System for reading image information

• US 20030067623A1
• Filed: 10/05/2001
• Published: 04/10/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Akiyama Adfind Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Akiyama Adfind Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Akiyama, Yuki
• Application Number:
  US09/970,892
• Publication Number:
  US 20030067623A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00209 Transmitting or receiving image data, e.g. facsimile data, via a computer, e.g. using e-mail, a computer network, the internet, I-fax
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00413 using menus, i.e. presenting the user with a plurality of selectable options H04N1/00464 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32363 at the transmitter or at the receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3214 of a date
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3226 of identification information or the like, e.g. ID code, index, title, part of an image, reduced-size image
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3249 data relating to a linked page or object, e.g. hyperlink

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a system in which a user can read information of an image information display member such as a poster as digital image information such as JPEG by using image input means provided in a mobile communication system, and can record the information in recording means which is provided in the mobile communication system and which records a shot image.

The present invention comprises an image information display member such as a poster and a mobile communication system which reads an image information portion of the image information display member. The mobile communication system is provided with a photographing portion which shoots at least information of the image information portion, recording means for recording a shot image and a display portion for retrieving and displaying any of the recorded information.

Claims

1. A system for reading image information comprising:

an image information display member such as a poster; and

a mobile communication system for reading an image information portion of said image information display member, wherein said mobile communication system comprise;

a photographing portion which shoots at least information of said image information portion;

recording means for recording the shot image; and

a display portion which retrieves and displays any of the recorded information.

2. The system for reading image information according to claim 1, wherein photographing means includes said photographing portion, a digital camera, and a scanner.

3. The system for reading image information according to claim 1, wherein the image information stored in said recording means is structured to be transferred to a mobile communication system that another person carries and/or to a system which has a function of a communication terminal.

4. The system for reading image information according to claim 1, wherein the image information stored in said recording means is structured to be connected to a net line from a local area network (LAN).

5. The system for reading image information according to claims 1 through 4, wherein the image information stored in said recording means can be recorded in a recording medium such as a server system.

6. The system for reading image information according to claim 1, wherein the image information stored in said recording means can be copied to a recording medium such as an FD, an MD or a DVD as well as P.P.

7. The system for reading image information according to claim 1 further comprising means for displaying a desired portion of the image information stored in said recording means in an enlarged manner at a time of outputting the image information.