Method and apparatus for hosting a network camera
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1. A computer-implemented method of sending images to a recipient, the method comprising:
- (a) sending a first image package to a system of a recipient via a first network path, the first image package comprising;
(i) a first container page, and(ii) a first image within the container page, wherein the first image has been captured with a camera;
(b) selecting a second network path from a plurality of paths for sending at least a first portion of a subsequent image package to the recipient, the subsequent image package comprising a subsequent image, wherein the subsequent image has been captured by the same camera as the first image, wherein the first container page further comprises instructions to perform the act of selecting a second network path, wherein the instructions to perform the act of selecting a second network path are transmitted with the first container page to the system of the recipient; and
(c) sending the at least a first portion of the subsequent image package to the recipient via the second network path.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing an improved Internet camera is provided. The method of sending data to a client comprises sending the data through a first path to the client and periodically refreshing the data, the refreshing data sent through a second path to the client.
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1. A computer-implemented method of sending images to a recipient, the method comprising:
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(a) sending a first image package to a system of a recipient via a first network path, the first image package comprising; (i) a first container page, and (ii) a first image within the container page, wherein the first image has been captured with a camera; (b) selecting a second network path from a plurality of paths for sending at least a first portion of a subsequent image package to the recipient, the subsequent image package comprising a subsequent image, wherein the subsequent image has been captured by the same camera as the first image, wherein the first container page further comprises instructions to perform the act of selecting a second network path, wherein the instructions to perform the act of selecting a second network path are transmitted with the first container page to the system of the recipient; and (c) sending the at least a first portion of the subsequent image package to the recipient via the second network path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for sending images to a recipient via a plurality of paths, the system comprising:
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(a) a routing logic configured to send a first image package to a system of a recipient via a first network path, wherein the first image package comprises; (i) a first container page, and (ii) a first image, wherein the first image has been captured by a camera; and (b) a path setting logic in communication with the routing logic, the path setting logic being configured to select a second network path from a plurality of network paths, wherein the routing logic is further configured to send at least a first portion of a second image package to the system of the recipient via the second network path selected by the path setting logic; and
wherein the second image package comprises a second image and a second container page, wherein the second image has been captured by the camera,wherein the second image and the second container page are sent along separate paths. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-implemented method of sending images to a recipient, the method comprising:
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(a) sending a first image package to a system of a recipient via a first network path, the first image package comprising; (i) a first container page, and (ii) a first image, wherein the first image has been captured with a camera; (b) selecting a second network path from a plurality of paths for sending at least a portion of a subsequent image package to the recipient, the subsequent image package comprising a subsequent image and a subsequent container page, wherein the subsequent image has been captured by the same camera as the first image; (c) sending the subsequent image to the recipient via the second network path, wherein the act of sending the subsequent image is performed at a first time; and (d) sending the subsequent container page to the recipient via the first network path, the second network path, or a third network path, wherein the act of sending the subsequent container page is performed at a second time, wherein the second time is different from the first time. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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