System and Method for Photo-image Uplink Confirmation

• US 20100280992A1
• Filed: 04/29/2009
• Published: 11/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: MACOM Connectivity Solutions, LLC (MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: MACOM Connectivity Solutions, LLC (MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Hazarika, Prodyut, Vaysburg, Dimitry, Tyagi, Tushar
• Application Number:
  US12/432,625
• Publication Number:
  US 20100280992A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/634
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/51 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures

Abstract

A system and method are provided for automatic photo-image uplink confirmation. A photo-image discovery device scans communication interfaces for photo-capable devices, and determines if detected photo-capable devices have stored electronically formatted photo-images. The photo-images are acquired into the photo-image discovery device and uploaded to a network-connected storage site. A log is generated chronicling the photo-image upload status. The log is automatically supplied to the photo-capable device sourcing the photo-images, or to a discovery device user interface. In one aspect, the log is supplied in a photo-image file format (e.g., JPEG) for display of a user interface display of the photo-capable device.

Claims

1. A method for automatic photo-image uplink confirmation, the method comprising:

a photo-image discovery device scanning communication interfaces for photo-capable devices;

determining if detected photo-capable devices have stored electronically formatted photo-images;

acquiring the photo-images into the photo-image discovery device;

uploading the acquired photo-images to a network-connected storage site;

generating a log chronicling the photo-image upload status; and

,

automatically supplying the log via an interface selected from a group consisting of a photo-image discovery device user interface and a photo-capable device user interface.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein automatically supplying the log includes supplying the log in a photo-image file format for display on a user interface display of the photo-capable device.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein automatically supplying the log includes:

generating the log in a first file format; and

,

converting the first file format to the photo-image format.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein converting the first file format to the photo-image format includes:

determining the photo-image file format of the acquired photo-images; and

,

converting the first file format to the determined photo-images.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein generating the log chronicling the photo-image upload status includes chronicling upload status information selected from a group consisting of upload complete, no uplink connection, uplink connection lost a first plurality of times, photo-images rejected, photo-image file format converted, file formats rejected, image transformation operations, file format types uploaded, the number of photo-images uploaded, authentification requirements, and storage site unavailable.

6. The method of claim 2 wherein supplying the log in the photo-image file format for display of a user interface display of the photo-capable device includes supplying the log in a photo-image file format selected from a group consisting of JPEG, GIF, EXIF, native format, BMP, CR2, RAW, MPEG, ASCII, TXT, PDF, and game console configuration files.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

automatically supplying an acquisition report via an interface selected from a group consisting of a photo-image discovery device user interface and a photo-capable device user interface, chronicling the photo-image acquisition status.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein supplying the acquisition report includes supplying the report in a photo-image format for display on a user interface of the photo-capable device.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein supplying the report in a photo-image file format for display on the user interface display of the photo-capable device includes:

generating the report in a first file format;

determining the photo-image file format of the acquired photo-images; and

,

converting the first file format to the determined photo-images.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein generating the log chronicling the photo-image upload status includes generating a log including a history of upload operations.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving uplink confirmation information from the storage site; and

,

wherein generating the log chronicling the photo-image upload status includes generating a log including the uplink confirmation information.

12. In a photo-image discovery device, a system for automatic photo-image uplink confirmation, the device comprising:

a memory;

a discovery module having a scanning interface for detecting photo-capable devices, the discovery module determining if detected photo-capable devices have stored electronically formatted photo-images, and acquiring the photo-images into the memory;

a network module having a network interface for uploading the photo-images in the memory to a network-connected storage site, and a status interface for supplying upload status information; and

,

a status module having an interface to receive the upload status information, and an interface selected from a group consisting of a user interface of the photo-capable device sourcing the photo-images and a user interface of the photo-image discovery device, to automatically supply a log chronicling photo-image upload status.

13. The device of claim 12 wherein the status module supplies the log in a photo-image file format for display on a user interface display of the photo-capable device.

14. The device of claim 12 wherein the status module generates the log in a first file format and converts the first file format to the photo-image format.

15. The device of claim 14 wherein the status module determines the photo-image file format of the acquired photo-images and converts the first file format to the determined photo-images.

16. The device of claim 12 wherein the status module generates a log chronicling upload status information selected from a group consisting of upload complete, no uplink connection, uplink connection lost a first plurality of times, photo-images rejected, file formats rejected, photo-image file format converted, image transformation operations, file format types uploaded, the number of photo-images uploaded, authentification requirements, and storage site unavailable.

17. The device of claim 13 wherein the status module supplies the log in a photo-image file format selected from a group consisting of JPEG, GIF, EXIF, native format, BMP, CR2, RAW, MPEG, ASCII, TXT, PDF, and game console configuration files.

18. The device of claim 12 wherein the discovery module has an interface to supply photo-image acquisition information;

and, wherein the status module has an interface to receive the photo-image acquisition information, the status module supplying an acquisition report via an interface selected from a group consisting of a photo-image discovery device user interface and a photo-capable device user interface, chronicling the photo-image acquisition status.

19. The device of claim 18 wherein the status module supplies the acquisition report in a photo-image file format for display of a user interface display of the photo-capable device.

20. The device of claim 19 wherein the status module generates the acquisition report in a first file format, determines the photo-image file format of the acquired photo-images, and converts the first file format to the determined photo-images.

21. The device of claim 12 wherein the status module generates a log including a history of upload operations.

22. The device of claim 12 wherein the network module receives uplink confirmation information from the storage site and supplies the uplink confirmation information in the upload status information;

and,

wherein the status module generates a log including the uplink confirmation information.