Method and apparatus for automatically capturing and managing images
AssigneeInventor Holdings, LLC
InventorsJay S. Walker, James A. Jorasch, Russell P. Sammon
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Abstract
According to one embodiment of the invention, a camera determines whether to acquire an image (e.g., automatically), determines whether to store the acquired image, and determines how to store the acquired image.
Claims20
An integrated device comprising:
- an image sensor;
- a cellular telephone;
- a touch screen;
- a wireless transmitter;
- a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver;
- a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port;
- a microphone;
- non-volatile memory;
- and
- a processor in communication with the image sensor, cellular telephone, wireless transmitter, GPS receiver, USB port, microphone and non-volatile memory, the processor being configured to:
- cause the image sensor to acquire a first image;
- cause storage of the first image in the non-volatile memory;
- determine at least one characteristic of the first image;
- apply at least one acquisition factor for causing the processor to instruct the image sensor to acquire a second image based on the at least one characteristic of the first image, the at least one characteristic of the first image including whether the first image is blurred;
- receive a location remote from the integrated device;
- and
- receive instruction to cause automatic transmission of at least one of the first image and second image to the location via the wireless transmitter.
A method for an integrated device for automatically transmitting an image, the integrated device including an image sensor, a cellular telephone, a touch screen, a wireless transmitter, a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port, a microphone, non-volatile memory and a processor in communication with the image sensor, cellular telephone, wireless transmitter, GPS receiver, USB port, microphone and non-volatile memory, the method comprising:
- causing the image sensor to acquire a first image;
- storing the first image in the non-volatile memory;
- determining, by the processor, at least one characteristic of the first image;
- applying at least one acquisition factor for causing the processor to instruct the image sensor to acquire a second image based on the at least one characteristic of the first image, the at least one characteristic of the first image including whether the first image is blurred;
- receiving a location remote from the integrated device;
- and
- receiving instruction to cause automatic transmission of at least one of the first image and second image to the location via the wireless transmitter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.