Patent ID: 7111250

Claim:
An image transfer system for transferring an image from a first medium, the image transfer system comprising: an image transfer apparatus having a scanner for scanning the image on the first medium, and a display; and a computer removably connected to the image transfer apparatus, the computer having a computer display, and an image transfer apparatus operating menu available for display on the computer display when the computer is not connected to the transfer apparatus; wherein, when the computer is connected to the image transfer apparatus, the computer has selectable features of an operating menu of the image transfer apparatus available for display on the computer display, and wherein at least one of the features is unavailable for selection in the image transfer apparatus operating menu available for display on the computer display when the computer is not connected to the transfer apparatus, wherein the operating menu of the image transfer apparatus is an enhanced operating menu of the apparatus, the enhanced operating menu being enabled for operating the apparatus when the computer is connected to the apparatus, wherein the selectable features are extended features of the enhanced operating menu of the image transfer apparatus, and wherein the extended features are not included in a default operating menu of the image transfer apparatus, the default operating menu of the apparatus being enabled for operating the apparatus when the computer is not connected to the apparatus, wherein the extended features are related to image transfer operations of the image transfer device in which computer resources are used to allow the image transfer device to effect the image transfer operations.