Patent ID: 7000223

Claim:
A method, comprising the steps of: providing a set of predetermined function definitions, at least one of said predetermined function definitions defining a function for manipulating image data; preparing a project definition, said project definition operable when executed to process said image data and including: a plurality of function portions which each correspond to one of said function definitions in said set, and which each define at least one input port and at least one output port that are functionally related according to the corresponding function definition; a further portion which includes a source portion identifying a data source and defining an output port through which said image data from the data source can be produced, and which includes a destination portion identifying a data destination and defining an input port through which said image data can be supplied to the data destination; and binding information which includes binding portions that each associate a respective said input port with one of said output ports; and transmitting through a communications link from a first end thereof to a second end thereof a communication from a user which causes one of storing and execution of the project definition at said second end of the communications link; wherein said execution of the project definition operates at least in part to manipulate said image data according to said one predetermined function definition.