Portable device, mobile phone, image transmission system, and method of transmitting image
First Claim
1. A portable device which records, in a recording medium, an image to be transmitted to a server via a communication device such as a mobile phone, the server providing image service such as printing and distribution service of an image, the portable device comprising:
- a service information input device which inputs, from the communication device, service information about image service such as;
a format of the image such as an image recording format or an image format;
an aspect ratio of the image or a permissible range of the aspect ratio;
numbers of pixels in vertical and horizontal directions of the image or a permissible range of the numbers of pixels; and
compressibility for compressing and recording the image, a file size of the image upon recording, or a permissible range of the compressibility or the file size; and
a recording device which records the image based on the inputted service information in the recording medium.
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Abstract
A service information input device (transmit/receive device and recording medium interface) is provided for inputting service information about image service from a communication device such as a mobile phone, and a recording device (recording medium interface and information processing device) is provided for recording an image based on the inputted service information in a recording medium. Thus, when an image is transferred to a mobile phone via the recording medium, which can be loaded and unloaded, it is possible to record an image, which is automatically changed in size or compressibility of an image based on obtained service information, in the recording medium. Thereby, a portable device, a mobile phone, an image transmission system, and a method of transmitting an image can readily transmit an image to a server for providing image service such as printing and distribution of an image at high speed.
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18 Claims
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1. A portable device which records, in a recording medium, an image to be transmitted to a server via a communication device such as a mobile phone, the server providing image service such as printing and distribution service of an image, the portable device comprising:
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a service information input device which inputs, from the communication device, service information about image service such as;
a format of the image such as an image recording format or an image format;
an aspect ratio of the image or a permissible range of the aspect ratio;
numbers of pixels in vertical and horizontal directions of the image or a permissible range of the numbers of pixels; and
compressibility for compressing and recording the image, a file size of the image upon recording, or a permissible range of the compressibility or the file size; and
a recording device which records the image based on the inputted service information in the recording medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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12. A mobile phone which is capable of performing voice communication, communicating information to a server for providing image service such as printing service and distribution service of an image, and transmitting an image recorded in a recording medium to the server, the recording medium being loaded and unloaded, the mobile phone comprising:
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a receiving device which receives, from a server, service information about image service such as;
a format of the image such as an image recording format or an image format;
an aspect ratio of the image or a permissible range of the aspect ratio;
numbers of pixels in vertical and horizontal directions of the image or a permissible range of the numbers of pixels; and
compressibility for compressing and recording the image, a file size of the image upon recording, or a permissible range of the compressibility or the file size;
a service information output device which outputs the received service information to a portable device; and
a transmitting device which transmits to the server the image read from the recording medium.
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17. An image transmission system which transmits an image to a server for providing image service such as printing and distribution of the image, the image transmission system comprising:
a mobile phone comprising;
a receiving device which receives, from the server, service information about image service such as;
a format of the image format such as an image recording format or an image format;
an aspect ratio of the image or a permissible range of the aspect ratio;
numbers of pixels in vertical and horizontal directions of the image or a permissible range of the numbers of pixels; and
compressibility for compressing and recording the image, a file size of the image upon recording, or a permissible range of the compressibility or the file size;
a service information output device which outputs the received service information to a portable device; and
a transmitting device which transmits to the server the image read from a recording medium being loaded and unloaded; and
a portable device comprising;
a service information input device which inputs service information about the image service from the mobile phone; and
a recording device which records an image based on the inputted service information in the recording medium.
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18. A method of transmitting an image to a server for providing image service such as printing and distribution of an image, the method comprising the steps of:
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allowing a mobile phone to receive, from the server, service information about image service such as;
a format of an image such as an image recording format or an image format;
an aspect ratio of the image or a permissible range of the aspect ratio;
numbers of pixels in vertical and horizontal directions of the image or a permissible range of the numbers of pixels; and
compressibility for compressing and recording the image, a file size of the image upon recording, or a permissible range of the compressibility or the file size;
allowing the mobile phone to output the received service information to a portable device;
allowing the portable device to input the outputted service information from the mobile phone;
allowing the portable device to record an image based on the inputted service information in a recording medium being loaded and unloaded, and allowing the mobile phone to transmit to the server the image read from the recording medium.
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