Patent ID: 7414746

Claim:
An image data communication method in which a data transmitting device transmits one of image files of image data stored in a data transmitting device storage medium to a data receiving device, wherein: the data transmitting device produces an image file list showing properties of the image files and print conditions and stores the image file list in the storage medium of the data transmitting device, wherein the image file list is produced in an off-line state; when a user requests image file information from the data transmitting device by operating the data receiving device, the data transmitting device produces the requested image file information according to the image file list and transmits it to the data receiving device; the data receiving device displays the received image file information; the user selects the image file according to the displayed image file information by operating the data receiving device, and the data receiving device requests the selected image file from the data transmitting device; the data transmitting device transmits the requested image file to the data receiving device; and the data receiving device stores the received image file in a data receiving device storage medium, wherein the data transmitting device is an image capturing device.