Integrated Internet camera
First Claim
1. A method for transmitting image data from an imaging device, comprising:
- displaying for preview by an operator a scene to be recorded as an image and output as image signal data;
detecting the pressing of an operator'"'"'s release button by the operator;
initiating recording of image signal data of the previewed scene in response to the pressing of the operator'"'"'s release button;
recording an image of the previewed scene, using a camera lens and image sensor;
outputting image signal data corresponding to the recorded image using an image processing circuit;
storing the image signal data on a storage device of the imaging device;
connecting via a network adapter to an internet-protocol address corresponding to a network device capable of serving files;
executing a batching routine organizing one or more items of the image signal data as batched data, wherein the batched data includes image signal data corresponding to previewed image scenes previewed by an operator, the network adapter operates via wireless connection, and batched data is transferred from the storage device of the imaging device to the destination network device at the internet-protocol address via the network adapter; and
executing a password enabling routine which configures said imaging device to register on a local network via said network adapter, in a first mode providing a password in order to register on a local network and in a second mode registering on a local network without providing a password.
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Abstract
An integrated Internet camera includes, as embedded components contained within the camera body and controlled by a microcontroller, at least a network interface device for connecting to the Internet, a transport control device for packetizing according to Internet protocols, a file transfer device for communicating with a destination user directory on the Internet, and a transmission initiating device for initiating the connection and transfer operations of the file transfer device and transport control device. The network interface device may be a modem, network adapter, or adapter for connection to the Internet. Upon capturing the digital image, the camera initiates a connection to the Internet, connects to the destination user directory, and uploads the digital images. Thereafter, the digital images are available to authorized (or any) user having access to the Internet.
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Citations
105 Claims
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1. A method for transmitting image data from an imaging device, comprising:
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displaying for preview by an operator a scene to be recorded as an image and output as image signal data; detecting the pressing of an operator'"'"'s release button by the operator; initiating recording of image signal data of the previewed scene in response to the pressing of the operator'"'"'s release button; recording an image of the previewed scene, using a camera lens and image sensor; outputting image signal data corresponding to the recorded image using an image processing circuit; storing the image signal data on a storage device of the imaging device; connecting via a network adapter to an internet-protocol address corresponding to a network device capable of serving files; executing a batching routine organizing one or more items of the image signal data as batched data, wherein the batched data includes image signal data corresponding to previewed image scenes previewed by an operator, the network adapter operates via wireless connection, and batched data is transferred from the storage device of the imaging device to the destination network device at the internet-protocol address via the network adapter; and executing a password enabling routine which configures said imaging device to register on a local network via said network adapter, in a first mode providing a password in order to register on a local network and in a second mode registering on a local network without providing a password. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for transmitting image data from an imaging device, comprising:
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displaying for preview by an operator a scene to be recorded as an image and output as image signal data; detecting the pressing of an operator'"'"'s release button by the operator; initiating recording of image signal data of the previewed scene in response to the pressing of the operator'"'"'s release button; recording an image of the previewed scene, using a camera lens and image sensor; outputting image signal data corresponding to the recorded image using an image processing circuit; storing the image signal data on a storage device of the imaging device; connecting via a network adapter to an internet-protocol address corresponding to a network device capable of serving files; executing a batching routine organizing one or more items of the image signal data as batched data, wherein the batched data includes image signal data corresponding to previewed image scenes previewed by an operator, the network adapter operates via wireless connection, and batched data is transferred from the storage device of the imaging device to the destination network device at the internet-protocol address via the network adapter; executing a protocol switching routine which selectively switches transfer via said network adapter between a connection-oriented protocol and a connectionless protocol; and transferring the batched image signal data from the storage device of the imaging device to the destination network device at the internet-protocol address via the network adapter selectively employing one of the connection-oriented protocol and the connectionless protocol. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A method for transmitting image data from an imaging device, comprising:
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displaying for preview by an operator a scene to be recorded as an image and output as image signal data; detecting the pressing of an operator'"'"'s release button by the operator; initiating recording of image signal data of the previewed scene in response to the pressing of the operator'"'"'s release button; recording an image of the previewed scene, using a camera lens and image sensor; outputting image signal data corresponding to the recorded image using an image processing circuit; storing the image signal data on a storage device of the imaging device; connecting via a network adapter to an internet-protocol address corresponding to a network device capable of serving files; executing a batching routine organizing one or more items of the image signal data as batched data, wherein the batched data includes image signal data corresponding to previewed image scenes previewed by an operator, the network adapter operates via wireless connection, and batched data is transferred from the storage device of the imaging device to the destination network device at the internet-protocol address via the network adapter; continuously capturing and transmitting compressed data, including wavelet compressed data, as streaming data, according to a streaming routine; and transferring the streaming data from the storage device of the imaging device to the destination network device at the internet-protocol address, wherein the streaming data includes compressed data corresponding to the previewed image scenes previewed by the operator.
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18. A method for transmitting image data from an imaging device, comprising:
displaying for preview by an operator a scene to be recorded as an image and output as image signal data; detecting the pressing of an operator'"'"'s release button by the operator; initiating recording of image signal data of the previewed scene in response to the pressing of the operator'"'"'s release button; recording an image of the previewed scene, using a camera lens and image sensor; outputting image signal data corresponding to the recorded image using an image processing circuit; storing the image signal data on a storage device of the imaging device; connecting via a network adapter to an internet-protocol address corresponding to a network device capable of serving files; executing a batching routine organizing one or more items of the image signal data as batched data, wherein the batched data includes image signal data corresponding to previewed image scenes previewed by an operator, the network adapter operates via wireless connection, and batched data is transferred from the storage device of the imaging device to the destination network device at the internet-protocol address via the network adapter; and transferring the batched data from the storage device of the imaging device to the destination network device at the internet-protocol address via the network adapter selectively using a first protocol that uses a first packet header or a second protocol that uses a second packet header, the second packet header containing less data than the first packet header. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A method for transmitting image data from an imaging device, comprising:
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displaying for preview by an operator a scene to be recorded as an image and output as image signal data; detecting the pressing of an operator'"'"'s release button by the operator; initiating recording of image signal data of the previewed scene in response to the pressing of the operator'"'"'s release button; recording an image of the previewed scene, using a camera lens and image sensor; outputting image signal data corresponding to the recorded image using an image processing circuit; storing the image signal data on a storage device of the imaging device; storing, in a parameter memory, internet-protocol addressing information corresponding to a file server capable of serving files via an internet-protocol network, and user identity information that provides access rights to the file server; executing a batching routine organizing one or more items of the image signal data as batched data; connecting via a network adapter to the internet-protocol network; executing an internet-protocol file transfer application; and transmitting the user identity information permitting the internet-protocol file transfer application to access the file server via the internet-protocol network, wherein the batched data includes image signal data corresponding to previewed image scenes previewed by an operator, the network adapter operates via wireless connection, and batched data is transferred from the storage device of the imaging device to the file server via the network adapter. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method for transmitting image data from an imaging device, comprising:
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displaying for preview by an operator a scene to be recorded as an image and output as image signal data; detecting the pressing of an operator'"'"'s release button by the operator; initiating recording of image signal data of the previewed scene in response to the pressing of the operator'"'"'s release button; recording an image of the previewed scene, using a camera lens and image sensor; outputting image signal data corresponding to the recorded image using an image processing circuit; compressing the image signal data of the scene previewed by the camera operator into compressed data, the compressed data being wavelet compressed; storing the compressed data on a storage device of the imaging device; connecting via a network adapter to an internet-protocol address corresponding to a network device capable of serving files; executing a streaming routine, the streaming routine continuously capturing and transmitting the compressed data, including the wavelet compressed data, as streaming data, wherein the streaming data includes compressed data corresponding to previewed image scenes previewed by an operator, and the streaming data is transferred from the storage device of the imaging device to the network device at the internet-protocol address via the network adapter; and registering the imaging device on a network corresponding to the destination networked device via said network adapter, in a first mode providing a password in order to register on the network and in a second mode registering on the network without providing a password, according to a password enabling routine. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method for transmitting imaging data from an imaging device, comprising:
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displaying for preview by an operator a scene to be recorded as an image and output as image signal data; detecting the pressing of an operator'"'"'s release button by the operator; initiating recording of image signal data of the previewed scene in response to the pressing of the operator'"'"'s release button; recording an image of the previewed scene, using a camera lens and image sensor; outputting image signal data corresponding to the recorded image using an image processing circuit; compressing the image signal data of the scene previewed by the camera operator into compressed data, the compressed data being wavelet compressed; storing the compressed data on a storage device of the imaging device; connecting via a network adapter to an internet-protocol address corresponding to a network device capable of serving files; and executing a streaming routine, the streaming routine continuously capturing and transmitting the compressed data, including the wavelet compressed data, as streaming data, wherein the streaming data includes compressed data corresponding to previewed image scenes previewed by an operator, and the streaming data is transferred from the storage device of the imaging device to the network device at the internet-protocol address via the network adapter, wherein the network corresponding to the destination networked device is an internet-protocol network, and the network adapter connects via an intermediary network that is not an internet-protocol network to the internet-protocol network corresponding the destination networked device; and selectively employing a connection-oriented data transfer protocol or a connectionless data transfer protocol which does not retransmit data to increase the data rate, including a protocol switching routine that selectively switches between the connection-oriented data transfer protocol and the connectionless data transfer protocol when the streaming routine transmits the compressed data to the destination networked device, according to a protocol selection routine. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51)
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52. A method for transmitting image data from an imaging device, comprising:
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displaying for preview by an operator a scene to be recorded as an image and output as image signal data; detecting the pressing of an operator'"'"'s release button by the operator; initiating recording of image signal data of the previewed scene in response to the pressing of the operator'"'"'s release button; recording an image of the previewed scene, using a camera lens and image sensor; outputting image signal data corresponding to the recorded image using an image processing circuit; compressing the image signal data of the scene previewed by the camera operator into compressed data, the compressed data being wavelet compressed; storing the compressed data on a storage device of the imaging device; connecting via a network adapter to an internet-protocol address corresponding to a network device capable of serving files; executing a streaming routine, the streaming routine continuously capturing and transmitting the compressed data, including the wavelet compressed data, as streaming data, wherein the streaming data includes compressed data corresponding to previewed image scenes previewed by an operator, and the streaming data is transferred from the storage device of the imaging device to the network device at the internet-protocol address via the network adapter; and transferring data to a connected computer via a serial connection, wherein the compressed data is transferred from the storage device of the imaging device to the connected computer via the serial connection.
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53. A method for transmitting image data from an imaging device, comprising:
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displaying for preview by an operator a scene to be recorded as an image and output as image signal data; detecting the pressing of an operator'"'"'s release button by the operator; initiating recording of image signal data of the previewed scene in response to the pressing of the operator'"'"'s release button; recording an image of the previewed scene, using a camera lens and image sensor; outputting image signal data corresponding to the recorded image using an image processing circuit; compressing the image signal data of the scene previewed by the camera operator into compressed data, the compressed data being wavelet compressed; storing the compressed data on a storage device of the imaging device; connecting via a network adapter to an internet-protocol address corresponding to a network device capable of serving files; executing a streaming routine, the streaming routine continuously capturing and transmitting the compressed data, including the wavelet compressed data, as streaming data, wherein the streaming data includes compressed data corresponding to previewed image scenes previewed by an operator, and the streaming data is transferred from the storage device of the imaging device to the network device at the internet-protocol address via the network adapter; storing in the parameter memory one or more e-mail addresses corresponding to an e-mail recipient; and transferring status messages to one or more e-mail addresses corresponding to an e-mail recipient via the network adapter, according to an internet-protocol mail application.
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54. A method for transmitting image data from an imaging device, comprising:
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displaying for preview by an operator a scene to be recorded as an image and output as image signal data; detecting the pressing of an operator'"'"'s release button by the operator; initiating recording of image signal data of the previewed scene in response to the pressing of the operator'"'"'s release button; recording an image of the previewed scene, using a camera lens and image sensor; outputting image signal data corresponding to the recorded image using an image processing circuit; compressing the image signal data of the scene previewed by the camera operator into compressed data, the compressed data being wavelet compressed; storing the compressed data on a storage device of the imaging device; executing a protocol selection routine to selectively employ either a connection-oriented data transfer protocol, or a connectionless data transfer protocol that does not retransmit data to increase the data rate; connecting via a network adapter to an internet-protocol address corresponding to a network device capable of serving files; and executing a streaming routine continuously capturing and transmitting the compressed data as streaming data, wherein the compressed data includes image signal data corresponding to the previewed image scenes previewed by the camera operator, the network adapter operates via a wireless connection, the compressed data is wavelet compressed and reduces the amount of data transmitted via the network adapter, and when the streaming routine transmits the compressed data to the networked device, the connectionless data transfer protocol is employed to increase the data rate transmitted to the network device. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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68. A method for transmitting image data from an imaging device, comprising:
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displaying for preview by an operator a scene to be recorded as an image and output as image signal data; detecting the pressing of an operator'"'"'s release button by the operator; initiating recording of image signal data of the previewed scene in response to the operator'"'"'s release button; recording an image of the previewed scene, using a camera lens and image sensor; outputting image signal data corresponding to the recorded image using an image processing circuit; compressing the image signal data of the scene previewed by the camera operator into compressed data, the compressed data being wavelet compressed; storing the compressed data on a storage device of the imaging device; connecting via a network adapter to an internet-protocol address corresponding to the network device capable of serving files; sending single image data files via a connection-oriented protocol, said connection-oriented protocol employing a first packet header type, via a first transmission mode routine; streaming image data files employing a second packet header type having less data than the first packet header type, via a second transmission mode routine, switching from the first transmission mode to the second transmission mode, the second packet header type having less data than said first packet header type; and transmitting one or more items of compressed image signal data from the storage device of the digital camera to the networked device capable of serving files, via the network adapter. - View Dependent Claims (69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81)
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82. A method for transmitting image data from an imaging device to a network device capable of storing files, comprising:
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displaying for preview by an operator a scene to be recorded as an image and output as image signal data; detecting the pressing of an operator'"'"'s release button by the operator; initiating recording of image signal data of the previewed scene in response to the pressing of the operator'"'"'s release button; recording an image of the previewed scene, using a camera lens and image sensor; outputting image signal data corresponding to the recorded image using an image processing circuit; connecting, using a communications adapter, via a point to point connection from a communications device of the imaging device to the networked device; initiating a transport control protocol that permits internet-protocol connection, via said communications adapter and point to point connection, to an internet-protocol address at the networked device; and initiating a network communication routine operating under a transfer protocol for transferring picture files; wherein the image signal data corresponds to the previewed image scenes previewed by the operator, and the network communication routine transmits the image signal data from the storage device of the imaging device to the networked device via the communications adapter, the point to point connection, the transport control protocol, the transfer protocol for transferring picture files, and the internet-protocol address. - View Dependent Claims (83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94)
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95. A method for transmitting image data from an imaging device to a network device capable of storing files, comprising:
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displaying for preview by an operator a scene to be recorded as an image and output as image signal data; detecting the pressing of an operator'"'"'s release button by the operator; initiating recording of image signal data of the previewed scene in response to the pressing of the operator'"'"'s release button; recording an image of the previewed scene, using a camera lens and image sensor; outputting image signal data corresponding to the recorded image using an image processing circuit; connecting, using a communications adapter, via at least one of a set of communications protocols providing different connections, including a serial connection for transfer of data to a connected computer and a network connection for transfer of data to a network; executing a batching routine organizing one or more items of image signal data as batched data; and transferring the batched data using a file transfer application routine, wherein the batched data includes image signal data corresponding to the previewed image scenes previewed by the camera operator, and image signal data is selectively transferred as batched data from the storage device of the imaging device to (i) a connected computer, using the serial connection for transfer of data to a connected computer, or to (ii) an internet-protocol network using the internet-protocol file transfer connection for transfer of data to an internet-protocol network. - View Dependent Claims (96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105)
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