Abstract:
The present invention provides an Internet facsimile machine including a processor having an ability exchanging function for forming an electronic mail including standard format image data and format information of original image data, transmitting the electronic mail, receiving an electronic mail having machine receiving ability information and transmitting the image data formed in accordance with the machine receiving ability information from the original image data. The Internet facsimile machine also includes a controller for determining whether or not to use the ability exchanging function for the transmission of the image data in accordance with a state of the Internet facsimile machine when transmitting the image data.
Abstract:
An image data transmission apparatus comprising: a transmission unit that transmits image data; and a control unit that controls the amount of image data to be transmitted in accordance with information concerning the transmission rate of the image data. An image data receiving apparatus comprising: a receiving unit that receives image data; and a control unit that controls the amount of image data received in accordance with information concerning the transmission rate of the image data.
Abstract:
Data is received from a memory, which includes bitmap images, for output on an output device. The images may be stored in compressed or uncompressed form. The operating system, application or generic graphics environment program interface, queries the printer driver for the types of image compression formats supported by the printer. If the image is available in a compatible compressed format, that compressed image is read from memory. Alternatively or in addition, the best possible compression format supported by the printer is selected from the formats available in the printer driver. The image is then loaded in a printer compatible compression format or compressed using the selected format. The image is spooled in the selected compression format. The image file may be spooled as a raw file or metafile depending on the embodiment used. When needed by the printer or video display, the spool file containing the compressed image is accessed from storage, and the compressed image is sent directly to the printer or video display without allocating memory for decompressing the bitmap image or decompressing the image.
Abstract:
A communication apparatus for processing a fax signal and an audio signal includes an audio compression unit for compressing the audio signal, a fax-termination/switching control unit for terminating the fax signal and for executing control to prevent the fax signal from being compressed by the audio compression unit, a detection unit for detecting a predetermined negotiation signal used in a negotiation procedure for a fax communication from an input signal before compression within a fixed period of time starting at the beginning of the negotiation signal and an exclusion processing unit for carrying out an exclusion process on the negotiation signal upon detection of the negotiation signal.
Abstract:
There is disclosed an image recording apparatus having reader for photoelectrically reading an original and generating image information, a first transmitter for transmitting the image information from said reader, after compressing treatment, to an outside apparatus, a second transmitter for transmitting the image information from said reader without compressing treatment to an outside apparatus, and selecter for selecting either said first or second transmitters according to the destination of said image information.
Abstract:
A system architecture for multimedia communications comprises a bandwidth controller for continuously moderating the run-time status and/or condition changes of the telecommunications network and dynamically adjusting the corresponding bandwidth requirement for accommodating the change of status or condition prior to transmitting the video and/or audio information. The system further includes a reconfiguration memory for standardizing and re configuring the video and/or audio information according to a selective internal file format which is universally compatible with any coding algorithms received from, or supplied to the telecommunications network, the reconfiguration memory performing scalable internal data reformatting among incompatibly received or transmitted video and/or audio information.
Abstract:
In Internet FAX communications, a CPU acquires a recipient mail address designated by a user or an originator mail address indicated in received mail. The CPU then stores the acquired mail address in a recipient-address storage area or an originator-address storage area that is included in an information storage section. If any one of mail addresses stored in the recipient- or originator address storage area is selectively designated when a recipient of the Internet FAX communications is designated, the CPU sets the selectively-designated mail address as a recipient address.
Abstract:
Compressed image files are partially preprocessed to expedite color correction and delivery of color corrected images. Color correction may be accomplished by processing only the luminance channel, only the color channels, or a combination of the luminance and color channels. This abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the rules requiring an abstract to allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure contained herein. This abstract is submitted with the express understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.
Abstract:
To shorten the time required to transfer image data from a first information processing apparatus (e.g., an electronic camera) to a second information processing apparatus (e.g., a personal computer) the first information processing apparatus reduces the image data when it is determined that a slow interface is being used. Additionally, the reduced image data being transferred can be altered in size (enlarged or further reduced) prior to compression so that its size is best suited for the particular compression process.
Abstract:
The still camera includes an imaging section which forms an image of an object to be photographed and outputs analog image data; an A/D conversion section which performs A/D conversion upon this analog image data; an aperture device which controls the amount of light incident upon the imaging device; a compression processing section which compresses the digital image data from the A/D conversion section; a memory card upon which the digital image data thus compressed by the compression processing section is stored; a photometric section which measures the brightness of the object to be photographed; and a compression ratio setting section which derives and controls the compression ratio for the compression processing section, based at least upon the distance to an object to be photographed.