Meta information handling

摘要

The present invention relates to a system and a method for transmitting image information acquired as a digital image file (6) in an image information acquiring operation by an image information acquiring means (5), to a data network (2). The system comprises an input device (4) for input of meta information regarding a selected image, which comprises image information acquirable by said image information acquiring means (5). Further it comprises means for connecting said meta information regarding said selected image to the digital image file (6) in connection with an image information acquiring operation whereby said image information acquiring means (5) acquires the image information of said selected image. It also comprises means for transmitting said meta information (18b) regarding said selected image and the digital image file (18a) to said data network (2).