Patent ID: 7443532
Filing Date: 2008-10-28
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A network scanning method comprising: inputting an image to obtain an input image to be used in a plurality of applications that is input by a scanner, the input image being capable of being converted in a plurality of different manners; temporarily storing the input image; controlling attribute information concerning the input image temporarily stored, the attribute information being related to a current pointer for specifying the input image; permitting a user to select, at an origin of image request, a desired one of the temporarily stored images in accordance with one of the applications; determining which image is to be transferred based on the current pointer of the image selected, to the origin of the image request, by utilizing the attribute information, and updating the current pointer corresponding to the image to be transferred; taking out image information corresponding to the current pointer, among the attribute information; reading out the image corresponding to the image information taken out, at the time of request from the origin of the image request based on the current pointer updated, among the temporarily stored images, and converting or non-converting the image to a predetermined image in accordance with the one of the applications, and transferring the predetermined image converted or non-converted by the conversion step for use in the one of the applications to the origin of the image request via a network.