METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACCESSING AND RENDERING AN IMAGE FOR TRANSMISSION OVER A NETWORK

摘要

The present invention is directed to a system for accessing, modifying, and transporting images over a computer network. The system has at least one client computer (212) and at least one server computer (216, 248) which exchange data and control signals therebetween over a network (218), the network using one network middleware of a series of network middleware. The system further includes a plurality of image databases (220, 224) which use different programs for storing, managing and accessing the stored images. Each image database includes a predetermined image standard for transferring a stored image and includes predetermined standard control signals for accessing and processing selected images. The client computer includes application software (233) with the capability to communicate with any of the image databases using standard predetermined control signals and the capability of receiving images using the predetermined standard for transferring an image. The client computer and server computer use a proxy-stub arrangement (236) for compensating for different middleware. Image manipulations, transfer and receipt occur based on the predetermined standard for transferring an image and the predetermined control signals.