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US 2010/0167784 A1Published application
Method of converting a cell phone into an internet camera phone and system employing said camera phone
OwnerCharles Newmaninventor
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Abstract
A cell phone is converted into a limited use camera. The camera is formed by removing the circuit board of a used, discarded cell phone; reprogramming the firmware memory of the cell phone to conform it to the intended camera use; and repackaging the cell phone in a functionally appropriate housing. The reprogrammed camera phone has the capability of transmitting a picture, via the Internet, to a website where the pictures can be viewed and downloaded for printing.
Claims8
A camera phone, consisting of:
- a housing;
- a camera within the housing comprising a digital photo optic array and a lens for imaging a subject on the array;
- a memory for storage of digital images recorded on the array;
- and
- a cellular transmitter operative to transmit digital images stored in the memory to only a single predetermined Internet address.
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A camera phone comprising:
- a microprocessor;
- a digital imaging array;
- a lens;
- a memory connected to receive digital images of photographs taken through the lens from said digital imaging array;
- a firmware memory;
- a cellular transmitter having its capability limited to transmitting digital images stored in said memory to a single, predetermined internet address through a cellular system;
- and
- operator controls to enabling the recording of digital images in the memory, the deletion of designated digital images stored in said memory, and the transmission of digital images stored in said memory to said Internet address at programmed times.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.