IMAGE INPUT METHOD, CONTENT ITEM SERVER, AND RELAY SERVER
First Claim
1. An image input method of an image input system including a client, a content item server, a relay server, and an image input apparatus connected to each other via a network, the image input method comprising:
- transmitting information indicating an address of the relay server to the client, when the content item server receives an information request from the client;
transmitting a first input request including an address of the content item server to the relay server corresponding to the address of the relay server, when the client receives an instruction to input an image;
transmitting a second input request to the image input apparatus, when the relay server receives the first input request from the client;
inputting the image and transmitting the input image to the relay server, when the image input apparatus receives the second input request from the relay server;
transmitting the received image to the address included in the first input request, when the relay server receives the image from the image input apparatus; and
storing the received image in a predetermined storage location inside a storage unit, when the content item server receives the image from the relay server.
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Abstract
An image input system includes a client, a content item server, a relay server, and an image input apparatus. When the client receives an instruction to input an image, the client transmits a first input request including the address of the content item server to the relay server and the relay server transmits a second input request to the image input apparatus. The image input apparatus inputs the image and transmits the image to the relay server. The relay server transmits the image to the address included in the first input request. The content item server stores the image in a predetermined storage location inside a storage unit.
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10 Claims
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1. An image input method of an image input system including a client, a content item server, a relay server, and an image input apparatus connected to each other via a network, the image input method comprising:
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transmitting information indicating an address of the relay server to the client, when the content item server receives an information request from the client; transmitting a first input request including an address of the content item server to the relay server corresponding to the address of the relay server, when the client receives an instruction to input an image; transmitting a second input request to the image input apparatus, when the relay server receives the first input request from the client; inputting the image and transmitting the input image to the relay server, when the image input apparatus receives the second input request from the relay server; transmitting the received image to the address included in the first input request, when the relay server receives the image from the image input apparatus; and storing the received image in a predetermined storage location inside a storage unit, when the content item server receives the image from the relay server.
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2. A content item server of an image input system including a client, the content item server, a relay server, and an image input apparatus connected to each other via a network, comprising:
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an information transmission unit transmitting information indicating an address of the relay server to the client, when receiving an information request from the client; an image reception unit receiving an image from the relay server; and a storage unit storing the received image.
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3. A relay server of an image input system including a client, a content item server, the relay server, and an image input apparatus connected to each other via a network, comprising:
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an input request transmission unit transmitting a second input request to the image input apparatus, when receiving a first input request from the client; an image reception unit receiving an image from the image input apparatus; and an image transmission unit transmitting the received image to an address included in the first input request. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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