Wireless digital camera adapter and systems and methods related thereto and for use with such an adapter
First Claim
1. A digital data storage and transmitting device comprising:
- a controller configured and arranged so as to control the operation of the digital data storage and transmitting device and functionalities thereof;
a storage medium;
an I/O mechanism configured and arranged so as to operably connect the storage medium and a data output of an image capturing device;
a transmitting apparatus operably connected to the storage medium; and
wherein the controller controls the downloading of digitized image data from the image capturing device via the I/O mechanism and storage of said data in the device storage medium, and controls the transmission of the stored downloaded data from the device storage medium via the transmitting apparatus to another storage medium serviced by a server remote from the digital data storage and transmitting device.
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Abstract
Featured is a digital data storage and transmitting (DDST) device, particularly suited for use with a digital camera, digital camcorder or other image/video capturing device, being configured and arranged so as to cable of downloading the digitized data representative of the images/pictures taken with the digital camera and to store this information in the DDST device. The DDST device also is configured and arranged so the DDST device can upload or transmit the downloaded picture information to a remote server using any of a number of communication protocols or techniques known to those skilled in that art including wireless or cellphone technologies. Also featured are systems embodying such a DDST device and methods related thereto.
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20 Claims
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1. A digital data storage and transmitting device comprising:
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a controller configured and arranged so as to control the operation of the digital data storage and transmitting device and functionalities thereof;
a storage medium;
an I/O mechanism configured and arranged so as to operably connect the storage medium and a data output of an image capturing device;
a transmitting apparatus operably connected to the storage medium; and
wherein the controller controls the downloading of digitized image data from the image capturing device via the I/O mechanism and storage of said data in the device storage medium, and controls the transmission of the stored downloaded data from the device storage medium via the transmitting apparatus to another storage medium serviced by a server remote from the digital data storage and transmitting device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13)
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11. An image capturing and storage system comprising:
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an image capturing device;
a digital data storage and transmitting device;
a server including a storage medium;
a first communications link removable interconnecting the image capturing device and the digital storage and transmitting device;
a second communications link interconnecting the digital data storage and transmitting device and the server; and
wherein the digital data storage and transmitting device comprises;
a controller configured and arranged so as to control the operation of the digital data storage and transmitting device and functionalities thereof, a storage medium;
an I/O mechanism configured and arranged so as to operably connect the storage medium to the first communications link;
a transmitting apparatus operably connected to the storage medium; and
wherein the controller controls the downloading of digitized image data from the image capturing device via the I/O mechanism and storage of said data in the device storage medium, and controls the transmission of the stored downloaded data from the device storage medium via the transmitting apparatus to the server storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20)
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17. A method for capturing images using an image capturing device and storing the captured images at a remote storage location comprising the steps of:
providing a digital data storage and transmitting device including;
a controller configured and arranged so as to control the operation of the digital data storage and transmitting device and functionalities thereof, a storage medium, an I/O mechanism configured and arranged so as to operably connect the storage medium to the image capturing device, and a transmitting apparatus operably connected to the storage medium;
downloading digitized image data from the image capturing device via the I/O mechanism;
storing said downloaded data in the device storage medium; and
transmitting the stored downloaded data from the device storage medium via the transmitting apparatus to the server storage medium.
Specification