Device, network, server, and methods for providing digital images and associated processing information

• US 8,488,003 B1
• Filed: 04/04/2011
• Issued: 07/16/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: AI Labs, LLC
• Original Assignee: Kevin R. Imes
• Inventors: Imes, Kevin R.
• Primary Examiner(s): AGGARWAL, YOGESH K
• Application Number:
  US13/079,428
• Time in Patent Office: 834 Days
• Field of Search: 348/207.99, 348/207.1, 348/207.11, 348/207.2, 348/211.1, 348/211.2, 348/211.3, 348/211.4, 348/211.5, 348/211.6, 348/552
• US Class Current: 348/207.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2175 with local image input
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/00 Indexing scheme relating to scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, and to details thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/33328 Resolution
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/33357 Compression mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/617 Upgrading or updating of programs or applications for camera control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/631 Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/633 for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 between a recording apparatus and a television camera

Abstract

A network includes a server that is operable to login a user of a wireless digital image capturing device. The server receives image information from the wireless digital image capturing device and formats the image information based on a template associated with a destination.

Claims

1. A network comprising:

a server operable to login a user of a wireless digital image capturing device, to receive image information from the wireless digital image capturing device, to format the image information based on a template associated with a destination;

to receive a process reference from the wireless digital image capturing device, and to format the image information based on the process reference and based on an end use of the image information.

2. The network of claim 1 wherein the process reference is an email process reference.

3. The network of claim 1 wherein the process reference is a traditional print reference.

4. The network of claim 1 wherein the process reference is stored within a text file.

5. The network of claim 1 wherein the process reference is stored within a binary encoded file.

6. The network of claim 1 wherein the process reference is stored within an image file.

7. The network of claim 1 wherein the destination is a database.

8. The network of claim 1 wherein the destination is a website.

9. The network of claim 1 wherein the destination is a webpage.

10. A method comprising:

from a wireless digital image capturing device, receiving a login;

receiving image information from the wireless image capturing device; and

at a server, formatting the image information based on a template associated with a destination, the template providing a predetermined format, and formatting the image information based on an end use of the image information.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the predetermined format resizes the image information.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein the predetermined format compresses the image information.

13. The method of claim 10 wherein the predetermined format filters the image information.

14. The method of claim 10 further comprising generating a webpage based on the image information.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the webpage is an HTML webpage.

16. The method of claim 10 further comprising communicating the image information to the destination.

17. The method of claim 10 wherein the image information is received using the Internet.

18. The method of claim 10 wherein the image information is received using TCP/IP.

19. The method of claim 10 wherein the image information is received using WAP.

20. The method of claim 10 wherein the image information is video.

21. A method comprising:

from a wireless digital image capturing device, receiving image information;

logging in a user of the wireless image capturing device;

formatting the image information based on a template associated with a destination, the template providing a predetermined format, and based on an end use of the image information; and

displaying the image information at the destination using the predetermined format.