Abstract:
Methods and systems are provided for sharing images over a network. A first user selects an image for sharing and designates an image recipient. Metadata for the first image is transmitted from the first user's terminal to the image recipient's terminal. At least partly in response to receiving the metadata, the image recipient's terminal transmits a request for the first image at a first resolution to the first user's terminal. In response to the request, the first user's terminal transmits the first image at the requested first resolution to the image recipient's terminal.
Abstract:
A facsimile device can operate in a memory receiving mode in which picture data received from another facsimile device on the transmission side when receiving automatically are stored temporarily in a memory (15) and comprises a sensing part (15-1, 34) for sensing the usable residual capacity of the memory, a line density changing over part (10-1, 33) which commands the changing over of the line density when the residual memory capacity is less than a predetermined amount, and a control part (10) which informs the facsimile device on the transmission side of the capability in the pre-procedure of automatic reception. The control part automatically informs again the facsimile device on the trasmission side of the capability, responding to the command from the line density changing over part and receives the picture data at a lower line density than the one at the start of the automatic reception from the facsimile device on the transmission side.
Abstract:
A method, an apparatus and a system for image processing in a network environment such as the Internet is provided. The method includes receiving an image access request sent by a user, forwarding the image access request to a real-time image processor, receiving an image returned by the real-time image processor for the user to use, the image being obtained by the real-time image processor processing the original image according to the image access request. According to the embodiments, users can obtain images of interest in real time, user demand is well met, and user satisfaction is improved.
Abstract:
A digital media player is disclosed. The digital media player can permit one or a group of users to play digital media in a convenient and user-friendly manner. Typically, a memory card stores the digital media to be played by the digital media player. After the memory card is coupled to the digital media player, the digital media player can operate to play (e.g., view) or manipulate (e.g., zoom, rotate, delete, etc.) digital media. The digital media player can also operate to archive the digital media in a reduced resolution format. The reduced resolution format is adequate for an intended output device, yet has a substantially reduced file size.
Abstract:
A receiving device in the form of a mobile telephone (10) within a mobile network (12, 14, 16, 18) receives images from a server (18). The server (18) first determines the characteristics of the mobile telephone (10), such as receiver memory capacity, display size, receiver colour depth, receiver processor availability and receiver display resolution. The server 18 then selects a version of the image, to be sent to the mobile telephone (10), suitable for use by that style of mobile telephone (10). The server (18) also determines the bandwidth of the channel to the mobile telephone (10), and can adjust the depth of colour, resolution, and frame rate in the signal sent to the mobile telephone (10) further to accommodate the bandwidth and any limitations in the mobile telephone (10).
Abstract:
An image signal of an object picked up by an imaging device (202) is analog-processed in a pre-process circuit, the analog-processed image signal is digitized in an A/D conversion circuit, and the digitized image signal is image-processed in an image processing ASIC (206) for storing in a buffer memory (207) which is provided with a through image data storing area and a freeze image data storing area. CPU (212) and the ASIC (206) synthesize image data stored in a through image data area and a freeze image data area as a picture-in-picture as set by an operation unit (214). The synthesized image data is thinned out according to the display resolution of an LCD color monitor (3) for displaying on the LCD color monitor (3).
Abstract:
A method of printing a document (100; 400) using one of a plurality of print modes, the method comprising: (i) notionally dividing a digital image of the document (100; 400) into sectors (102, 202, 302; 402, 502); (ii) for each sector (102, 202, 302; 402, 502), comparing one or 10 more properties of the luminosity of pixels within each sector with one or more threshold values; (iii) using the comparison of (ii) to determine whether each sector (102, 202, 302; 402, 502) is likely to show an image defect if printed at a lower image quality print mode; 15 (iv) selecting a print mode such that all sectors (102, 202, 302; 402, 502) are determined not to be likely to show an image defect; (v) printing the document (100; 400) using the determined print mode.