System, method, and apparatus for automatic transmission of recently captured images
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1. A method comprising:
- storing a delay time value at data storage of a camera phone;
capturing an image at the camera phone;
establishing a voice call between the camera phone and a given party;
determining a start time of the voice call;
using the start time of the voice call and an interval-length value as a basis to determine that the image was captured during a particular time interval occurring prior to the start time of the voice call,wherein the particular time interval spans a time duration indicated by the interval-length value and ends before the start time of the voice call, andwherein the delay time value indicates an amount of time between an end time of the particular time interval and the start time of the voice call; and
in response to determining the image was captured during the particular time interval, sending the image to the given party.
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Abstract
A system, method and apparatus for delivering a photo captured during a predefined time-interval prior to a voice call. A camera phone or other telephone device will detect that an image is captured during the predefined time-interval prior to the device engaging in a voice call with a given party. In response, the device will automatically send the image to the given party.
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28 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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storing a delay time value at data storage of a camera phone; capturing an image at the camera phone; establishing a voice call between the camera phone and a given party; determining a start time of the voice call; using the start time of the voice call and an interval-length value as a basis to determine that the image was captured during a particular time interval occurring prior to the start time of the voice call, wherein the particular time interval spans a time duration indicated by the interval-length value and ends before the start time of the voice call, and wherein the delay time value indicates an amount of time between an end time of the particular time interval and the start time of the voice call; and in response to determining the image was captured during the particular time interval, sending the image to the given party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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storing a delay time value at data storage of a camera phone; capturing at least one image at the camera phone; establishing a voice call between the camera phone and a given party; determining a start time of the voice call; using the start time of the voice call and an interval-length value as a basis to determine that the at least one image was captured during a particular time interval occurring prior to the start time of the voice call, wherein the particular time interval spans a time duration indicated by the interval-length value and ends before the start time of the voice call, and wherein the delay time value indicates an amount of time between an end time of the particular time interval and the start time of the voice call; and in response to determining the at least one image was captured during the particular time interval, sending the at least one image to the given party. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A method comprising:
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storing a delay time value at data storage of a camera phone; capturing an image at the camera phone; establishing a voice call between the camera phone and a destination; determining a start time of the voice call; using the start time of the voice call and an interval-length value as a basis to determine that the image was captured during a particular time interval occurring prior to the start time of the voice call, wherein the particular time interval spans a time duration indicated by the interval-length value and ends before the start time of the voice call, and wherein the delay time value indicates an amount of time between an end time of the particular time interval and the start time of the voice call; and in response to determining the image was captured during the particular time interval, sending the image to the destination.
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15. A camera phone comprising:
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data storage to store a delay time value; a digital camera segment for capturing an image; a wireless phone segment for establishing a voice call with a given party; a processor; and program instructions executable by the processor to (i) determine a start time of the voice call, (ii) use the start time of the voice call and an interval-length value as a basis to determine that the image was captured during a particular time-interval that occurred prior to the start time of the voice call, wherein the particular time interval spans a time duration indicated by the interval-length value and ends before the start time of the voice call, and wherein the delay time value indicates an amount of time between an end time of the particular time interval and the start time of the voice call, and (iii) in response to determining that the image was captured during the particular time-interval, cause the wireless phone segment to send the image to a network for transmission, in turn, to the given party. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A camera phone comprising:
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means for storing a delay time value at the camera phone; means for establishing a voice call with a given party; means for capturing an image during a particular time-interval, wherein the particular time interval occurs prior to establishment of the voice call; means for determining a start time of the voice call; means for using the start time of the voice call and an interval-length value as a basis to determine that the image was captured during the particular time-interval, wherein the particular time interval spans a time duration indicated by the interval-length value and ends before the start time of the voice call, and wherein the delay time value indicates an amount of time between an end time of the particular time interval and the start time of the voice call; and means for sending the image to the given party in response to determining the image was captured during the particular time-interval. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A camera phone comprising:
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a telephone keypad; a display; a wireless communication interface for establishing a voice call with a given party; data storage to store a delay time value; a processor; a speaker for playing sounds; a lens for receiving light indicative of images; a shutter-release button engagable by a user to trigger capture of images; a first program stored in the data storage and executable by the processor to cause the data storage to store the captured images; a second program stored in the data storage and executable by the processor to determine a start time of the voice call; and a third program stored in the data storage and executable by the processor to (i) use the start time of the voice call and an interval-length value as a basis to determine that the data storage currently contains an image captured during a particular time-interval that occurred prior to the start time of the voice call, wherein the particular time interval spans a time duration indicated by the interval-length value and ends before the start time of the voice call, and wherein the delay time value indicates an amount of time between an end time of the particular time interval and the start time of the voice call, and (ii) cause the wireless communication interface to send the image to the given party in response to the determination that the data storage currently contains the image captured during the particular time interval.
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27. The camera phone of 26,
wherein the data storage further stores the interval-length value used by the third program to determine that the data storage contains the image captured during the particular time interval that occurred prior to the start time of the voice call.
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28. A system comprising:
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data storage to store a delay time value and an interval-length value; an image-capturing mechanism for capturing an image; a communication interface for establishing a voice call with a given party; a processor; and program instructions executable by the processor to (i) determine a start time of the voice call, (ii) use the start time of the voice call and the interval-length value as a basis to determine that the image was captured during a particular time-interval that occurred prior to the start time of the voice call, wherein the particular time interval spans a time duration indicated by the interval-length value and ends before the start time of the voice call, and wherein the delay time value indicates an amount of time between an end time of the particular time interval and the start time of the voice call, and (iii) in response to determining that the image was captured during the particular time interval, cause the communication interface to send the image to the given party.
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