Automatic upload of pictures from a camera
DCFirst Claim
1. A camera system comprising:
- (a) a lens;
(b) a cellular interface;
(c) an image sensor configured to take pictures;
(d) a non-volatile local memory configured to store one or more pictures;
(e) a touch sensitive display;
(f) a controller configured to;
(i) receive, via the touch sensitive display, a user selection of an upload option that instructs the device to confine automatic picture upload to periods without potential cellular network access fees;
(ii) automatically connect to a remote picture hosting service and cause an upload of one or more pictures stored in the non-volatile memory to the remote picture hosting service via the cellular interface, after receiving;
(1) data from the cellular interface used by the controller to determine that the upload is allowed based on the selected upload option,(2) an indication that the system is connected to the internet via the cellular interface; and
(3) an indication from the local memory that a user has elected an option to designate at least one picture from the group of pictures stored in the local memory to be uploaded to the remote picture hosting service.
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Abstract
A system and method is disclosed for enabling user friendly interaction with a camera system. Specifically, the inventive system and method has several aspects to improve the interaction with a camera system, including voice recognition, gaze tracking, touch sensitive inputs and others. The voice recognition unit is operable for, among other things, receiving multiple different voice commands, recognizing the vocal commands, associating the different voice commands to one camera command and controlling at least some aspect of the digital camera operation in response to these voice commands. The gaze tracking unit is operable for, among other things, determining the location on the viewfinder image that the user is gazing upon. One aspect of the touch sensitive inputs provides that the touch sensitive pad is mouse-like and is operable for, among other things, receiving user touch inputs to control at least some aspect of the camera operation. Another aspect of the disclosed invention provides for gesture recognition to be used to interface with and control the camera system.
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19 Claims
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1. A camera system comprising:
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(a) a lens; (b) a cellular interface; (c) an image sensor configured to take pictures; (d) a non-volatile local memory configured to store one or more pictures; (e) a touch sensitive display; (f) a controller configured to; (i) receive, via the touch sensitive display, a user selection of an upload option that instructs the device to confine automatic picture upload to periods without potential cellular network access fees; (ii) automatically connect to a remote picture hosting service and cause an upload of one or more pictures stored in the non-volatile memory to the remote picture hosting service via the cellular interface, after receiving; (1) data from the cellular interface used by the controller to determine that the upload is allowed based on the selected upload option, (2) an indication that the system is connected to the internet via the cellular interface; and (3) an indication from the local memory that a user has elected an option to designate at least one picture from the group of pictures stored in the local memory to be uploaded to the remote picture hosting service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A camera system comprising:
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(a) a lens; (b) a cellular interface; (c) an image sensor configured to take pictures; (d) a non-volatile local memory configured to store one or more pictures; (e) a touch sensitive display; and (f) a controller configured to (1) receive, via the touch sensitive display, a user selection of an upload option that instructs the device to confine automatic picture upload to periods without potential cellular network access fees; (2) automatically connect to a remote picture hosting service and cause an upload of one or more pictures stored in the non-volatile memory to the remote picture hosting service via the cellular interfaces, after receiving; (i) data from the cellular interface used by the controller to determine that the upload is allowed based on the selected upload option; (ii) an indication that the system is connected to the internet via the cellular interface to the remote picture hosting service; and (iii) an indication from the local memory that a user has elected an option to designate at least one picture from the group of pictures stored in the local memory to be uploaded to the remote picture hosting service; (3) automatically cause an upload of one or more pictures stored in the non-volatile memory to a home computer via the cellular interface, after predetermined conditions are met, the predetermined conditions including at least receiving; (i) data from the cellular interface used by the controller to determine that the upload is allowed based on the selected upload option; and (ii) an indication from the local memory that a user has elected an option to designate at least one picture from the group of pictures stored in the local memory to be uploaded to the home computer. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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