Image handling method using different image resolutions
First Claim
1. An image handling method comprising:
- (a) scanning at least a first resolution of a hardcopy image;
(b) communicating a second resolution image signal of the same image which second resolution is lower than the first resolution, from a first location to a receiver at a second location remote from the first location, by a first communication method;
(c) establishing an optimum time period for transmitting the first resolution image signal according to a predetermined set of parameters;
(d) providing a condition monitor to identify when the optimum time periods occurs;
(e) communicating the first resolution image signal from the first location to the receiver at the second location, by a second communication method during the optimum time period.
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Abstract
An image handling method and apparatus for executing the method. The method comprises scanning at least a first resolution of a hardcopy image. A second resolution image signal of the same image which second resolution is lower than the first resolution, is communicated from a first location to a receiver at a second location remote from the first location, by a first communication method. The first resolution image signal is communicated from the first location to the receiver at the second location, by a second communication method which is physically independent of the first communication method, or following communication of the second resolution image signal, waiting until a predetermined condition independent of the communication of the second resolution image signal, then communicating the first resolution image signal from the first location to the receiver at the second location by the first communication method.
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22 Claims
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1. An image handling method comprising:
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(a) scanning at least a first resolution of a hardcopy image; (b) communicating a second resolution image signal of the same image which second resolution is lower than the first resolution, from a first location to a receiver at a second location remote from the first location, by a first communication method; (c) establishing an optimum time period for transmitting the first resolution image signal according to a predetermined set of parameters; (d) providing a condition monitor to identify when the optimum time periods occurs; (e) communicating the first resolution image signal from the first location to the receiver at the second location, by a second communication method during the optimum time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An image handling method comprising:
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(a) scanning at least a first resolution of a hardcopy image at a first location; (b) transmitting a second resolution image signal of the same image which second resolution is lower than the first resolution, from the first location to a receiver at a second location remote from the first location, by a first network; (c) establishing an optimum time period for transmitting the first resolution image signal according to a predetermined set of parameters; (d) providing a condition monitor to identify when the optimum time periods occurs; (e) communicating the first resolution image signal from the first location to the receiver at the second location, by a communication method during the optimum time period. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. An image handling system comprising:
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(a) a scanner to scan at least a first resolution of a hardcopy image; (b) a first communication means for communicating a second resolution image signal of the same image which second resolution is lower than the first resolution, from a first location to a receiver at a second location remote from the first location, by a first communication method; (c) means for establishing an optimum time period for transmitting the first resolution image signal according to a predetermined set of parameters; (d) a condition monitor to identify when the optimum time periods occurs; (e) a second communication means for communicating the first resolution image signal from the first location to the receiver at the second location, by a second communication method during the optimum time period. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. An image handling method comprising:
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(a) processing exposed photographic film at a processor-scanner station which has both a scanner and a processor at the same location, to produce a hardcopy image set at the processor-scanner location; (b) scanning the hardcopy image set at the same processor-scanner location at which it was processed, to obtain a corresponding first resolution image set signal; (c) communicating a second resolution image set signal of the same images which second resolution is lower than the first resolution, from a first location to a hub station at a second location remote from the first location, by a first communication method; (d) establishing an optimum time period for transmitting the first resolution image signal according to a predetermined set of parameters; (e) providing a condition monitor to identify when the optimum time periods occurs; (f) communicating the first resolution image set signal from the first location to the hub station, by a second communication method during the optimum time period; (g) storing the communicated first and second resolution image set signals at the hub station; and (h) transmitting at least one image signal of the first and second resolution image set signals to any of a plurality of terminals remote from the hub station and the processor-scanner station. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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