Media spooler system and methodology providing efficient transmission of media content from wireless devices
First Claim
1. In a wireless environment, a method for efficiently transmitting digital images from a wireless device, the method comprising:
- transmitting information pertaining to a digital image to be uploaded from the wireless device to the wireless carrier;
collecting, at a spooler, the information being transmitted for said digital image;
initiating transmission of the digital image; and
detecting an interruption of the transmission, and upon re-establishing another connection, resuming transmission of the digital image without retransmitting the entire digital image.
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Abstract
A media spooler system is described that provides a methodology for efficient transmission of media content from client devices, such transmission of digital images from wireless digital cameras. The media spooler or gateway addresses wireless transmission problems by acting as a protocol gateway between a thin-client device and a target host or server (supported by a server infrastructure). More particularly, the media spooler of the present invention acts as a protocol gateway between thin-client devices (e.g., “mobile visual communicator” in the form of a wireless digital camera) and server infrastructure (e.g., server-based computer systems or “Web servers” of a photographic service provider). This task entails accepting multiple, simultaneous connections from various client devices (e.g., wireless digital cameras), extracting information from those devices (e.g., digital photographs or other media content), and then uploading that information to the target server infrastructure. In basic operation, the media spooler queries each client device for the information (e.g., media, such as pictures) the client device thinks should uploaded, and then the media spooler queries the server infrastructure for the subset of pictures that have not been already uploaded. This improved coordination or synchronization of information between a device and target host allows for efficient recovery of dropped cellular data calls by essentially allowing the media spooler to “pick up where it left off.”
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23 Claims
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1. In a wireless environment, a method for efficiently transmitting digital images from a wireless device, the method comprising:
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transmitting information pertaining to a digital image to be uploaded from the wireless device to the wireless carrier; collecting, at a spooler, the information being transmitted for said digital image; initiating transmission of the digital image; and detecting an interruption of the transmission, and upon re-establishing another connection, resuming transmission of the digital image without retransmitting the entire digital image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for efficiently transmitting digital images from a wireless device comprising:
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a wireless device capable of establishing a connection to a server for uploading digital images; a module directing transmission of information pertaining to a digital image to be uploaded from the wireless device to the server; and a system to initiate transmission of the digital image; and the system further to detect an interruption of the transmission, and upon re-establishing another connection, resume transmission of the digital image without retransmitting the entire digital image. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. In a wireless environment, a method for efficiently transmitting media content from a wireless device, the method comprising:
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establishing a connection from the wireless device to a wireless carrier for uploading selected media content; transmitting information pertaining to the selected media content to be uploaded from the wireless device to the wireless carrier; collecting, at a spooler, the information being transmitted for said selected media content; once the spooler has collected sufficient information, transmitting data the spooler to a target computer; detecting the drop of the connection; and upon establishing another connection, resuming transmission of said selected media content without retransmitting portions of said selected media content that have already been transmitted. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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