A machine-implemented method of media transfer, comprising: for a digital camera device having a short-range wireless capability to connect with a cellular phone, wherein the cellular phone has access to the internet, performing in the digital camera device: establishing a short-range paired wireless connection between the digital camera device and the cellular phone, wherein establishing the short-range paired wireless connection comprises, the digital camera device cryptographically authenticating identity of the cellular phone; acquiring new-media, wherein the new-media is acquired after establishing the short-range paired wireless connection between the digital camera device and the cellular phone; creating a new-media file using the acquired new-media; storing the created new-media file in a first non-volatile memory of the digital camera device; receiving a data transfer request initiated by a mobile software application on the cellular phone, over the established short-range paired wireless connection, wherein the data transfer request is for the new-media file, and wherein the new-media file was created in the digital camera device before receiving the data transfer request; and transferring the new-media file to the cellular phone, over the established short-range paired wireless connection, wherein the cellular phone is configured to receive the new-media file, wherein the cellular phone is configured to store the received new-media file in a non-volatile memory device of the cellular phone, wherein the cellular phone is configured to use HTTP to upload the received new-media file along with user information to a user media publishing website, and wherein the cellular phone is configured to provide a graphical user interface (GUI) in the cellular phone, wherein the graphical user interface (GUI) is for the received new-media file and to delete the created new media file. view more

The machine-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the user information corresponds to user related information used by the user media publishing website to publish the new-media file.

The machine implemented method of claim 1, wherein the new-media comprises one or more of video data and image data.

A short-range wireless enabled digital camera device, comprising: a first non-volatile memory device; a first processor coupled to said first non-volatile memory device; a short-range wireless communication device configured to control the first processor to establish a short-range paired wireless connection between the short-range wireless enabled digital camera device and a short-range wireless enabled cellular phone, wherein establishing the short-range paired wireless connection comprises, the digital camera device cryptographically authenticating identity of the cellular phone; a data capture circuitry; said first processor configured to acquire new-media in the digital camera device using the data capture circuitry, wherein the new-media is acquired after establishing the short-range paired wireless connection between the digital camera device and the cellular phone; said first processor configured to create a new media file using the acquired new-media; said first processor configured to store the created new-media file in the first non-volatile memory device; said first processor configured to receive a data transfer request initiated by a mobile software application on the cellular phone, over the established short-range paired wireless connection, wherein the data transfer request is for the new-media file, and wherein the new-media file was created in the digital camera device before receiving the data transfer request; and said first processor configured to transfer the new-media file to the cellular phone, over the established short-range paired wireless connection, wherein the cellular phone comprises a mobile software application that when executed by a processor of the cellular phone is configured to control the processor of the cellular phone to receive the new-media file, store the received new-media file in a non-volatile memory device of the cellular phone, use HTTP to upload the received new-media file along with user information to a user media publishing website, and provide a graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the graphical user interface (GUI) is for the received new-media file and the graphical user interface (GUI) is configured to receive input to delete the created new media file. view more

The short-range wireless enabled digital camera device of claim 5, wherein the new-media comprises one or more of video data and image data.

A system for transferring media, the system comprising: a digital camera device, comprising: a first non-volatile memory device; a first processor coupled to the first memory device; a short-range wireless communication device configured to establish a short-range paired wireless connection with an internet connected cellular phone, wherein establishing the short-range paired wireless connection comprises, the digital camera device cryptographically authenticating identity of the cellular phone; a data capture circuitry; said first processor configured to acquire new-media in the digital camera device using the data capture circuitry, wherein the new-media is acquired after establishing the short-range paired wireless connection with the cellular phone, and wherein the new-media comprises one or more of video data and image data; said first processor configured to create a new-media file using the acquired new- media; said first processor configured to store the created new-media file in the first non-volatile memory device; said first processor configured to receive a data transfer request initiated by a software application on the cellular phone, over the established short-range paired wireless connection, wherein the data transfer request is for the new-media file, and wherein the new-media file was created in the digital camera device before receiving the data transfer request; and said first processor configured to transfer the new-media file to the cellular phone, over the established short-range paired wireless connection; said software application for the cellular phone, wherein the software application is embodied as executable program instructions that when executed by a processor of the cellular phone, is configured to control the processor of the cellular phone to: send the data transfer request to the digital camera device, over the established short-range paired wireless connection, wherein the data transfer request corresponds to transfer of the new-media file; receive the new-media file from the digital camera device, over the established short-range paired wireless connection; store the received new-media file in a non-volatile memory device of the cellular phone; provide a graphical user interface (GUI) for the received new-media file and to delete the created new-media file based on input received through the graphical user interface (GUI); and use HTTP to upload the received new-media file along with user information to a user media publishing website. view more

The system of claim 8, wherein the new-media comprises one or more of video data and image data.

The system of claim 8, wherein internet access capability of the cellular phone is via a cellular data network.

The system of claim 8, wherein the software application is one of: stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium and is installable in the nonvolatile memory device of the cellular phone; and downloadable on to the non-volatile memory device of the cellular phone from a remote server. view more

A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing machine executable instructions that, when executed by a processor on a digital camera device with short-range wireless capability, cause the processor to perform a method comprising: acquiring new-media, wherein the new-media is acquired after establishing a short-range paired wireless connection between the digital camera device and a cellular phone, wherein establishing the short-range paired wireless connection comprises, the digital camera device cryptographically authenticating identity of the cellular phone; creating a new-media file using the acquired new-media; storing the created new-media file in a first non-volatile memory of the digital camera device; receiving a data transfer request initiated by a software application on the cellular phone, over the established short-range paired wireless connection, wherein the data transfer request is for the new-media file, and wherein the new-media file was created in the digital camera device before receiving the data transfer request; and transferring the new-media file to the cellular phone, over the established short-range paired wireless connection, wherein the cellular phone is configured to receive the new-media file, wherein the cellular phone is configured to store the received new-media file in a non-volatile memory device of the cellular phone, wherein the cellular phone is configured to provide a graphical user interface (GUI) in the cellular phone, wherein the graphical user interface (GUI) is for the received new-media file and to delete the created new media file, and wherein the cellular phone is configured to use HTTP to upload the received new media file along with user information to a user media publishing website. view more

The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the user information corresponds to user related information used by the user media publishing website to publish the new-media file.

The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the new-media comprises one or more of video data and image data.

The short-range wireless enabled digital camera device of claim 5, wherein the short- range paired wireless connection is one of a Bluetooth paired wireless connection, a Wi-Fi paired wireless connection, and other personal area wireless networking technologies that use pairing. view more

The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the short-range paired wireless connection is one of a Bluetooth paired wireless connection, a Wi-Fi paired wireless connection, and other personal area wireless networking technologies that use pairing. view more

The short-range wireless enabled digital camera device of claim 5, wherein the short- range paired wireless connection is one of a Bluetooth paired wireless connection, a Wi-Fi paired wireless connection, and other personal area wireless networking technologies that use pairing. view more

The system of claim 8, wherein the short-range paired wireless connection is one of a Bluetooth paired wireless connection, a Wi-Fi paired wireless connection, and other personal area wireless networking technologies that use pairing.