WIRELESS DATA CAPTURE AND SHARING SYSTEM, SUCH AS IMAGE CAPTURE AND SHARING OF DIGITAL CAMERA IMAGES VIA A WIRELESS CELLULAR NETWORK AND RELATED TAGGING OF IMAGES
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1. A digital content sharing system, wherein the digital content sharing system may be used with a cellular telecommunications network and a Internet Protocol (IP) based computer network, the system comprising:
- a digital image capture apparatus comprising;
optics and image capture circuitry,image capture input and output components,a short-range wireless transceiver, andat least one image capture processor coupled to communicate with the optics and image capture circuitry, the image capture input and output components, and the short-range wireless transceiver, anda first hand-held housing for carrying the optics and image capture circuitry, the image capture input and output components, the short-range wireless transceiver, and the at least one image capture processor; and
,a mobile telecommunications device comprising;
user input and output components,a first wireless transceiver component for communicating with the short-range wireless transceiver,a second wireless transceiver component for communicating with the wireless telecommunications network,at least one processor coupled to communicate with the user input and output components, the first wireless transceiver component, and the second wireless transceiver component, anda second hand-held housing, separate from the first housing, for carrying the user input and output components, the digital memory, the first wireless transceiver component, the second wireless transceiver component, and the at least one processor;
wherein the cellular telecommunications network has a range greater than that of the short-range wireless transceiver,wherein the digital image capture apparatus is configured to capture a digital image via the optics and image capture circuitry, and to forward the captured digital image directly to the mobile telecommunications device via the short-range wireless transceiver, andwherein the mobile telecommunications device is configured to;
receive the captured digital image via the at least one wireless transceiver,obtain information related to the captured digital image,associate at least one metadata tag with the captured digital image based on the related information, andforward the captured digital image and associated metadata tag to the cellular telecommunications network, wherein the cellular telecommunications network in turn forwards the captured digital image and associated metadata tag to a designated network address on the IP based computer network.
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Abstract
Described in detail herein are systems and methods for allowing a wireless telecommunications device, such as a cell phone, to wirelessly receive and transmit digital content, such as digital images from a digital camera or camcorder. Further, the wireless telecommunications device or user computer can automatically receive metadata or tags to be associated with the digital content. Further details and features are described herein.
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1. A digital content sharing system, wherein the digital content sharing system may be used with a cellular telecommunications network and a Internet Protocol (IP) based computer network, the system comprising:
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a digital image capture apparatus comprising; optics and image capture circuitry, image capture input and output components, a short-range wireless transceiver, and at least one image capture processor coupled to communicate with the optics and image capture circuitry, the image capture input and output components, and the short-range wireless transceiver, and a first hand-held housing for carrying the optics and image capture circuitry, the image capture input and output components, the short-range wireless transceiver, and the at least one image capture processor; and
,a mobile telecommunications device comprising; user input and output components, a first wireless transceiver component for communicating with the short-range wireless transceiver, a second wireless transceiver component for communicating with the wireless telecommunications network, at least one processor coupled to communicate with the user input and output components, the first wireless transceiver component, and the second wireless transceiver component, and a second hand-held housing, separate from the first housing, for carrying the user input and output components, the digital memory, the first wireless transceiver component, the second wireless transceiver component, and the at least one processor; wherein the cellular telecommunications network has a range greater than that of the short-range wireless transceiver, wherein the digital image capture apparatus is configured to capture a digital image via the optics and image capture circuitry, and to forward the captured digital image directly to the mobile telecommunications device via the short-range wireless transceiver, and wherein the mobile telecommunications device is configured to; receive the captured digital image via the at least one wireless transceiver, obtain information related to the captured digital image, associate at least one metadata tag with the captured digital image based on the related information, and forward the captured digital image and associated metadata tag to the cellular telecommunications network, wherein the cellular telecommunications network in turn forwards the captured digital image and associated metadata tag to a designated network address on the IP based computer network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of associating metadata tags with digital content, the method comprising:
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at a wireless mobile device, receiving captured digital content; at the wireless mobile device and using a short-range wireless protocol, automatically and wirelessly receiving at least one digital identifier associated with at least one short-range wireless device within range of the mobile device when the captured digital content is received, wherein the short-range wireless protocol has a range shorter than that of a protocol used within a cellular network in which the mobile device operates; automatically obtaining a name associated with the short-range wireless device from a comparison of the received digital identifier to a database of digital identifiers associated with respective names; providing a display regarding whether to add a metadata tag of the obtained name to the captured digital content; and
,based on user input, automatically adding the metadata tag of the obtained name to the captured digital content. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An article of manufacture, wherein the article of manufacture comprises a computer-readable medium carrying instructions for use by a wireless telecommunications device, wherein the instructions, when executed by the wireless telecommunications device permit the device to perform a method, the method comprising:
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wirelessly receiving at the wireless telecommunications device still digital images, moving digital images, or both, directly from a digital camera or digital camcorder; displaying the received digital images at the wireless telecommunications device; receiving at the wireless telecommunications device at least one user-input metadata tag related to at least the received digital images; and
,either storing the at least one user-input metadata tag associated with the digital images at the wireless telecommunications device, or wirelessly transmitting, from the wireless telecommunications device, the at least one user-input metadata tag for storage with digital images. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. An apparatus configured for processing digital content, the apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving digital content; means for automatically obtaining tags related to the received digital content; means for querying a user whether to associate the tags with the digital content; and
,means for associating the tags with the digital content based on received user input. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of processing still digital images, moving digital images, or both, the method comprising:
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receiving digital images representing captured still or moving digital images; receiving a timestamp associated with the captured still or moving digital images, location data associated with the captured still or moving digital images, or a wirelessly transmitted electronic identifier received when the captured still or moving digital images were captured; automatically obtaining a tag for associating with the captured still or moving digital images, wherein the tag relates to;
an appointment from an electronic calendaring application and related to the timestamp, a location name corresponding to the location data, or a person'"'"'s name or location name associated with the wirelessly transmitted electronic identifiers; and
,automatically providing a user query regarding whether to logically associate the tag with the captured still or moving digital images. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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