Image Scanner and Image Scanning System
First Claim
1. An image scanning system, comprising:
- an image scanner that scans an image in accordance with a command directly inputted by a user and generates image data based on the scanned image; and
a terminal device that displays an image corresponding to the image data generated by the image scanner,the image scanner comprising;
an image storing unit configured to store the generated image data ;
a terminal designation unit configured to allow the user to designate the terminal device as a transmission target of the image data;
a terminal storing unit configured to record correspondence data in which the image data is associated with the designated terminal device;
an information notification unit configured to transmit a notification of information concerning the image data to the designated terminal device;
a request receiving unit configured to receive a request for image data from the designated terminal device; and
an image transmission unit configured to transmit the image data which has been stored in the image storing unit and which is associated, by the correspondence data, with the designated terminal device for which the request has been received through the request receiving unit, to the designated terminal device, in response to reception of the request through the request receiving unit,the terminal device comprising;
an indication unit configured to make an indication to the user in response receipt of the notification from the information notification unit; and
a request transmission unit configured to transmit the request for image data to the image scanner in response to reception of a user operation for requesting the image data conducted in response to the indication by the indication unit.
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Abstract
An image scanning system comprising an image scanner and a terminal, wherein the image scanner comprises an image storing unit to store the image data; a terminal designation unit to designate the terminal as a transmission target; a terminal storing unit to record correspondence data to associate the image data with the terminal; an information notification unit to transmit a notification of information concerning image data to the designated terminal; a request receiving unit to receive a request for image data; and an image transmission unit to transmit the image data associated with the designated terminal for which the request has been received, and the terminal comprises: an indication unit to make an indication in response to receipt of the notification; and a request transmission unit to transmit the request to the image scanner when a user operation for requesting image data is received.
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5 Claims
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1. An image scanning system, comprising:
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an image scanner that scans an image in accordance with a command directly inputted by a user and generates image data based on the scanned image; and a terminal device that displays an image corresponding to the image data generated by the image scanner, the image scanner comprising; an image storing unit configured to store the generated image data ; a terminal designation unit configured to allow the user to designate the terminal device as a transmission target of the image data; a terminal storing unit configured to record correspondence data in which the image data is associated with the designated terminal device; an information notification unit configured to transmit a notification of information concerning the image data to the designated terminal device; a request receiving unit configured to receive a request for image data from the designated terminal device; and an image transmission unit configured to transmit the image data which has been stored in the image storing unit and which is associated, by the correspondence data, with the designated terminal device for which the request has been received through the request receiving unit, to the designated terminal device, in response to reception of the request through the request receiving unit, the terminal device comprising; an indication unit configured to make an indication to the user in response receipt of the notification from the information notification unit; and a request transmission unit configured to transmit the request for image data to the image scanner in response to reception of a user operation for requesting the image data conducted in response to the indication by the indication unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An image scanner, comprising:
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a scan unit configured to scan an image in accordance with a command directly inputted by a user and to generate image data based on the scanned image; an image storing unit configured to store the generated image data; a terminal designation unit configured to allow a user to designate a terminal device as a transmission target of the image data; a terminal storing unit configured to record correspondence data in which the image data is associated with the designated terminal device; an information notification unit configured to transmit a notification of information concerning the image data to the designated terminal device; a request receiving unit configured to receive a request for image data from the designated terminal device; and an image transmission unit configured to transmit the image data which has been stored in the image storing unit and which is associated, by the correspondence data, with the designated terminal device for which the request has been received through the request receiving unit;
to the designated terminal device, in response to reception of the request through the request receiving unit.
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