Digital camera having display device for displaying graphical representation of user input and method for transporting the selected digital images thereof
First Claim
1. In a digital camera, a method of transporting one or more images formed by the digital camera, the method comprising the steps of:
- displaying, in a display device of the digital camera, graphical representation of a user input device;
receiving user input from the display device;
storing, in the digital camera, the user input as an address that identifies an addressee to whom the one or more images are to be transported;
selecting the one or more images from among one or more stored images in the digital camera; and
transporting the one or more selected images from the digital camera to the addressee using the address.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for transporting digital images is provided. In one embodiment, a personal electronic handheld digital camera executes an application program that enables a user of the camera to send one or more digital images, formed by and stored in the camera, from the camera to a destination. One or more addresses describing one or more destinations are selected or identified. One or more stored digital images are selected and associated with the one or more addresses. Optionally, a voice message is recorded and associated with the one or more addresses. The camera is coupled to a data communication network, and a transport operation is initiated. Under control of the application, the camera sends the selected images to the designated destinations over the data communication network. When an address is a physical address, for example, a postal mail address, the selected images are automatically routed to a central server. At the central server, tangible copies of the selected images are printed, packaged, and sent to the physical address. Each image may be marked with an authentication stamp that uniquely identifies the image or the camera that created the image, guarding against unauthorized alteration.
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38 Claims
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1. In a digital camera, a method of transporting one or more images formed by the digital camera, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying, in a display device of the digital camera, graphical representation of a user input device; receiving user input from the display device; storing, in the digital camera, the user input as an address that identifies an addressee to whom the one or more images are to be transported; selecting the one or more images from among one or more stored images in the digital camera; and transporting the one or more selected images from the digital camera to the addressee using the address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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24. The method recited in claim 24, further comprising the step of sending the tangible copy to the addressee using a common carrier.
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33. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions for transporting one or more images formed by a digital camera, wherein execution of the one or more sequences of one or more instructions by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to perform the steps of:
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displaying, in a display device of the digital camera, a graphical representation of a user input device; receiving user input from the display device; storing, in the digital camera, the user input as an address that identifies an addressee to whom the one or more images are to be transported; selecting the one or more images from among one or more stored images in the digital camera; and transporting the one or more selected images from the digital camera to the addressee using the address. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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35. A computer data signal embodied in the form of a carrier wave, the signal carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions for transporting one or more images formed by a digital camera, wherein execution of the one or more sequences of one or more instructions by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to perform the steps of:
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displaying, in a display device of the digital camera, a graphical representation of a user input device; receiving user input from the display device; storing, in the digital camera, the user input as an address that identifies an addressee to whom the one or more images are to be transported; selecting the one or more images from among one or more stored images in the digital camera; and transporting the one or more selected images from the digital camera to the addressee using the address. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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37. A digital camera comprising:
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one or more processors; and a memory communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the memory includes one or more sequences of one or more instructions for transporting one or more images formed by the digital camera, the one or more sequences of one or more instructions including instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the steps of; displaying, in a display device of the digital camera, a graphical representation of a user input device, receiving user input from the display device, storing, in the digital camera, the user input as an address that identifies an addressee to whom the one or more images are to be transported, selecting the one or more images from among one or more stored images in the digital camera, and transporting the one or more selected images from the digital camera to the addressee using the address.
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38. A digital camera comprising:
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a mechanism for forming one or more images in the digital camera; and a transport mechanism configured to transport the one or more images from the digital camera to another location by; displaying, in a display device of the digital camera, a graphical representation of a user input device, receiving user input from the display device, storing, in the digital camera, the user input as an address that identifies an addressee to whom the one or more images are to be transported, selecting the one or more images from among one or more stored images in the digital camera, and transporting the one or more selected images from the digital camera to the addressee using the address.
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