Regional proximity for shared image device(s)

• US 20060285150A1
• Filed: 05/04/2005
• Published: 12/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Lord, Robert W., Jung, Edward K.Y., Levien, Royce A., Malamud, Mark A., Rinaldo, John D. Jr.
• Application Number:
  US11/122,274
• Publication Number:
  US 20060285150A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.150
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00132 in a digital photofinishing system, i.e. a system where digital photographic images undergo typical photofinishing processing, e.g. printing ordering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00137 Transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00148 Storage information retrieval G06F16/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00161 Viewing or previewing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00164 at a remote location
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00167 Processing or editing H04N1/00196 - H04N1/00201 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00172 directly from a still digital camera or from a storage medium mounted in a still digital camera H04N1/0018 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00188 Printing, e.g. prints or reprints H04N1/0019, H04N1/00196 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00283 with a television apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00347 with another still picture apparatus, e.g. hybrid still picture apparatus circuits or arrangements for control or supervision between image input and image output device H04N1/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/42 Systems for two-way working , e.g. conference systems H04N1/32 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0082 Image hardcopy reproducer H04N2201/0091 - H04N2201/0094 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0087 Image storage device

Abstract

Different aspects of the disclosure relate to either transmitting at least one portion of at least one image representation from, or receiving at least one portion of the at least one image representation at, a shared image device in a manner at least partially relying on a positioning of the shared image device within a sharing region

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

transmitting at least one portion of at least one image representation from a shared image device in a manner at least partially relying on a positioning of the shared image device within a sharing region.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

defining at least some geographic outlines of the sharing region.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

testing for a membership of the shared image device in the sharing region.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

defining the sharing region as a fixed two-dimensional region.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

maintaining the sharing region as long as at least one device remains proximate to the sharing region.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

establishing the sharing region for a sharing session using the shared image device.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

establishing the sharing region for a sharing session using at least another shared image device.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

including in the sharing region at least one area from a group including a building, a room, a house, a business area, an outdoor area, a sports event area, or a personal event area.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

establishing a permission for the shared image device to join a sharing session at least partially in response to the positioning of the shared image device within the sharing region.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

transforming at least one image using the shared image device to form at least one transformed image.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

providing at least some ancillary information relating to the at least one image representation using the shared image device to form at least one ancillary-altered image representation.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

providing at least some ancillary information pertaining to an image at least partially using the shared image device to form an ancillary-based image, wherein the at least some ancillary information includes at least one from a group of;

format-shared information, associated information, textual information, audio, annotation information, image map information, executable code, data overlay information, or transmitted license.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

watermark-transforming at least one image at least partially using the shared image device to form at least one watermark-transformed image.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

combining at least one image with at least another image at least partially using the shared image device to form at least one combined image.

22. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting at least one portion of

at least one image representation from a shared image device further comprises:

pushing the at least one portion of the at least one image representation from the shared image device at least partially relying on the positioning of the shared image device within the sharing region.

23. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting at least one portion of

at least one image representation from a shared image device further comprises:

transmitting a plurality of images from the shared image device at least partially relying on the positioning of the shared image device within the sharing region.

24. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a request at the shared image device to share the at least one portion of the at least one image representation.

26. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing and forwarding of the at least one portion of the at least one image representation from the shared image device to at least one other shared image device.

27. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

user-controllably deleting the at least one image representation.

28. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

automatically deleting the at least one image representation.

29. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

user-controllably controlling processing of the at least one image representation.

30. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

automatically controlling processing of the at least one image representation.

31. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

capturing the at least one image representation at least partially using the shared image device.

34. The method of claim 31, wherein the capturing the at least one image representation further comprises:

capturing the at least one image representation at least partially using at least one other shared image device.

36. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

selectively sharing the at least one portion of the at least one image representation with at least one shared image device.

39. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

processing the at least one image representation with the shared image device, wherein the shared image device is configurable as a peripheral shared image device.

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40. A method, comprising:

receiving at a shared image device at least one portion of at least one image, representation at least partially in response to a positioning of the shared image device within a sharing region.

41. The method of claim 40, further comprising:

defining at least some geographic outlines of the sharing region.

43. The method of claim 40, further comprising:

defining the sharing region for a fixed two-dimensional region.

44. The method of claim 40, further comprising:

setting a time duration for the sharing region.

45. The method of claim 40, further comprising:

maintaining a sharing region as long as at least one device remains proximate to the sharing region.

47. The method of claim 40, further comprising:

defining the sharing region for a fixed two-dimensional region at least partially using at least one shared image device.

49. The method of claim 40, further comprising:

establishing the sharing region for a sharing session using at least another shared image device.

53. The method of claim 40, wherein the method further comprises:

establishing the sharing region using the shared image device.

54. The method of claim 40, wherein the method further comprises:

establishing the sharing region using at least one other shared image device.

55. The method of claim 40, wherein the method further comprises:

establishing a permission for the shared image device to join a sharing session at least partially in response to the positioning of the shared image device within the sharing region.

57. The method of claim 40, wherein the method further comprises:

transforming at least one image representation using the shared image device to form at least one transformed image representation.

60. The method of claim 40, wherein the method further comprises:

watermark-transforming at least one image using the shared image device to form at least one watermark-transformed image representation.

66. The method of claim 40, further comprising:

user-controllably deleting the at least one image representation at least partially in response to the positioning of the shared image device within the sharing region.

67. The method of claim 40, further comprising:

capturing the at least one image representation at least partially using the shared image device.

70. The method of claim 40, further comprising:

capturing the at least one image representation at least partially using at least one other shared image device.

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59. The method of claim 58, further comprising:

transferring at least some ancillary information that at least partially includes transferring at least one from a group of ancillary information, associated information, textual information, audio, annotation information, image map information, executable code, data overlay information, or transmitted license.

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74. A method, comprising:

establishing a sharing region in which at least one first shared image device can share at least one image representation with at least one second shared image device.

75. The method of claim 74, wherein the establishing a sharing region in which at least one first shared image device can share at least one image representation with at least one second shared image device further comprises:

defining the sharing region for a fixed two-dimensional region.

76. The method of claim 74, wherein the establishing a sharing region in which at least one first shared image device can share at least one image representation with at least one second shared image device further comprises:

defining the sharing region relative to the at least one first shared image device.

77. The method of claim 74, wherein the establishing a sharing region in which at least one first shared image device can share at least one image representation with at least one second shared image device further comprises:

defining the sharing region relative to the at least one second shared image device.

79. The method of claim 74, wherein the establishing a sharing region in which at least one first shared image device can share at least one image representation with at least one second shared image device further comprises:

defining the sharing region for a fixed two-dimensional region at least partially using the at least one second shared image device.

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81. An apparatus, comprising:

a shared image device configurable to receive at least a portion of at least one image representation to at least one other shared image device at least partially in response to a positioning of the shared image device within a sharing region.

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a shared image device configurable to transmit at least a portion of at least one image representation to at least one other shared image device at least partially in response to a positioning of the shared image device within a sharing region.

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88. The apparatus of claim 85, wherein the comprises:

a wireless communication link.

89. The apparatus of claim 85, wherein the comprises:

a camera-flash based communication link.

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90. An apparatus, comprising:

means for receiving at least one portion of at least one image representation at a shared image device at least partially in response to a positioning of the shared image device within a sharing region.

92. The apparatus of claim 90, wherein the means for receiving at least one portion of at least one image representation at a shared image device at least partially in response to a positioning of the shared image device within a sharing region at least partially comprises:

utilizing a communication link means for at least a part of an operational coupled distance between the shared image device and at least one other shared image device.

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93. An apparatus, comprising:

means for transmitting at least one portion of at least one image representation at a shared image device at least partially in response to a positioning of the shared image device within a sharing region.

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