Patent ID: 7489416
Filing Date: 2009-02-10
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: an image input part for inputting image data; a converter for converting image data of a plurality of unit images obtained by said image input part into one file for transmission; a memory device for storing said file for transmission obtained by conversion of said converter; a divider for dividing said file for transmission into a plurality of divided files; a transmitter for sequentially transmitting said plurality of divided files via a network; a transmission completion detector for detecting completion of transmission of each of said plurality of divided files; and a memory device controller to maintain in the memory device a section of the file for transmission that corresponds to at least one untransmitted one of the plurality of unit images and, when completion of transmission of all divided files associated with at least one transmitted one of the plurality of unit images is detected by said transmission completion detector, to delete from said memory device a section of said file for transmission which corresponds to said at least one transmitted unit image, wherein the deleted section of the file for transmission corresponds to two or more of said plurality of divided files.