Apparatus, system, and method of wirelessly transmitting and receiving data from a camera to another electronic device

• US 9,401,743 B2
• Filed: 08/25/2014
• Issued: 07/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Syndefense
• Original Assignee: Syndefense
• Inventors: Dua, Robin
• Primary Examiner(s): Milord, Marceau
• Application Number:
  US14/467,233
• Publication Number:
  US 20140364059A1
• Time in Patent Office: 701 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.1, 455/41.2, 455/41.3, 455/2.01, 455/3.06, 455/556.1, 455/552.1, 455/557
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/44 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/48 Transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/77 for interrogation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2809 indicating that an appliance service is present in a home automation network monitoring functionality H04L43/0817; discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services, H04L67/51
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/281 indicating a format for calling an appliance service function in a home automation network for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2816 Controlling appliance services of a home automation network by calling their functionalities arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station; in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom H04Q9/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/282 based on user interaction within the home receiver circuitry for displaying additional information being controlled by a remote control apparatus H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2841 Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2849 Audio/video appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1068 Discovery involving direct consultation or announcement among potential requesting and potential source peers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0264 for a camera module assembly
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0266 for a display module assembly
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 : Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 : Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 : adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A wireless media player and a related system and methodology are disclosed. One aspect of the wireless media player system pertains to a virtual connector system, apparatus, and method for the automatic establishment of wireless connectivity with other electronic devices. In one embodiment, the media player device employs the use of integrated Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to exchange communication settings, media capability, and other parameters with an external device that also has integrated RFID technology. The automatic exchange of settings and other information via a proximity-based RFID data exchange allows a media player to quickly establish a secure communication link with another device via a commonly supported wireless protocol such as Ultra Wideband (UWB) or Bluetooth. Another aspect of the media player system pertains to a method of using the captured media capability of the connecting device to customize certain menu options and software parameters in the media player.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a lens and an imaging sensor to capture at least one of images and video;

a flash to illuminate a subject to be captured by the lens and the imaging sensor;

a microphone to capture audio;

a touch screen display;

one or more processors to control the operation of the electronic device;

at least one memory device to store the at least one of captured images, video, and audio; and

a wireless transceiver to communicate with an external electronic device or with a wireless access point to access the Internet, the wireless transceiver receiving one or more commands from the external electronic device or the wireless access point to control the electronic device to capture at least one of images, video, and audio, or to play back at least one of captured images, video, and audio stored in the at least one memory device.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the wireless transceiver transmits signals so as to enable discovery by the external electronic device.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the wireless transceiver communicates with the external electronic device or the wireless access point via Bluetooth, WiFi, or other wireless communication protocol.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

a near field communication (NFC) interface to be communicatively coupled to a NFC interface of the external electronic device or the wireless access point.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein when the NFC interface of the electronic device comes within a predetermined distance of the NFC interface of the external electronic device, the NFC interface and the one or more processors of the electronic device instantiate a wireless communication link between the wireless transceiver of the electronic device and the wireless transceiver of the external electronic device.

6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the instantiated wireless communication link is used to exchange content between the electronic device and the external electronic device.

7. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the wireless communication link is established when the electronic device and the external electronic device exchange wireless communication settings via a NFC data exchange.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein when a wireless communication link is established between the wireless transceiver of the electronic device and the external electronic device, the electronic device streams at least one of the stored images, video, and audio to the external electronic device.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one memory device stores a profile of the external electronic device to facilitate the automatic establishment of a wireless communication link between the electronic device and the external electronic device when they are in wireless proximity with one another.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein when the wireless transceiver connects to the wireless access point that is connected to the Internet, the electronic device connects with one or more other devices via the Internet.

11. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the wireless transceiver streams the at least one of the stored images, video, and audio.

12. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the one or more other devices is a media gateway, and the wireless transceiver streams the at least one of the images, video, and audio being captured by the electronic device to the media gateway.

13. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the one or more devices communicatively connected to the media gateway receive the stream of the at least one of the images, video, and audio.

14. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the wireless transceiver streams at least one of the images, video, and audio being captured by the electronic device to a target device via the Internet using a peer-to-peer communication session.

15. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein to establish the peer-to-peer communication session, the electronic device connects to a media gateway, and uses the media gateway to translate an address of the target device into a routable address to connect to the target device directly via the Internet.

16. A system to wirelessly transmit data between electronic devices, comprising:

a first electronic device; and

a second electronic device, comprising;

a lens and an imaging sensor to capture at least one of images and video;

a flash to illuminate a subject to be captured by the lens and the imaging sensor;

a microphone to capture audio;

a touch screen display;

one or more processors to control the operation of the electronic device;

at least one memory device to store the at least one of captured images, video, and audio; and

a wireless transceiver to communicate with the first electronic device or with a wireless access point to access the Internet, the wireless transceiver receiving one or more commands from the first electronic device or the wireless access point to control the second electronic device to capture at least one of images, video, and audio, or to play back at least one of captured images, video, and audio stored in the at least one memory device.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the wireless transceiver transmits signals so as to enable discovery by the external electronic device.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the wireless transceiver communicates with the first electronic device or the wireless access point via Bluetooth, WiFi, or other wireless communication protocol.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the first electronic device further comprises a first near field communication (NFC) interface, and

wherein the second electronic device further comprises a second NFC interface to be communicatively coupled to the first NFC interface of the first electronic device or the wireless access point.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein when the second NFC interface of the second electronic device comes within a predetermined distance of the first NFC interface of the first electronic device, the second NFC interface and the one or more processors of the second electronic device instantiate a wireless communication link between the wireless transceiver of the second electronic device and the wireless transceiver of the first electronic device.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the instantiated wireless communication link is used to exchange content between the second electronic device and the first electronic device.

22. The system of claim 20, wherein the wireless communication link is established when the first electronic device and the second electronic device exchange wireless communication settings via a NFC data exchange.

23. The system of claim 16, wherein when a wireless communication link is established between the wireless transceiver of the second electronic device and the first electronic device, the second electronic device streams at least one of the stored images, video, and audio to the first electronic device.

24. The system of claim 16, wherein at least one memory device of the second electronic device stores a profile of the first electronic device to facilitate the automatic establishment of a wireless communication link between the first and second electronic devices when they are in wireless proximity with one another.

25. The system of claim 16, wherein when the wireless transceiver connects to the wireless access point that is connected to the Internet, the second electronic device connects with one or more other devices via the Internet.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein the wireless transceiver streams at least one of the stored images, video, and audio from the second electronic device to the one or more other devices.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein the one or more other devices is a media gateway, and the wireless transceiver streams the at least one of the stored images, video, and audio from the second electronic device to the media gateway.

28. The system of claim 27, wherein one or more devices communicatively connected to the media gateway receive the stream of the at least one of the images, video, and audio.

29. The system of claim 16, wherein the wireless transceiver streams at least one of the images, video, and audio being captured by the second electronic device to a target device via the Internet using a peer-to-peer communication session.

30. The system of claim 29, wherein to establish the peer-to-peer communication session, the second electronic device connects to a media gateway, and uses the media gateway to translate an address of the target device into a routable address to connect to the target device directly via the Internet.

31. A method of wirelessly transmitting data between a first electronic device and a second electronic device, the method including:

capturing at least one of images and video with a lens and an imaging sensor of the second electronic device;

when sound is present or with the selection of a user, capturing audio with a microphone of the second electronic device;

storing the at least one of captured images, video, and audio in a memory device of the second electronic device;

communicating, with a wireless transceiver of the second electronic device, with the first electronic device or with a wireless access point to access the Internet; and

recieving one or more commands from the first electronic device or the wireless access point to control the second electronic device to capture at least one of images, video, and audio, or to play back at least one of captured images, video, and audio stored in the at least one memory device.

32. The method of claim 31, wherein the communicating comprises:

transmitting signals with the wireless transceiver so as to enable discovery by the external electronic device.

33. The method of claim 31, wherein the communicating comprises:

communicating between the second electronic device and the first electronic device or the wireless access point via Bluetooth, WiFi, or other wireless communication protocol.

34. The method of claim 33, further comprising:

when the second near field communication (NFC) interface of the second electronic device comes within a predetermined distance of a first NFC interface of the first electronic device, instantiating a wireless communication link between the wireless transceiver of the second electronic device and the wireless transceiver of the first electronic device.

35. The method of claim 34, further comprising:

exchanging content between the second electronic device and the first electronic device via the instantiated wireless communication link.

36. The method of claim 35, further comprising:

streaming at least one of the stored images, video, and audio to the first electronic device via a wireless communication link between the wireless transceiver of the second electronic device and the first electronic device.

37. The method of claim 34, wherein the instantiating of the wireless communication link comprises:

exchanging wireless communication settings between the first electronic device and the second electronic device via a NFC data exchange.

38. The method of claim 31, further comprising:

storing a profile of the first electronic device in the memory device of the second electronic device to facilitate the automatic establishment of a wireless communication link between the first and second electronic devices when they are in wireless proximity with one another.

39. The method of claim 31, further comprising:

connecting the second electronic device with one or more other devices or a media gateway via the Internet when the wireless transceiver connects to the wireless access point that is connected to the Internet.

40. The method of claim 39, further comprising:

streaming at least one of the images, video, and audio being captured by the second electronic device to the one or more other devices via the Internet.

41. The method of claim 39, further comprising:

streaming, via the wireless transceiver, the at least one of the images, video, and audio being captured by the second electronic device, to the media gateway via the Internet.

42. The method of claim 41, further comprising:

streaming the at least one of the images, video, and audio from the media gateway to one more devices communicatively connected to it.

43. The method of claim 31, further comprising:

streaming the at least one of the images, video, and audio being captured by the second electronic device to a target device via the Internet using a peer-to-peer communication session.

44. The method of claim 43, further comprising:

in establishing the peer-to-peer communication session, connecting the second electronic device to a media gateway, and using the media gateway to translate an address of the target device into a routable address to connect to the target device directly via the Internet.