Methods and devices for image and ancillary data capture and output

• US 20070103566A1
• Filed: 11/09/2005
• Published: 05/10/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Gupta, Sanjay, Jagadesan, Balakumar, Aerrabotu, Naveen
• Application Number:
  US11/269,967
• Publication Number:
  US 20070103566A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/231.300
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00278 with a printing apparatus, e.g. a laser beam printer
• 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 1/00342 with a radio frequency tag transmitter or receiver storage of additional information in an RFID tag attached to an image bearing paper sheet H04N1/32138
• 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 1/32138 in an electronic device attached to the sheet, e.g. in an RFID tag
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4126 The peripheral being portable, e.g. PDAs or mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3204 of data relating to a user, sender, addressee, machine or electronic recording medium H04N2201/3256 and subgroups take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3225 of data relating to an image, a page or a document
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3246 of data relating to permitted access or usage, e.g. level of access or usage parameters for digital rights management [DRM] related to still images
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3249 data relating to a linked page or object, e.g. hyperlink
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3276 of a customised additional information profile, e.g. a profile specific to a user ID
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3278 Transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8047 using transform coding
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal

Abstract

Described herein is an image capturing device such as a mobile communication device and methods for capturing and transmitting data. The methods include capturing an image to generate a data file, capturing a ancillary data embedded in a signal of a digital tag to retrieve the data of the digital tag substantially synchronously with capturing the image, processing the ancillary data of the digital tag to combine it with the data file to generate a combined file and transmitting the combined file. Transmitting the combined file to any receiving application is further provided, including to a printer application that prints an image on paper having an embedded digital tag and also transfers the ancillary data embedded in the signal of the digital tag to the embedded digital tag. Ancillary data may include copy protection data.

Claims

1. In a mobile communication device, a method for capturing and transmitting data, the method comprising:

capturing an image to generate a data file;

capturing ancillary data embedded in a signal of a digital tag to retrieve the data of the digital tag substantially synchronously with capturing the image;

processing the ancillary data of the digital tag to combine it with the data file to generate a combined file; and

transmitting the combined file.

2. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising;

receiving the combined file; and

separating the data file from the ancillary data of the signal of the digital tag.

3. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein a printer comprises digital tag encoding capability and a printer paper includes an embedded digital tag, the method further comprising;

printing indicia of the data file; and

storing the at least a portion or all of the ancillary data of the signal of the digital tag on the embedded digital tag.

4. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein data of the signal of the digital tag comprises digital rights data.

5. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

separating the combined file into a plurality of component parts;

transmitting a portion or all one or more of the component parts.

6. A method as recited in claim 1 further comprising:

filtering the data of the digital tag.

7. A method as recited in claim 1 further comprising:

processing additional information to combine the additional information with the ancillary information.

8. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein the communication device is a cellular telephone.

10. A method as recited in claim 8, the method further comprising;

receiving the combined file; and

separating the combined file into the data file from the data of the digital tag and the additional information.

11. A method as recited in claim 10, wherein a printer comprises digital tag encoding capability and a printer paper includes an embedded digital tag, the method further comprising;

printing the data file; and

storing the ancillary data of the digital tag and the additional information on the embedded digital tag.

12. A method as recited in claim 8, further comprising:

separating the combined file into a plurality of component parts;

transmitting one or more of the plurality of component parts of the combination file via an Internet channel.

9. In an image capturing device, a method for capturing and transmitting data, the method comprising:

capturing an image to generate an data file;

capturing ancillary data embedded in a signal of a digital tag to retrieve the data of the digital tag substantially synchronously with capturing the image; and

processing additional information to combine the additional information the data file and the ancillary data of the digital tag to form a combined filed.

13. An image capturing device, comprising:

an image capturing module for capturing an image to generate an data file;

a data capturing module for capturing ancillary data embedded in a signal of a digital tag to retrieve the data of the digital tag substantially synchronously with capturing the image; and

a processing module for processing additional information to combine the additional information the data file and the ancillary data of the digital tag to form a combined filed.

14. A device as recited in claim 13, further comprising:

a transmission module for transmitting the combined file.

15. A device as recited in claim 13 wherein the combined file is metadata.

16. A device and printer as recited in claim 13, wherein a printer comprises digital tag printing capability and a printer paper comprises an embedded digital tag, the printer comprises;

a receiving module for receiving the combined file;

a separating module for separating the data file from the ancillary data of the digital tag and the additional information; and

a transferring module for transferring the ancillary data of the digital tag and the additional information to the embedded digital tag of the paper.

17. A device as recited in claim 13 wherein the digital tag is an RFID tag.

18. A device as recited in claim 14, further comprising:

an Internet transmission module for transmitting one or more component parts of the combined file via the Internet.

19. A device as recited in claim 14 wherein the data of the combined file comprises digital rights data.

20. A device as recited in claim 13 further comprising:

a filtering module for filtering the data of the digital tag.

21. A device as recited in claim 13 wherein the data file is a JPEG file.

22. A device as recited in claim 13 wherein the image capturing device is a mobile communication device.