Patent ID: 6108104
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An image handling method, comprising:providing a plurality of scanner stations that are interfaced to at least one remote hub station;scanning at one of the scanner stations, one or more hardcopy image sets to obtain corresponding image set signals;assigning an associated unique identification signal that includes scanner location identification to each image set signal;communicating each image set signal and the associated identification signal to at least one hub station which is remote from the scanner station;storing the communicated image set signals and associated identification signals at the hub station;responding, via the hub station, to a reception of the identification signal from a remote terminal to communicate if a stored image set signal of predetermining characteristics associated with the received identification signal has been communicated to the hub; andprompting the scanner station to resend image set signals associated with the identification signal in cases where image set signals are not received by the hub station.