Wireless image distribution system and method

• US 8,594,722 B2
• Filed: 03/26/2013
• Issued: 11/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rothschild Patent Imaging LLC (Leigh M. Rothschild)
• Original Assignee: SRR Patent Holdings LLC (Leigh M. Rothschild)
• Inventors: Rothschild, Leigh M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Alam, Fayyaz
• Application Number:
  US13/850,651
• Publication Number:
  US 20130208130A1
• Time in Patent Office: 245 Days
• Field of Search: 455/550.1, 4555561-557, 455/404.2, 455/456.1, 455/457, 382254-275, 348/207.99, 348/207.1, 348/207.11, 348/116
• US Class Current: 455/550.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/005 Input arrangements through a video camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00103 specially adapted for radio transmission, e.g. via satellites H04N1/00098 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00127 Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00204 with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server programmed control between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N1/32561
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6131 involving transmission via a mobile phone network wireless downlink channel access H04W74/006
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

A system and method for distributing at least one digital photographic image is presented, the system and method comprising at least one capturing device and at least one receiving device disposed in a communicative relation with one another via at least one wireless network. In particular, the capturing device is structured to capture the at least one digital photographic image via, for example, a capture assembly, whereas the receiving device is cooperatively structured to receive the digital photographic image via, for example, the at least one wireless network. In addition, the capturing device(s) and receiving device(s) may be disposed in a selectively paired relationship via one or more common pre-defined pairing criteria. Further, the at least one digital photographic image may be filtered via at least one pre-defined transfer criteria disposed on the capturing device and/or receiving device.

Claims

1. An image-capturing mobile device, comprising

a wireless receiver;

a wireless transmitter; and

a processor operably connected to the wireless receiver and the wireless transmitter, wherein the processor is configured to initiate and/or perform

receiving a plurality of photographic images;

filtering the plurality of photographic images using a transfer criteria; and

transmitting, via the wireless transmitter and to a second mobile device, the filtered plurality of photographic images, wherein

the image-capturing mobile device and the second mobile device are disposed in a selectively paired relationship with one another based upon a geographic location of at least one of the plurality of photographic images.

2. The image-capturing mobile device of claim 1, wherein

the transfer criteria is a subject identification of a respective photographic image within the plurality of photographic images.

3. The image-capturing mobile device of claim 2, wherein

the image-capturing mobile device and the second mobile capturing device are disposed in a selectively paired relationship with one another based upon the subject identification.

4. The image-capturing mobile device of claim 1, wherein

the transmitting is conditional upon the image-capturing mobile device and the second mobile device meeting a pre-defined pairing criteria.

5. A method performed by an image-capturing mobile device, comprising

receiving a plurality of photographic images;

filtering the plurality of photographic images using a transfer criteria; and

transmitting, via a wireless transmitter and to a second image capturing device, the filtered plurality of photographic images, wherein

the image-capturing mobile device and the second mobile are disposed in a selectively paired relationship with one another based upon a geographic location of at least one of the plurality of photographic images.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein

the transfer criteria is a subject identification of a respective photographic image within the plurality of photographic images.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein

the image-capturing mobile device and the second mobile capturing device are disposed in a selectively paired relationship with one another based upon the subject identification.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein

the transmitting is conditional upon the image-capturing mobile device and the second mobile device meeting a pre-defined pairing criteria.