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An interactive networked client-server scan method launched and actively managed through a web browser interface on a client. A server of the method responds to a universal resource locator address identifying the server with a general purpose format software program that creates an interface in the

An interactive networked client-server scan method launched and actively managed through a web browser interface on a client. A server of the method responds to a universal resource locator address identifying the server with a general purpose format software program that creates an interface in the client web browser and enables the client to interact with the server in initiating, altering and monitoring scan jobs and related data. The server preferably provides peripheral status information to the web browser, and enables the client to initiate preview scans while providing progress updates concerning such scans to the client. Parameter selection and alteration is also a preferred functionality enabled for selection and alteration in the client interface through the general purpose software program provided by the server. The server translates and formats data for the client, and also preferably performs an on-the-fly gamma correction of color data to data prior to transmitting it to the client. Other preferred features include multipage scanning and image scan area selection.

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[ What is claimed is:] [20.]20. A method for operating a scan peripheral in a network including at least one client having a general purpose software capability in a web user interface application and a server connected to the scan peripheral, the method comprising the steps of:initiating, by the cl

[ What is claimed is:] [20.]20. A method for operating a scan peripheral in a network including at least one client having a general purpose software capability in a web user interface application and a server connected to the scan peripheral, the method comprising the steps of:initiating, by the client, a universal resource locator scan request;responding, by the server, to said client universal resource locator addressed request by forwarding to the client a general purpose format software program for creating and running a scan web page;accepting, by the server, a scan job from the client;implementing, by the server, a scan job program to control a scan peripheral;communicating between the server and the client through the general purpose software program to initiate actions of the scan job program which control the scan peripheral, including transmitting image data from the server to the client and provide user displays through the client,adjusting the size of image data prior to transmitting it from the server to the clintient;inserting a tagged image file format header into the image data prior to transmitting it from the serve r to the client;inserting, by the server, an image file directory including an image length se t by the scan job;padding, by the server, the image data if the actual length of image data from a completed scan job is less than the length set by the scan job;truncating, by the server, the image data if the actual length of image data from a completed scan job is greater than the length set by the scan job.