Patent ID: 6373480
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: G06F,G11B

Abstract:
A method for editing images by inserting information therein in an interactive system provided with a mutual communication structure between a client equipment and a server equipment, wherein the edited images including the information inserted are stored in storage media employed in the server equipment, comprising the steps of:(a) establishing a whiteboard (WB) mode in the client equipment in response to a WB selection instruction requested by the interactive system subscriber; (b) displaying a WB picture over the images to receive WB data generated by the subscriber, wherein the WB picture informs the subscriber that the WB mode is initiated and the images are being displayed on a screen via an output device employed in the client equipment; (c) creating edited images information by using the WB data generated by the subscriber, data generated by the client equipment and the corresponding images; (d) transmitting the edited images information created from the client equipment to the server equipment, in response to a storage instruction requested by the subscriber; (e) determining whether the subscriber requesting the storage instruction is an authorized subscriber by using a subscriber list in the server equipment; and (f) storing the edited images information transmitted from the client equipment in the storage media employed in the server equipment based on the result of the step (e).