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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2002
Hiroshi Satomi, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Igeta, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsushi Inoue, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Kenichiro Matsuura, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Satomi, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Igeta, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsushi Inoue, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Kenichiro Matsuura, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A server apparatus which accepts the transfer of image data from a user who can access the apparatus through a network, and can limit image data whose transfer is accepted with various conditions is disclosed. The server apparatus according to this invention determines whether given image data is data that can be received, in accordance with the type of image input device contained in the additional information of the image data and the presence/absence of data such as photographing conditions and the like, thereby receiving only images photographed by specific input devices or rejecting images containing no information required for printing.