Patent ID: 7110026

Claim:
A method of processing image data, comprising: providing an image capturing apparatus; providing a host device for receiving image data generated by the image capturing apparatus, the host device coupled to a communication network; targeting an image to be captured with the image capturing apparatus; generating first image data representing the targeted image using the apparatus, the first image data having a first resolution size; attaching a resolution tag to the first image data for post processing in a device other than the image capturing apparatus, the resolution tag instructing the device to convert the first image data from the first resolution size to a second resolution size; attaching a quick-send tag to the first image data for post processing, the quick-send tag designating a recipient and instructing the host device to transmit the first image data to the recipient; transmitting a first image data file including the first image data and the resolution tag and quick-send tag to the host device; and transmitting a second image data file from the host device to the recipient according to the quick-send tag via the communication network, the second image data file including the resolution tag and a second image data corresponding to the first image data, the second image data having the first resolution size.