Information processing system, information processing method, and storage medium therefor

• US 7,603,405 B2
• Filed: 05/19/2006
• Issued: 10/13/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Ehara, Tadashi
• Primary Examiner(s): Ho, Andy
• Application Number:
  US11/437,053
• Publication Number:
  US 20060212565A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,243 Days
• Field of Search: 709/201, 709/203, 709/217, 709/219, 709/227
• US Class Current: 709/201
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

In an information processing system, when image data captured by a digital camera is to be stored on a remote HTTP server, a user stores the image data on a removable medium, for example, a memory card, and inserts it into a media drive of a local personal computer. In response thereto, the image data on the memory card is automatically read by the personal computer and is then transmitted to the HTTP server via a network.

Claims

1. An information processing system for distributing content supplied from a content medium of an external device having a connecter, said information processing system comprising:

a detector for detecting insertion of said connecter;

a reader for accessing said external device and automatically reading said content medium in response to detecting the insertion of said connecter; and

a transmitter for transmitting via a network said content read from said external device to a host system,

wherein the reader stores an address of the host system and the transmitter transmits the content directly to the host system based on the address without storing the content on an intermediate server or hard disk.

2. An information processing system according to claim 1, wherein said external device is a digital still camera.

3. An information processing system according to claim 1, wherein said external device is a movie camera.