Integrated internet camera
First Claim
1. A standalone image recording device, comprising:
- an image conversion circuit that converts an analog image signal into digital image data;
image storage in which the digital image data is recorded;
a parameter memory that stores destination e-mail addressing information that is provided by an operator and that stores information that identifies the standalone image recording device; and
a processor, which executes control routines, including;
a network access routine that accesses an internet-protocol network via a local network system by communicating the information that identifies the standalone image recording device, an email message assembling routine that assembles e-mail messages, including the destination e-mail addressing information and message contents representative of a status for the standalone image recording device, to be sent to a message transfer server on the internet-protocol network and then to a destination e-mail address as SMTP-compatible e-mail messages; and
a file transmission routine that transmits the digital image data to an image file account on a server on the internet-protocol network, from which the digital image data may be served to a browser accessing the internet-protocol network.
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Abstract
An integrated Internet camera includes, as embedded components contained within the camera body and controlled by a microcontroller, at least a network interface device for connecting to the Internet, a transport control device for packetizing according to Internet protocols, a file transfer device for communicating with a destination user directory on the Internet, and a transmission initiating device for initiating the connection and transfer operations of the file transfer device and transport control device. The network interface device may be a modem, network adapter, or adapter for connection to the Internet. Upon capturing the digital image, the camera initiates a connection to the Internet, connects to the destination user directory, and uploads the digital images. Thereafter, the digital images are available to authorized (or any) user having access to the Internet.
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69 Claims
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1. A standalone image recording device, comprising:
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an image conversion circuit that converts an analog image signal into digital image data;
image storage in which the digital image data is recorded;
a parameter memory that stores destination e-mail addressing information that is provided by an operator and that stores information that identifies the standalone image recording device; and
a processor, which executes control routines, including;
a network access routine that accesses an internet-protocol network via a local network system by communicating the information that identifies the standalone image recording device, an email message assembling routine that assembles e-mail messages, including the destination e-mail addressing information and message contents representative of a status for the standalone image recording device, to be sent to a message transfer server on the internet-protocol network and then to a destination e-mail address as SMTP-compatible e-mail messages; and
a file transmission routine that transmits the digital image data to an image file account on a server on the internet-protocol network, from which the digital image data may be served to a browser accessing the internet-protocol network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A standalone image recording device, comprising:
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a preview device that previews scenes to be recorded as digital image data;
an image conversion circuit that converts an analog image signal into the digital image data;
image storage in which the digital image data is recorded;
a parameter memory that stores destination e-mail addressing information provided by an operator and that stores password information;
an interface controller connected to a network interface having access to an intermediary network; and
a processor, which executes control routines, including;
a network access routine capable of providing access to an internet-protocol network via the intermediary network, in a first mode in which the network access routine submits the password information to access the internet-protocol network via the intermediary network, and in a second mode in which the network access routine does not submit the password information to access the internet-protocol network via the intermediary network, and an e-mail message assembling routine that assembles information for the preparation of an e-mail message to be transmitted to an internet-protocol e-mail server on the internet-protocol network and then to a destination e-mail address, the information including the destination e-mail addressing information and the digital image data. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A standalone image recording device, comprising:
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a preview device that previews scenes to be recorded as digital image data;
an imaging circuit that records images of the previewed scenes as the digital image data into image storage; and
a processor, which executes control routines including;
a selection routine which interprets input from an operator in order to set parameter values designating which of the digital image data recorded in the image storage is to be sent from the standalone image recording device, and interprets input from an operator in order to activate one of;
an e-mail assembly routine, in which the processor assembles information for the preparation of an e-mail message to be transmitted via a message transfer server to a destination e-mail address on an internet-protocol network, the information including a destination e-mail address and message data representative of the digital image data designated by the selection routine, an uploading routine, in which the processor sends the digital image data designated by the selection routine from the standalone image recording device by transferring the designated digital image data to an image file account on a server on the internet-protocol network, from which the digital image data may be served to a browser, and a transfer routine, in which the processor sends the digital image data designated by the selection routine from the standalone image recording device by transferring the designated digital image data to a local personal computer. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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