IMAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE USING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE
First Claim
1. An image management system comprising:
- a mobile computing device that is a cellular-enabled wireless device; and
an image taking system in communication with a server, the image taking system comprising;
an image capturing device oriented towards distinguishing mark, the image capturing device having a plurality of control functions; and
a control unit in communication with the mobile computing device such that the control unit transfers at least one of the plurality of control functions to the mobile computing device for controlling operation of the image capturing device;
wherein the mobile computing device establishes communication with the control unit by dialing a predetermined phone number of the control unit and operates the image capturing device to capture at least one image.
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Abstract
An image management system and method of controlling an camera using a mobile computing device is described. The system includes a mobile computing device and an image taking system connected to a server. The image taking system includes a camera oriented towards distinguishing mark; and a control unit in communication with the mobile computing device such that the control unit transfers the control functions of the camera to the mobile computing device such that the mobile computing devices operates the camera to capture an image. The method includes establishing, by a mobile communication unit, an image capturing session with an image capturing system, the image capturing system having a control unit; transmitting, by the control unit, to the mobile computing device control functions for controlling operation of a camera; capturing, by the camera, an image in response to operation by the mobile communication unit; and creating, by the image capturing system, a media file.
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38 Claims
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1. An image management system comprising:
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a mobile computing device that is a cellular-enabled wireless device; and an image taking system in communication with a server, the image taking system comprising; an image capturing device oriented towards distinguishing mark, the image capturing device having a plurality of control functions; and a control unit in communication with the mobile computing device such that the control unit transfers at least one of the plurality of control functions to the mobile computing device for controlling operation of the image capturing device; wherein the mobile computing device establishes communication with the control unit by dialing a predetermined phone number of the control unit and operates the image capturing device to capture at least one image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A media management system comprising:
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a mobile computing device; and an image capturing system in communication with the mobile computing device, the image capturing system comprising; an image capturing device oriented towards a visually distinguishing mark; and a communication control unit that establishes an image capturing session in response to an initiation by the mobile computing device, the communication control unit detecting an identifier associated with the mobile computing device, wherein the communication control unit transmits to the mobile computing device a menu of control functions to control operation of the image capturing device to capture at least one image; and wherein the image capturing system creates a media file by associating the identifier of the mobile computing device with the least one image, and further wherein the image capturing system transmits the media file to a server. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of operating an image-capturing device using a mobile computing device, the method comprising:
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establishing, by a mobile computing device, an image capturing session with an image capturing system, the image capturing system having a control unit; transmitting, by the control unit, to the mobile computing device control functions for controlling operation of an image capturing device; capturing, by the image capturing device, at least one image in response to operation by the mobile computing device; and creating, by the image capturing system, a media file, the media file having the at least one image and an identifier associated with the mobile computing device. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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