Method and apparatus for transferring images from an imaging device to a remote device

In a wireless adaptor configured for coupling to a digital camera, a method of supporting image transfer from the digital camera comprising:

• storing destination parameters in the wireless adaptor identifying one or more destination devices accessible through a wireless communication network;
• emulating a printer for each of the one or more destination devices;
• associating each emulated printer with a corresponding destination device;
• receiving image data from the digital camera that is targeted to a destination device;
• and
• transferring the image data to the targeted destination device according to the corresponding destination parameters responsive to the digital camera printing the image data to the emulated printer associated with the targeted destination device, the destination parameters comprising preferences information identifying desired formatting or processing actions to be taken by the wireless adaptor or by the destination device with respect to the image data.

A method of uploading multimedia data from a wireless adaptor connected to a digital camera, the method comprising:

• storing destination parameters associated with one or more destination devices in a memory circuit of a wireless adaptor;
• communicatively connecting the wireless adaptor to a digital camera via a camera interface, and to a wireless communication network via a wireless interface;
• presenting, at the wireless adaptor, a destination device as an emulated printer to the digital camera, wherein the destination device is accessed via the wireless interface;
• receiving, at the wireless adaptor, image data from the digital camera over the camera interface responsive to the digital camera outputting the image data to the emulated printer;
• and
• uploading, from the wireless adaptor to the destination device over the wireless interface, the image data received from the digital camera, the destination parameters comprising preferences information identifying desired formatting or processing actions to be taken by the wireless adaptor or by the destination device with respect to the image data.