Patent ID: 7944480

Claim:
A method for the transfer of a data stream of full digital images ( 1 ; 10 ; 13 ; 18 ) generated by a digital image detection unit ( 21 , 39 ) with a first predetermined number of picture elements via an interface ( 27 ) to an image recording unit ( 33 , 37 , 38 ), wherein the interface ( 27 ) is made for the transfer of at least one data stream of digital images with a second number of picture elements different from the first number of picture elements and the image recording unit ( 33 , 37 , 38 ) is made for the storage of digital images with the second number of picture elements, and wherein the second number of picture elements is lower than the first number of picture elements, the method comprising: dividing the full digital images ( 1 ; 10 ; 13 ; 18 ) generated with the first number of picture elements into two part digital images ( 3 , 4 ; 11 , 12 ; 14 , 15 ; 19 , 20 ), with the part images ( 3 , 4 ; 11 , 12 ; 14 , 15 ; 19 , 20 ) each having a number of picture elements used for the storage of image information, which is lower than or equal to the second number of picture elements, wherein the image information stored in the two part images ( 3 , 4 ; 11 , 12 ; 14 , 15 ; 19 , 20 ) together contain the total information content of the original full image ( 1 ; 10 ; 13 ; 18 ); generating two data streams of the digital part images ( 3 , 4 ; 11 , 12 ; 14 , 15 ; 19 , 20 ), with one respective part image ( 3 ; 11 ; 14 ; 19 ) of a full digital image ( 1 ; 10 ; 13 ; 18 ) being associated with the first data stream and the other part image ( 4 ; 12 ; 15 ; 20 ) of the full digital image ( 1 ; 10 ; 13 ; 18 ) being associated with the second data stream; transferring the two data streams of the part digital images ( 3 , 4 ; 11 , 12 ; 14 , 15 ; 19 , 20 ) to the image recording unit ( 33 , 37 , 38 ) via the interface; and separately storing the transferred part digital images ( 3 , 4 ; 11 , 12 ; 14 , 15 ; 19 , 20 ) from one another in each case and with the second number of picture elements in the image recording unit ( 33 , 37 , 38 ); wherein the full digital images ( 10 ; 13 ) with the first number of picture elements have a predetermined number of lines and a predetermined number of columns; and wherein, in each case, a predetermined number of lines from the middle region of the full digital image ( 10 ; 13 ) is associated with a part image ( 11 ; 14 ) of the first data stream and the remaining, upper and lower lines of the full digital image ( 10 ; 13 ) is associated with a part image ( 12 ; 15 ) of the second data stream on the division of the full digital images ( 10 ; 13 ) into the part images ( 11 , 12 ; 14 , 15 ).