Cellular Uploader for Digital Game Camera

• US 20100238985A1
• Filed: 10/12/2009
• Published: 09/23/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Daniel Ulrich, John Traywick
• Original Assignee: Daniel Ulrich, John Traywick
• Inventors: Ulrich, Daniel, Traywick, John
• Application Number:
  US12/577,459
• Publication Number:
  US 20100238985A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 375/220
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/401 for selecting or indicating operating mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/028 switching on or off only a part of the equipment circuit blocks
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A communications device for communicating digital data from an electronic device, such as a game camera or a game feeder, to a central administrative server via a machine to machine network, such as a cellular telecommunications network. More specifically, the present relates to a cellular uploader that is programmed via software to communicate data between a digital camera and a server hosting a game management website.

Claims

1. An apparatus for enabling wireless communication between one or more digital devices disposed at a predetermined location and a wire-less network based monitoring system including a server, wherein the apparatus comprises:

An electronic interface for selective electronic connection to a digital device selected from said one or more digital devices, said interface including connection for one or more of device power, external power, device turn-on/off modem control, Modem wake-up device signal, Low voltage detection, override of the device'"'"'s on/off control, and digital image transfer;

A modem selected for compatibility with a wireless network operatively connected to said electronic interface, whereby said apparatus may be transported to a digital device selected from said one or more digital devices s at different locations and connected thereto to enable communication between said selected digital device and said server.

2. An apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein at least one digital device selected from one or more digital devices is a digital camera.

3. An apparatus as defined in claim 2 further comprising a global positioning sensor having an output indicating the geographic location of said apparatus when connected to a digital device selected from said one or more digital devices such that said geographic location can be digitally transmitted via said modem to said server.

4. An apparatus as defined in claim 1 further including means for releasably securing said apparatus proximal one or more of said digital devices for prolonged remote monitoring of said device with said apparatus, whereby said apparatus may be released and reattached proximal another of said digital devices for selective communication between said another of said digital devices and said server.