Digital camera capable of sending files via online messenger
OwnerAngelica Quintanainventor
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Abstract
A digital camera for accepting user intent specifications. The user may input into the camera instructions to send digital pictures created by the camera to recipients via a messenger service. When the camera is connected to a computer or other network with a connection to a messenger service, the digital pictures are automatically sent to the recipient if the recipient is online.
Claims24
An imaging system comprising:
- a digital camera, the digital camera including an intent module, wherein the intent module accepts user input specifying a recipient to which a file created by the digital camera is to be sent via a messenger service.
A method of manipulating a file created by a digital camera comprising:
- automatically sending the file to a messenger service recipient according to user input into the digital camera.
An operating system on a digital camera comprising:
- a user interface for accepting user input;
- and
- an intent module, wherein the intent module receives user input specifying at least one messenger recipient to whom a file created by the digital camera is to be sent and calls a messenger service program to send the file.
A system for sending a digital picture created by a digital camera to a recipient, the system comprising:
- means for accepting user input into the digital camera specifying the recipient;
- and
- means for automatically sending the digital picture from the digital camera to the recipient via an internet messenger service according to the user input.
The system of claim 21, further comprising means for connecting to the internet.
A method of sending a digital picture comprising:
- inputting an intent specification into a digital camera, the intent specification including a messenger service recipient address for receiving the digital picture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.