Digital camera capable of sending files via online messenger

• US 20030189643A1
• Filed: 04/04/2002
• Published: 10/09/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Quintana, Angelica
• Application Number:
  US10/117,543
• Publication Number:
  US 20030189643A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/207.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00204 with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server programmed control between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N1/32561
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00209 Transmitting or receiving image data, e.g. facsimile data, via a computer, e.g. using e-mail, a computer network, the internet, I-fax
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00281 with a telecommunication apparatus, e.g. a switched network of teleprinters for the distribution of text-based information, a selective call terminal details of transmission H04N1/00095; establishing a communication with one of a facsimile machine or another apparatus sharing a single line H04N1/32704; interfacing cordless telephone terminals with an accessory to increase the functionality of user interface H04M1/72409
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32048 Auto-dialling or Auto-calling H04N1/32053 - H04N1/32074 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera

Abstract

A digital camera for accepting user intent specifications. The user may input into the camera instructions to send digital pictures created by the camera to recipients via a messenger service. When the camera is connected to a computer or other network with a connection to a messenger service, the digital pictures are automatically sent to the recipient if the recipient is online.

Claims

1. An imaging system comprising:

a digital camera, the digital camera including an intent module, wherein the intent module accepts user input specifying a recipient to which a file created by the digital camera is to be sent via a messenger service.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the file is sent to the recipient via the messenger service automatically upon connection of the digital camera to a computer having a messenger service and a connection to the internet.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the file is sent via the messenger service if the recipient is online.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein connection between the digital camera and the computer is via a USB, serial, parallel, SCSI, or NTSC/PAL port.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein connection between the digital camera and the computer is via wireless communication.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the wireless communication is infrared.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the file is photo.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the photo is in JPEG or TIFF format.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the messenger service is AIM, ICQ, Yahoo Messenger, or MSN Messenger.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the messenger service is compatible with Instant Messaging Presence Protocol.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the file is sent to the recipient via the messenger service automatically upon connection of the digital camera to a wireless carrier capable of connecting to a messenger service.

12. A method of manipulating a file created by a digital camera comprising:

automatically sending the file to a messenger service recipient according to user input into the digital camera.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the file is automatically sent upon connection of the digital camera to a computer.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the file is automatically sent to the messenger service recipient if the messenger service recipient is online.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the file is automatically sent upon connection of the digital camera to a wireless communication system, the wireless communication system interfacing with a messenger service.

16. An operating system on a digital camera comprising:

a user interface for accepting user input; and

an intent module, wherein the intent module receives user input specifying at least one messenger recipient to whom a file created by the digital camera is to be sent and calls a messenger service program to send the file.

17. The operating system of claim 16, wherein the file is sent by the messenger service program if the recipient is online.

18. The operating system of claim 16, wherein the messenger service program is compatible with Instant Messaging Presence Protocol.

19. The operating system of claim 16, wherein messenger service program is AIM, ICQ, Yahoo Messenger, or MSN Messenger.

20. A system for sending a digital picture created by a digital camera to a recipient, the system comprising:

means for accepting user input into the digital camera specifying the recipient; and

means for automatically sending the digital picture from the digital camera to the recipient via an internet messenger service according to the user input.

21. The system of claim 21, further comprising means for connecting to the internet.

22. A method of sending a digital picture comprising:

inputting an intent specification into a digital camera, the intent specification including a messenger service recipient address for receiving the digital picture.

23. The method of claim 22, further comprising connecting the digital camera to a computer having a messenger service loaded thereon.

24. The method of claim 23, further comprising automatically sending the digital picture to the messenger service recipient address when the digital camera is connected to the computer and the messenger service recipient is online.