Synchronized cameras with auto-exchange
First Claim
1. A method of sharing a digital recording between a group of users of digital recording devices present at a common event, said method comprising:
- (a) creating a digital recording using a digital recording device;
(b) subjecting the users'"'"' digital recording devices to a synchronisation event associated with the common event, the synchronisation event resulting in the transmission of a synchronisation code between the users'"'"' digital recording devices, the synchronisation code comprising an address code to uniquely identify a database, wherein the synchronisation code further comprises an event identification code, this event identification code being attributable to the digital recordings created by the digital recording devices at the common event, to signify that the digital recordings have been created at the common event;
(c) establishing a digital communication connection between the digital recording device which created the recording and the database;
(d) causing the database to receive the digital recording without input from a user; and
(e) enabling a user to access the digital recording from the database.
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Abstract
A method of sharing a digital recording between a group of users of digital recording devices (e.g. digital cameras) present at a common event, the method including: (a) creating a digital recording (e.g. a digital photograph) using a digital recording device; (b) subjecting the users'"'"' digital recording devices to a synchronization event associated with the common event, the synchronization event resulting in the transmission of a synchronization code between the users'"'"' digital recording devices, the synchronization code including an address code to uniquely identify a database; (c) establishing a digital communication connection between the digital recording device which created the recording and the database; (d) causing the database to receive the digital recording without input from a user; and (e) enabling a user to access the digital recording from the database. The invention also provides a digital recording device for creating digital recordings, the digital recording device being communicatively connectable to a data communication network, the the digital recording device being operable to receive a synchronization code and hence to become synchronized with other such digital recording devices, the synchronization code including the address of a database, the digital recording device being configured to make digital recordings available to the database at the address without input from a user on the establishment of a data communication connection between the digital recording device and the data communication network.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of sharing a digital recording between a group of users of digital recording devices present at a common event, said method comprising:
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(a) creating a digital recording using a digital recording device; (b) subjecting the users'"'"' digital recording devices to a synchronisation event associated with the common event, the synchronisation event resulting in the transmission of a synchronisation code between the users'"'"' digital recording devices, the synchronisation code comprising an address code to uniquely identify a database, wherein the synchronisation code further comprises an event identification code, this event identification code being attributable to the digital recordings created by the digital recording devices at the common event, to signify that the digital recordings have been created at the common event; (c) establishing a digital communication connection between the digital recording device which created the recording and the database; (d) causing the database to receive the digital recording without input from a user; and (e) enabling a user to access the digital recording from the database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of sharing a digital recording between a group of users of digital recording devices present at a common event, said method comprising:
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(a) creating a digital recording using a digital recording device; (b) subjecting the users'"'"' digital recording devices to a synchronisation event associated with the common event, the synchronisation event resulting in the transmission of a synchronisation code between the users'"'"' digital recording devices, the synchronisation code comprising an address code to uniquely identify a database; (c) establishing a digital communication connection between the digital recording device which created the recording and the database; (d) causing the database to receive the digital recording without input from a user; and (e) enabling a user to access the digital recording from the database, wherein the synchronisation code further comprises a password, the password being for use by the database to restrict access to the digital recordings created at the common event.
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18. A method of sharing a digital recording between a group of users of digital recording devices present at a common event, said method comprising:
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(a) creating a digital recording using a digital recording device; (b) subjecting the users'"'"' digital recording devices to a synchronisation event associated with the common event, the synchronisation event resulting in the transmission of a synchronisation code between the users'"'"' digital recording devices, the synchronisation code comprising an address code to uniquely identify a database; (c) establishing a digital communication connection between the digital recording device which created the recording and the database; (d) causing the database to receive the digital recording without input from a user; (e) enabling a user to access the digital recording from the database; and assigning a digital recording with a reference code via a digital camera, wherein the reference code comprises an identification code specific to the digital recording device on which it was created, the database being able to interpret this code to indicate the identity of the creator of each of the digital recordings taken at the common event.
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19. A method of sharing a digital recording between a group of users of digital recording devices present at a common event, said method comprising:
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(a) creating a digital recording using a digital recording device; (b) subjecting the users'"'"' digital recording devices to a synchronisation event associated with the common event, the synchronisation event resulting in the transmission of a synchronisation code between the users'"'"' digital recording devices, the synchronisation code comprising an address code to uniquely identify a database; (c) establishing a digital communication connection between the digital recording device which created the recording and the database; (d) causing the database to receive the digital recording without input from a user; and (e) enabling a user to access the digital recording from the database, wherein the database comprises the collective data storage media of at least one digital recording device, the said at least one digital recording device having respective communication devices to enable them to function collectively as the database on establishing a digital communication connection between them. wherein the communication devices are selected from a group comprising;
modems and GSM transceivers and GPRS transceivers.
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- 20. A digital recording device for creating digital recordings, the digital recording device being communicatively connectable to a data communication network, the said digital recording device being operable to receive a synchronisation code and hence to become synchronised with other such digital recording devices, the synchronisation code comprising the address of a database, wherein the synchronisation code further comprises an event identification code, this event identification code being attributable to the digital recordings created by the digital recording devices at the common event, to signify that the digital recordings have been created at a common event, where users of the digital recording devices are present at the common event, the digital recording device being configured to make digital recordings available to the database at the said address without input from a user on the establishment of a data communication connection between the digital recording device and the data communication network.
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