Method and system for producing an internet page description file on a digital imaging device
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1. A method for generating an Internet page description file on a hand-held digital camera that references images captured by the hand-held digital camera, wherein the hand-held digital camera includes a display, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) displaying interactive instructions on the display that prompt a user to perform b) in response to the user performing the specific operations, automatically updating the interactive instructions, such that the user is guided through a series of related image captures to obtain a series of resulting images; and
c) generating an HTML (hypertext markup language) file referencing the resulting images, wherein the HTML file is formatted in accordance with a predefined model, such that a formatted HTML file is automatically generated by the hand-held digital camera.
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Abstract
A method and system for generating an HTML (hypertext markup language) file including images captured by a digital imaging device, the digital imaging device having a display. A script and it'"'"'s predefined model are provided to the digital camera. The script is comprised of a set of software program instructions. The digital camera executes the script to display interactive instructions on the display that prompt a user to perform specific operations. In response to the user performing the specific operations, the digital camera automatically updates the interactive instructions, such that the user is guided through a series of related image captures to obtain a series of resulting images. The digital camera then generates an HTML file including the resulting images, wherein the HTML file is formatted in accordance with the predefined model.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for generating an Internet page description file on a hand-held digital camera that references images captured by the hand-held digital camera, wherein the hand-held digital camera includes a display, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) displaying interactive instructions on the display that prompt a user to perform b) in response to the user performing the specific operations, automatically updating the interactive instructions, such that the user is guided through a series of related image captures to obtain a series of resulting images; and
c) generating an HTML (hypertext markup language) file referencing the resulting images, wherein the HTML file is formatted in accordance with a predefined model, such that a formatted HTML file is automatically generated by the hand-held digital camera. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
d) coupling the hand-held digital camera to the Internet; and
e) making the HTML file available via the Internet by hosting a web server application on the hand-held digital camera.
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8. A method for generating an Internet page description file on a hand-held digital camera that includes a display, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) allowing a user to load a script onto the hand-held digital camera, the script comprising a set of program instructions;
b) executing the script to display interactive instructions on the display that prompt a user to perform specific operations;
c) in response to the user performing the specific operations, automatically updating the interactive instructions, such that the user is guided through a series of related image captures to obtain a series of resulting images;
d) generating an internet page description file referencing the resulting images, wherein the internet page description file is formatted in accordance with a predefined model included in the script, such that a formatted internet page description file is automatically generated by the digital imaging device;
e) allowing the user to couple the hand-held digital camera to the Internet; and
f) making the internet page description file available via the Internet by hosting a web server application on a computer system within the hand-held digital camera. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. In a hand-held digital imaging device including a display, a system for generating a formatted document including text and images, comprising:
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a set of program instructions which, when executed, cause the hand-held digital imaging device to perform the steps of;
a) displaying interactive instructions on the display that prompt a user to perform specific operations;
b) in response to the user performing the specific operations, automatically updating the interactive instructions, such that the user is guided through a sequence of the interactive instructions adapted to capture information from the user;
d) transferring the information captured from the user to a formatted document, wherein the formatted document is formatted in accordance with a predefined model, such that the formatted document is automatically generated by the hand-held digital imaging device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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