Method and system for delivering photos to called destinations
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1. A method comprising:
- during setup of a call from a camera phone to an assistance center, (i) receiving into a network server a signal indicative of the call being set up, (ii) responsively sending from the network server to the camera phone a request for an image captured by the camera phone, and (iii) receiving the image into the network server;
storing the image at the network server in correlation with an identifier;
during setup of the call from the camera phone to an assistance center, providing the identifier to the assistance center;
receiving into the network server from the assistance center a request specifying the identifier; and
using the identifier specified by the request as a basis to retrieve the image and conveying the image in a response from the network server to the assistance center.
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Abstract
A method and system for conveying a digital image to an assistance center, such as an emergency-assistance center (e.g., 911 center). A camera phone captures an image and sends the image to a network server, and the network server stores the image in correlation with an identifier, such as an identifier of the camera phone or an identifier of an assistance call placed by the camera phone. The assistance center then queries the network server to obtain a photo correlated with the identifier. And the network server responsively provides the photo to the assistance center.
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1. A method comprising:
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during setup of a call from a camera phone to an assistance center, (i) receiving into a network server a signal indicative of the call being set up, (ii) responsively sending from the network server to the camera phone a request for an image captured by the camera phone, and (iii) receiving the image into the network server; storing the image at the network server in correlation with an identifier; during setup of the call from the camera phone to an assistance center, providing the identifier to the assistance center; receiving into the network server from the assistance center a request specifying the identifier; and using the identifier specified by the request as a basis to retrieve the image and conveying the image in a response from the network server to the assistance center. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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receiving into a network server an image captured by a camera phone, wherein receiving the image into the network server comprises receiving a digital image file containing data representative of the image and characterizing-metadata; storing the image at the network server in correlation with an identifier; during setup of a call from the camera phone to an assistance center, providing the identifier to the assistance center; receiving into the network server from the assistance center a request specifying the identifier; using the identifier specified by the request as a basis to retrieve the image; deciding, based at least in part on the characterizing-metadata, whether to send the image from the network server to the assistance center in response to the request; and conveying the image in a response from the network server to the assistance center wherein conveying the image in a response from the network server to the assistance center comprises conveying the digital image file in the response. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A network server comprising:
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a processor; data storage; and program instructions stored in the data storage and executable by the processor to carry out functions comprising; during setup of a call from a camera phone to an assistance center, (i) receiving a signal indicative of the call being set up, (ii) responsively sending to the camera phone a request for an image captured by the camera phone, and (iii) receiving the image captured by a camera phone, storing the image in the data storage, in correlation with an identifier, during setup of a call from the camera phone to an assistance center, receiving from the assistance center a request specifying the identifier, and using the identifier specified by the request as a basis to retrieve the image from the data storage, and sending the image in a response to the assistance center.
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16. A method comprising:
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capturing an image into a camera phone; conveying the image from the camera phone to a network server; storing the image at the network server in correlation with an identifier; placing a call from the camera phone to the assistance center, and providing the identifier to the assistance center during setup of the call; and conveying a request from the assistance center to the network server to obtain the image, based on the identifier, and conveying the image in a response from the network server to the assistance center, wherein conveying the image from the camera phone to the network server occurs during setup of a call from the camera phone to an assistance center and comprises the network server receiving a signal indicative of the call being set up, and the network server responsively requesting the image from the camera phone. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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