System and method for synchronization of image data between a handheld device and a computer
First Claim
1. A machine-readable medium having embodied thereon an image conduit program, the program being executable by a computing device to perform method steps for transferring and synchronizing images from an electronic device to said computing device, the method steps comprising:
- locating a first image stored in a first memory of said electronic device based on a plurality of searchable image parameters of said first image;
querying a second memory of said computing device for the existence of a second image that is identical to said first image; and
transferring said first image to said second memory of said computing device if said first image is not identical to said second image.
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Abstract
A system and method providing a conduit (310) between a handheld electronic device (120), such as a personal digital assistant (PDA) and a remote storage unit (110), such as a personal computer (PC) hard drive, allowing a user to transfer images captured by an image capture device (124) attached to the handheld electronic device (120) and synchronize the data between the handheld electronic device (120) and the remote storage unit (110) in a manner that is easy, intuitive and useful, is disclosed.
In its preferred embodiment, the conduit (310) of the present invention is a software program that is installed into the standard sync manager (230) of a computer, providing seamless synchronization between a PDA and the computer without the need for user interaction.
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26 Claims
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1. A machine-readable medium having embodied thereon an image conduit program, the program being executable by a computing device to perform method steps for transferring and synchronizing images from an electronic device to said computing device, the method steps comprising:
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locating a first image stored in a first memory of said electronic device based on a plurality of searchable image parameters of said first image;
querying a second memory of said computing device for the existence of a second image that is identical to said first image; and
transferring said first image to said second memory of said computing device if said first image is not identical to said second image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An system for transferring and synchronizing image data files between an electronic device and a computing device, comprising:
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an electronic device having an input/output device and a first memory for storing said image data files;
a computing device having an input/output interface and a second memory;
a connection means, for coupling said input/output device of said electronic device to said input/output interface of said computing device; and
a means for transferring and synchronizing said image data from said electronic device to said computing device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for transferring image data from an electronic device to a computing device, comprising the steps of:
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capturing a live image with an image capture device;
storing said captured image to a first memory of said electronic device;
connecting said electronic device to said computing device; and
running an imager conduit program, said imager conduit program performing method steps for transferring and synchronizing said captured image from said electronic device to said computing device, said method steps comprising, locating said stored captured image in said first memory of said electronic device based on a plurality of searchable image parameters of said first image;
querying a second memory of said computing device for the existence of a second image that is identical to said stored captured image; and
transferring said stored captured image to said second memory of said computing device if said second image is not identical to said stored captured image. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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