Integrated internet camera system and method
First Claim
1. A method for storing and managing at least one of audio, still and video images, comprising the steps of:
- receiving said at least one of audio, still and video images captured and automatically transmitted by an Internet direct device over a communications network to an account associated with a user of the Internet direct device on a website archive and review center, the website archive and review center is configured to store and manage said at least one of audio, still and video images;
storing said at least one of audio, still and video images at the website archive and review center;
automatically notifying authorized users of said at least one of audio, still and video images;
restricting access to said at least one of audio, still and video images based on an access privilege; and
wherein the Internet direct device automatically connects to a communications network on power-up using one of a plurality of available modes of communications network, which is designated as a primary mode of communication, and wherein the Internet direct device automatically switches to another available mode of communication when the primary mode of communication to the communications network is unavailable.
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Abstract
An Internet direct device comprises an imaging system to capture at least one of audio, still images and video images, and a microprocessor. The microprocessor transmits at least one of the captured audio, the captured still images and the captured video images to a website archive and review center and/or another Internet direct device upon image capture over a communications network. The Internet direct device automatically connects to the communications network on power-up using one of a plurality of available modes of connection, which is designated as a primary mode of connection. The Internet direct device automatically switches to another available mode of connection when the communications network is unavailable.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for storing and managing at least one of audio, still and video images, comprising the steps of:
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receiving said at least one of audio, still and video images captured and automatically transmitted by an Internet direct device over a communications network to an account associated with a user of the Internet direct device on a website archive and review center, the website archive and review center is configured to store and manage said at least one of audio, still and video images; storing said at least one of audio, still and video images at the website archive and review center; automatically notifying authorized users of said at least one of audio, still and video images; restricting access to said at least one of audio, still and video images based on an access privilege; and wherein the Internet direct device automatically connects to a communications network on power-up using one of a plurality of available modes of communications network, which is designated as a primary mode of communication, and wherein the Internet direct device automatically switches to another available mode of communication when the primary mode of communication to the communications network is unavailable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An Internet direct device comprising a receiving component to receive at least one of audio, still images and video images;
- and a microprocessor to transmit at least one of the received audio, the received still images and the received video images to an account associated with the Internet direct device on a website archive and review center (WSARC) upon reception; and
wherein the Internet direct device automatically connects to a communications network on power-up using one of a plurality of available modes of communications network, which is designated as a primary mode of communication, and wherein the Internet direct device automatically switches to another available mode of communication when the primary mode of communication to the communications network is unavailable. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
- and a microprocessor to transmit at least one of the received audio, the received still images and the received video images to an account associated with the Internet direct device on a website archive and review center (WSARC) upon reception; and
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