Camera with wireless virtual storage
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1. A digital video camera, comprising:
- means for capturing an electronic representation of an image;
compressing means for converting the electronic representation of the image into a compressed image;
a modem for encoding the compressed image into a form suitable for transmission; and
a transmitter for transmitting the encoded compressed image to a receiving station, wherein the transmission is carried out in near real time.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for virtual storage of images from an electronic camera in near real time. The camera compresses images taken as either still images or moving video images into a compressed format such as JPEG or MPEG. The images are then sent to an electronic media server via a gateway connection to the Internet. The images can be viewed at a remote location by streaming or download.
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43 Claims
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1. A digital video camera, comprising:
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means for capturing an electronic representation of an image;
compressing means for converting the electronic representation of the image into a compressed image;
a modem for encoding the compressed image into a form suitable for transmission; and
a transmitter for transmitting the encoded compressed image to a receiving station, wherein the transmission is carried out in near real time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A digital video camera, comprising:
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a charge coupled device for capturing an electronic representation of an image;
a processor that converts the electronic representation of the image into a compressed image;
a modem for encoding the compressed image into a form suitable for transmission; and
a transmitter for transmitting the encoded compressed image to a receiving station, wherein the transmission is carried out in near real time. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A digital camera system, comprising:
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a digital camera, comprising;
means for capturing an electronic representation of an image;
a compression processor that converts the electronic representation of the image into a compressed image;
a modem for encoding the compressed image into a form suitable for transmission;
a transmitter for transmitting the encoded compressed image, wherein the transmission is carried out in near real time;
a receiving station that receives the transmissions of the encoded compressed image;
an electronic media server that can be accessed via the Internet; and
at the receiving station, means for sending the compressed image to the electronic media server for storage in near real time. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of storing an electronic image, comprising:
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receiving an electronic image;
encoding the electronic image; and
sending the electronic image to a remote electronic media server in near real time. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An electronic storage medium storing instructions which, when executed on a programmed processor, carry out a method of storing an electronic image, comprising:
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receiving an electronic image;
encoding the electronic image; and
sending the electronic image to a remote electronic media server in near real time.
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34. A method of storing video images, comprising:
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producing an electronic camera image;
sending the electronic camera image to a remotely located electronic media server via a wireless communication in near real time; and
storing the image at the electronic media server. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. An electronic storage medium storing instructions which, when executed on a programmed processor, carry out a method of storing video images, comprising:
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producing an electronic camera image;
sending the electronic camera image to a remotely located electronic media server via a wireless communication in near real time; and
storing the image at the electronic media server.
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