Patent ID: 7710490

Claim:
A portable image communication system comprising a portable image transmitting unit and a portable image receiving unit, wherein said portable image transmitting unit has a thumbnail image data transmitting device for transmitting thumbnail image data, which represents a transfer thumbnail image corresponding to a main image, to said portable image receiving unit; and said portable image receiving unit includes: a thumbnail image data receiving device for receiving thumbnail image data that has been transmitted from said thumbnail image data transmitting device of said portable image transmitting unit; and a reception-end data transmitting device for transmitting reception-end data to said portable image transmitting unit in response to end of reception of the thumbnail image data by said thumbnail image data receiving device; said portable image transmitting unit further includes: an end-data receiving device for receiving reception-end data that has been transmitted from said reception-end data transmitting device; a main image data transmitting device for transmitting main image data, which represents the main image, to said portable image receiving unit in response to reception of the reception-end data by said end-data receiving device; and a transmit-side display unit for displaying the transfer thumbnail image in such a manner that the transfer thumbnail image gradually disappears while moving in one direction on a display screen in response to transmission of the main image data by said main image data transmitting device; and said portable image receiving unit further includes: main image data receiving device for receiving main image data that has been transmitted from said portable image transmitting unit; and a receive-side display unit for displaying the transfer thumbnail image in such a manner that the transfer thumbnail image gradually appears while moving in one direction on a display screen in response to reception of the main image data by said main image data receiving device.