DIGITAL VIDEO CAMCORDER WITH WIRELESS TRANSMISSION BUILT-IN
First Claim
1. A digital video player and recorder (camcorder), comprising:
- a lens to supply images to a digital video image sensor;
a digital audio sensor;
camera'"'"'s application software to use an internal memory to store digital video footage including video images captured by the digital video image sensor and sound data recorded by the digital audio sensor;
a microphone to capture audio frequencies corresponding to captured images and supplies the sound to the digital audio sensor, where both the recorded images and recorded sound are combined into captured video footage;
a Wi-Fi module to encode audio only data files as well as video data files into packets to be transmitted at frequencies and data rates established by a Wi-Fi standard, where the data in the transmitted packets is compressed;
an antenna connected to the Wi-Fi module to transmit and receive the packets wirelessly as radio frequency waves at transmitted frequencies and data rates established by the Wi-Fi standard to and from a Wi-Fi enabled router base station and then to a server of an instant messaging communication system that uses the Internet and then onto another target computing device capable of playing and displaying video files;
a soft phone client application resident on the digital video player and recorder that has code to facilitate making phone calls over the Internet by breaking audio only and video data into the packets, formatting the packets into compliance with a protocol of the instant messaging communication system, encoding the server'"'"'s IP address into the packets, associating the target computing device'"'"'s phone number or network address with the packets, and specially marking the packets that contain video data;
a processing unit to execute the camera'"'"'s application software that operates the digital video camera as well as the instructions of the soft phone client application;
a digital viewfinder having a display to allow a user to see the images in a target area to be captured in the digital video footage and then recorded in the internal memory;
a video compression component to compress a size of the captured video footage;
a Direct Current power source to power the digital viewfinder, the processing unit, the internal memory, the Wi-Fi module, the digital video image sensor, and the digital audio sensor; and
a camera body to house the digital video image sensor;
the processing unit, the internal memory, the Wi-Fi module; and
the digital audio sensor.
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Abstract
In general, a digital video player and recorder (camcorder) is described that may include a Wi-Fi module, a soft phone client application, and an antenna. An antenna connects to the Wi-Fi module to transmit and receive a compressed digital video signal wirelessly as radio frequency waves at transmitted frequencies and data rates established by the Wi-Fi standard to and from a Wi-Fi enabled router base station and then to a server of an instant messaging communication system that uses the Internet and then to another computing device capable of displaying video files. The soft phone client application resident on the digital video player and recorder has code to facilitate making phone calls over the internet by breaking audio and video data into packets, formatting the packets into compliance with the instant messaging communication system, encoding the server'"'"'s IP address into the packets, and specially marking the packets that contain video data.
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20 Claims
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1. A digital video player and recorder (camcorder), comprising:
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a lens to supply images to a digital video image sensor; a digital audio sensor; camera'"'"'s application software to use an internal memory to store digital video footage including video images captured by the digital video image sensor and sound data recorded by the digital audio sensor; a microphone to capture audio frequencies corresponding to captured images and supplies the sound to the digital audio sensor, where both the recorded images and recorded sound are combined into captured video footage; a Wi-Fi module to encode audio only data files as well as video data files into packets to be transmitted at frequencies and data rates established by a Wi-Fi standard, where the data in the transmitted packets is compressed; an antenna connected to the Wi-Fi module to transmit and receive the packets wirelessly as radio frequency waves at transmitted frequencies and data rates established by the Wi-Fi standard to and from a Wi-Fi enabled router base station and then to a server of an instant messaging communication system that uses the Internet and then onto another target computing device capable of playing and displaying video files; a soft phone client application resident on the digital video player and recorder that has code to facilitate making phone calls over the Internet by breaking audio only and video data into the packets, formatting the packets into compliance with a protocol of the instant messaging communication system, encoding the server'"'"'s IP address into the packets, associating the target computing device'"'"'s phone number or network address with the packets, and specially marking the packets that contain video data; a processing unit to execute the camera'"'"'s application software that operates the digital video camera as well as the instructions of the soft phone client application; a digital viewfinder having a display to allow a user to see the images in a target area to be captured in the digital video footage and then recorded in the internal memory; a video compression component to compress a size of the captured video footage; a Direct Current power source to power the digital viewfinder, the processing unit, the internal memory, the Wi-Fi module, the digital video image sensor, and the digital audio sensor; and a camera body to house the digital video image sensor;
the processing unit, the internal memory, the Wi-Fi module; and
the digital audio sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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supplying images to a digital video image sensor of a digital video player and recorder; capturing audio frequencies corresponding to the captured images; storing digital video footage including video images captured by the digital video image sensor and the captured sound data from the audio frequencies; encoding digital video footage files into packets to be transmitted at frequencies and data rates established by a Wi-Fi standard, where the data in the transmitted packets is compressed; transmitting and receiving the packets wirelessly as radio frequency waves at transmitted frequencies and data rates established by the Wi-Fi standard to and from a Wi-Fi enabled router base station and then to an instant messaging communication system that uses the Internet and then onto another target computing device capable of playing and displaying video files; making phone calls over the Internet by breaking the digital video footage files into the packets, formatting the packets into compliance with a protocol of the instant messaging communication system, associating the target computing device'"'"'s phone number or network address with the packets, and specially marking the packets that contain video data, wherein the packets are being captured, encoded, and then transmitted during the phone call; allowing a user to see the images in a target area to be captured in the digital video footage and then stored in an internal memory of a digital video player and recorder; compressing a size of the captured digital video footage; and powering the digital video player and recorder with a DC power supply. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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