Patent ID: 6704712
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of transferring digital images between a source terminal and a repository system interconnected by a communications medium, comprising:sending a first poll request across the communications medium from the repository system to the source terminal; producing a reel folder in the source terminal, the reel folder having a data structure having data associated with a digital image; sending the data structure in the reel folder to the repository system via the communication medium, wherein the reel folder includes a reel-control data structure and a plurality of roll data structures, in response to receipt of the first poll request at the source terminal and if the reel folder is available, sending reel folder address information corresponding to the available reel folder from the source terminal to the repository system via the communications medium; in response to receipt of the sent reel folder address information at the repository system, sending a reel-control-data-structure-fetch request across the communications medium from the repository system to the source terminal; sending the reel-control data structure of the reel folder from the source terminal to the repository system via the communications medium; sending a reel-image data structure of the reel folder from the source terminal to the repository system via the communications medium; and storing the reel-control data structure and the reel-image data structure in the repository system.