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Methods and systems for image sharing over a network

  • US 7,770,004 B2
  • Filed: 05/17/2004
  • Issued: 08/03/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of peer-to-peer sharing of images over a network, the method comprising:

  • receiving a selection of a first image by a user of a sending peer terminal, wherein the first image has a first resolution;

    transmitting over a network permission data for the selected first image from the sending peer terminal to a receiving peer terminal, the permission data including at least;

    image identification information, andresolution information, the resolution information specifying only a second resolution less than the first resolution;

    automatically transmitting an image request for the first image from the receiving peer terminal to the sending peer terminal, wherein the image request is for the first image in the second resolution; and

    in response to receiving the image request, the sending peer terminal;

    scaling the first image to the second resolution,encrypting the scaled first image, andtransmitting the encrypted first image at the second resolution over the network to the receiving peer terminal.

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