electronic mail for simultaneous transmission, said program comprising the steps of:

acquiring from said first program storage location information about a storage location where said file is stored; and

acquiring said file based on said storage location information before transferring said file to said electronic mail program.