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AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsAbhijit B. Rao, Donald P. Gibson, Brian M. Keane, Jr., Lionel Gregory Croom, Costin Valeriu Cozianu, Douglas Richard Barr, Paul Gacek
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The present invention relates to the retrieval and storage of image data captured using a digital image acquisition device such as a still camera, a video camera or a scanning device, and of image data stored on removable storage media such as compact flash, smart and memory stick media. An image retrieval architecture is described such that image data may be retrieved from any digital image acquisition device and/or from removable storage media, and a “one-click” operation is available to minimize an amount of interaction needed to retrieve image data from the digital image acquisition device.
A method of controlling a set top box that communicates with a cable head end over a network, the method comprising the steps of:
A set top box for transferring data stored in an external digital device which is connectable to and disconnectable from said set top box wherein said set top box transfers the data to a cable head end with which said set top box communicates over a network, said set top box comprising:
A computer-readable memory medium in which computer-executable process steps are stored, the process steps for controlling a set top box that communicates with a cable head end over a network, wherein the process steps comprise:
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