Computer-implemented system and method for automated image uploading and sharing from camera-enabled mobile devices
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1. A method comprising:
- automatically capturing a plurality of images in a camera-enabled mobile device without user action for each image capture, the automatic capture of the plurality of images being performed under control of a program downloaded by a user via a public network to the camera-enabled mobile device, the automatic capture of each image of the plurality of images being performed periodically according to a pre-configured parameter;
configuring an HTTP or TCP data block with information related to the automatically captured plurality of images;
automatically uploading the plurality of images with the HTTP or TCP data block to a network server without user action for each image upload, the automatic upload of the plurality of images being performed under control of the program downloaded by the user via the public network to the camera-enabled mobile device; and
upon completion of the automatic uploading of the plurality of images, enabling automatic capture of a next plurality of images in the camera-enabled mobile device without user action.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented system and method for automatically capturing a set of images with a camera-enabled mobile device and for uploading the set of images to a network server is disclosed. The present invention further includes creating an animation of two or more images of the set of images automatically captured by the camera-enabled mobile device.
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1. A method comprising:
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automatically capturing a plurality of images in a camera-enabled mobile device without user action for each image capture, the automatic capture of the plurality of images being performed under control of a program downloaded by a user via a public network to the camera-enabled mobile device, the automatic capture of each image of the plurality of images being performed periodically according to a pre-configured parameter; configuring an HTTP or TCP data block with information related to the automatically captured plurality of images; automatically uploading the plurality of images with the HTTP or TCP data block to a network server without user action for each image upload, the automatic upload of the plurality of images being performed under control of the program downloaded by the user via the public network to the camera-enabled mobile device; and upon completion of the automatic uploading of the plurality of images, enabling automatic capture of a next plurality of images in the camera-enabled mobile device without user action. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A server apparatus, comprising:
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an interface to receive an unload of a plurality of automatically captured images from a camera-enabled mobile device, the plurality of automatically captured images having been captured without user action for each image capture, the automatic capture of the plurality of images and the upload of the plurality of automatically captured images being performed under control of a program downloaded by a user via a public network to the camera-enabled mobile device, the automatic capture of each image of the plurality of images being performed periodically according to a pre-configured parameter, the plurality of automatically captured images being received with an HTTP or TCP data block configured with information related to the plurality of automatically captured images; and a pre-processing component to process the plurality of images for storage in the server and for access by authorized guests via a network, the pre-processing component further to send a reply message with an HTTP or TCP data block to indicate readiness to receive a next upload of a plurality of automatically captured images from the camera-enabled mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A client apparatus, comprising:
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a camera-enabled mobile device; an automatic capture component to automatically capture a plurality of images with the camera-enabled mobile device at a user specified rate, the plurality of automatically captured images being captured without user action for each image capture, the automatic capture of the plurality of images being performed under control of a program downloaded by a user via a public network to the camera-enabled mobile device, the automatic capture of each image of the plurality of images being performed periodically according to a pre-configured parameter, the automatic capture component further to configure an HTTP or TCP data block with information related to the automatically captured plurality of images; and an automatic upload component to automatically upload the plurality of images with the HTTP or TCP data block to a network server without user action for each image upload, the automatic upload of the plurality of images being performed under control of the program downloaded by the user via the public network to the camera-enabled mobile device, upon completion of the automatic upload of the plurality of images, enable automatic capture of a next plurality of images in the camera-enabled mobile device without user action. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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