Camera with wireless virtual storage
OwnerShuichi Takagiinventor
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for virtual storage of images from an electronic camera in near real time. The camera compresses images taken as either still images or moving video images into a compressed format such as JPEG or MPEG. The images are then sent to an electronic media server via a gateway connection to the Internet. The images can be viewed at a remote location by streaming or download.
Claims43
A digital video camera, comprising:
- means for capturing an electronic representation of an image;
- compressing means for converting the electronic representation of the image into a compressed image;
- a modem for encoding the compressed image into a form suitable for transmission;
- and
- a transmitter for transmitting the encoded compressed image to a receiving station, wherein the transmission is carried out in near real time.
A digital video camera, comprising:
- a charge coupled device for capturing an electronic representation of an image;
- a processor that converts the electronic representation of the image into a compressed image;
- a modem for encoding the compressed image into a form suitable for transmission;
- and
- a transmitter for transmitting the encoded compressed image to a receiving station, wherein the transmission is carried out in near real time.
A digital camera system, comprising:
- a digital camera, comprising:
- means for capturing an electronic representation of an image;
- a compression processor that converts the electronic representation of the image into a compressed image;
- a modem for encoding the compressed image into a form suitable for transmission;
- a transmitter for transmitting the encoded compressed image,
- wherein the transmission is carried out in near real time;
- a receiving station that receives the transmissions of the encoded compressed image;
- an electronic media server that can be accessed via the Internet;
- and
- at the receiving station, means for sending the compressed image to the electronic media server for storage in near real time.
A method of storing an electronic image, comprising:
- receiving an electronic image;
- encoding the electronic image;
- and
- sending the electronic image to a remote electronic media server in near real time.
An electronic storage medium storing instructions which, when executed on a programmed processor, carry out a method of storing an electronic image, comprising:
- receiving an electronic image;
- encoding the electronic image;
- and
- sending the electronic image to a remote electronic media server in near real time.
A method of storing video images, comprising:
- producing an electronic camera image;
- sending the electronic camera image to a remotely located electronic media server via a wireless communication in near real time;
- and
- storing the image at the electronic media server.
An electronic storage medium storing instructions which, when executed on a programmed processor, carry out a method of storing video images, comprising:
- producing an electronic camera image;
- sending the electronic camera image to a remotely located electronic media server via a wireless communication in near real time;
- and
- storing the image at the electronic media server.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.