DISTRIBUTED IMAGE ACQUISITION, STORAGE, AND BACKUP METHOD
First Claim
1. A method of distributing and storing acquired images, comprising:
- providing a digital camera that acquires digital images and transmits digital images;
providing a plurality of functionally identical independent storage devices, each storage device receiving digital images from the digital camera and storing digital images, wherein each digital image is stored as a working copy on a storage device and is stored as a corresponding backup copy on a storage device different from the storage device storing the working copy, and wherein one or more storage devices stores both a working copy of a first digital image and a backup copy of a second digital image different from the first digital image;
each storage device automatically sending a working copy or backup copy to another of the plurality of storage devices, automatically receiving a working copy or backup copy from another of the plurality of storage devices, and automatically storing a received working copy or backup copy;
the digital camera transmitting a digital image to a first storage device;
storing the transmitted digital image as a working copy in the first storage device or a storage device connected to the first storage device; and
storing a backup copy of the working copy in a storage device different from the storage device in which the working copy is stored.
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Abstract
A method of distributing and storing acquired images includes providing a digital camera and a plurality of functionally identical independent storage devices. Each storage device receives and stores digital images. Each digital image is stored as a working copy on a storage device and is stored as a corresponding backup copy on a storage device different from the storage device storing the working copy. One or more storage devices store both a working copy of a first digital image and a backup copy of a second digital image different from the first digital image. Each storage device automatically sends a working copy or backup copy to another of the plurality of storage devices, automatically receives a working copy or backup copy from another of the plurality of storage devices, and automatically stores a received working copy or backup copy.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of distributing and storing acquired images, comprising:
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providing a digital camera that acquires digital images and transmits digital images; providing a plurality of functionally identical independent storage devices, each storage device receiving digital images from the digital camera and storing digital images, wherein each digital image is stored as a working copy on a storage device and is stored as a corresponding backup copy on a storage device different from the storage device storing the working copy, and wherein one or more storage devices stores both a working copy of a first digital image and a backup copy of a second digital image different from the first digital image; each storage device automatically sending a working copy or backup copy to another of the plurality of storage devices, automatically receiving a working copy or backup copy from another of the plurality of storage devices, and automatically storing a received working copy or backup copy; the digital camera transmitting a digital image to a first storage device; storing the transmitted digital image as a working copy in the first storage device or a storage device connected to the first storage device; and storing a backup copy of the working copy in a storage device different from the storage device in which the working copy is stored. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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