User Interface for a Portable, Image-Processing Transmitter
First Claim
1. A processor-implemented user interface for processing digital media, comprising:
- means for providing the digital media file for display on a display screen via an integrated media editing and transmission interface;
means for receiving at least one digital media file editing instruction from the integrated media editing and transmission interface;
means for modifying the digital media file based on the at least one digital media file editing instruction;
means for receiving at least one destination designation from the integrated media editing and transmission interface;
means for receiving at least one digital media transmission format selection from the integrated media editing and transmission interface, the transmission format selection including any of a cellular network format, a wireless transmission format, an Ethernet format, or a USB format;
means for configuring the digital media file in accordance with the at least one data transmission format; and
means for sending the digital media file to a destination specified by the at least one destination designation via a digital media output interface array, the digital media output interface array including output components providing transmission capabilities consistent with at least the cellular network format, and a wireless transmission format.
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Abstract
This disclosure details the implementation of a user interface for a portable, image-processing transmitter. The Transmitter'"'"'s user interface comprises a compact and efficient forum for managing, manipulating, storing, and transmitting digital images of various formats across a wide array of transmission means and protocols. Embodiments of the Transmitter may be employed by photographers, photojournalists, and/or the like to rapidly process, edit, and send high-quality photographs or video to multiple news agencies, newspapers, magazines, television studios, websites, and/or the like while maintaining control over their photographs by allowing them to send reduced quality and watermarked proofs. The Transmitter may be configured via the user interface to allow users seeking to transmit large, high-resolution images to first generate and transmit low-resolution preview images, thereby saving on transmission time and resources. Full resolution versions of the images may then be transmitted as approvals of the preview versions are received.
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77 Claims
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1. A processor-implemented user interface for processing digital media, comprising:
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means for providing the digital media file for display on a display screen via an integrated media editing and transmission interface; means for receiving at least one digital media file editing instruction from the integrated media editing and transmission interface; means for modifying the digital media file based on the at least one digital media file editing instruction; means for receiving at least one destination designation from the integrated media editing and transmission interface; means for receiving at least one digital media transmission format selection from the integrated media editing and transmission interface, the transmission format selection including any of a cellular network format, a wireless transmission format, an Ethernet format, or a USB format; means for configuring the digital media file in accordance with the at least one data transmission format; and means for sending the digital media file to a destination specified by the at least one destination designation via a digital media output interface array, the digital media output interface array including output components providing transmission capabilities consistent with at least the cellular network format, and a wireless transmission format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 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, 70, 71, 72)
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73. A processor-implemented user interface for processing digital images, comprising:
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means for receiving a digital image from a digital media input interface array, the digital media input interface array including at least a memory access component and a USB port; means for providing the digital image for display on a display screen via an integrated image editing and transmission interface, the display screen being configured to admit touch-screen input; means for providing a plurality of digital image editing options via the integrated image editing and transmission interface, including at least cropping, resizing, rotating, brightness, color adjustment, sharpness, contrast, resolution, file format, watermark, and red-eye reduction options; means for receiving at least one digital image editing instruction selected from the plurality of digital image editing options via the integrated image editing and transmission interface; means for modifying the digital image based on the at least one digital image editing instruction; means for receiving at least one destination designation via the integrated image editing and transmission interface, wherein the destination designation is selected from a digital address book; means for selecting at least one digital media transmission format from the integrated image editing and transmission interface, including any of a GSM format, a GPRS format, a W-CDMA format, a CDMA format, a CDMA2000 format, a HSDPA format, a WiFi format, a Bluetooth format, an Ethernet format, or a USB format; means for configuring the digital media file in accordance with the at least one data transmission format; and means for sending the configured digital media file to a destination specified by the at least one destination designation via a digital media output interface array, the digital media output interface array including output components providing transmission capabilities consistent with at least the GSM format, the GPRS format, the W-CDMA format, the CDMA format, the CDMA2000 format, the HSDPA format, the WiFi format, the Bluetooth format, the Ethernet format, and the USB format.
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74. A processor-implemented user interface for processing digital media, comprising:
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means for receiving a digital media file from a digital media input interface array, the digital media input interface array including at least a memory access component; means for providing the digital media file for display on a display screen; means for receiving at least one digital media file editing instruction; means for modifying the digital media file based on the at least one digital media file editing instruction; means for receiving at least one destination designation; means for selecting at least one digital media transmission format, including any of a cellular network format, a wireless transmission format, an Ethernet format, or a USB format; means for configuring the digital media file in accordance with the at least one data transmission format; and means for sending the digital media file to a destination specified by the at least one destination designation via a digital media output interface array, the digital media output interface array including output components providing transmission capabilities consistent with at least the cellular network format, and a wireless transmission format.
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75. A processor-implemented method for generating a user interface for processing digital media, the method comprising:
providing a plurality of user interface elements to facilitate; providing the digital media file for display on a display screen via an integrated media editing and transmission interface; receiving at least one digital media file editing instruction from the integrated media editing and transmission interface; modifying the digital media file based on the at least one digital media file editing instruction; receiving at least one destination designation from the integrated media editing and transmission interface; receiving at least one digital media transmission format selection from the integrated media editing and transmission interface, the transmission format selection including any of a cellular network format, a wireless transmission format, an Ethernet format, or a USB format; configuring the digital media file in accordance with the at least one data transmission format; and sending the digital media file to a destination specified by the at least one destination designation via a digital media output interface array, the digital media output interface array including output components providing transmission capabilities consistent with at least the cellular network format, and a wireless transmission format.
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76. An apparatus having a user interface disposed for processing digital media, the user interface comprising interface elements configured to allow a user to:
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provide the digital media file for display on a display screen via an integrated media editing and transmission interface; receive at least one digital media file editing instruction from the integrated media editing and transmission interface; modify the digital media file based on the at least one digital media file editing instruction; receive at least one destination designation from the integrated media editing and transmission interface; receive at least one digital media transmission format selection from the integrated media editing and transmission interface, the transmission format selection including any of a cellular network format, a wireless transmission format, an Ethernet format, or a USB format; configure the digital media file in accordance with the at least one data transmission format; and send the digital media file to a destination specified by the at least one destination designation via a digital media output interface array, the digital media output interface array including output components providing transmission capabilities consistent with at least the cellular network format, and a wireless transmission format.
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77. A digital medium readable by a processor to provide a user interface for processing digital media, comprising:
instruction signals in the processor readable medium, wherein the instruction signals are issuable by the processor to; provide the digital media file for display on a display screen via an integrated media editing and transmission interface; receive at least one digital media file editing instruction from the integrated media editing and transmission interface; modify the digital media file based on the at least one digital media file editing instruction; receive at least one destination designation from the integrated media editing and transmission interface; receive at least one digital media transmission format selection from the integrated media editing and transmission interface, the transmission format selection including any of a cellular network format, a wireless transmission format, an Ethernet format, or a USB format; configure the digital media file in accordance with the at least one data transmission format; and send the digital media file to a destination specified by the at least one destination designation via a digital media output interface array, the digital media output interface array including output components providing transmission capabilities consistent with at least the cellular network format, and a wireless transmission format.
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