Patent ID: 8892906

Claim:
An apparatus for providing a secure transfer of a high-resolution image, used for non-viewing purposes, over a network, comprising: a processor configured for mapping the location of words or objects on each page of an original document to a low-resolution bitmap image to determine a mapping template related to discreet portions of said low resolution image, wherein said discreet portions are user-selectable and correspond to locations in both the original document and said high-resolution image, said processor configured for determining said mapping template by assigning a unique identifier to each discreet portion of said low-resolution image, wherein information contained in said mapping template is related only to locations of objects on specific pages of said low-resolution bitmap image, but does not indicate content at such locations; said processor sending said low-resolution bitmap image and said mapping template to a user; said processor configured for determining from said mapping template corresponding words or objects in said high-resolution image in response to a user action, which comprises selecting one or more of said discreet portions of said low-resolution image; and said server configured for transferring said corresponding words or objects of said high-resolution image over said network.