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Electronic imaging system capable of image capture, local wireless transmission and voice recognition
Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Fund 83 LLC
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Filing: 1996-06-28
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Granted: 1998-04-07
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Expires: 2016-06-28
Abstract
Abstract A system for digital image capture and transmission, includes a digital camera that has an electronic image sensor for sensing an image and producing a digital image; a memory for storing digital images produced by the image sensor in digital image files, the digital image files having associated information for controlling a remote image fulfillment server; a voice recorder for digitizing voice commands relating to control of the image fulfillment server; and a transmitter for transmitting the digital image file to the image fulfillment server. Either the camera or the fulfillment server includes a voice recognition module responsive to the digitized voice commands for producing control signals for the image fulfillment server. The image fulfillment server includes a receiver for receiving the digital image file and control signals; a memory for storing the received digital image file; and a file manager for managing the digital image file in response to the control signals.
Inventors
- 👤 James D. Allen
- 👤 Omid A. Moghadam
- 👤 Donna M. Romer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 18:13
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/32101; H04N1/32128; G; G10; G10L; G10L15/00; G10L15/26; H04N1/0035; H04N1/00352; H04N1/00403; H04N1/21; H04N1/2166; H04N1/2179; H04N5/00; H04N5/38; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3201; H04N2201/3212; H04N2201/3225; H04N2201/3242; H04N2201/3274; H04N2201/3277
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
A system for digital image capture and transmission, comprising: a) a digital camera having: i) an electronic image sensor for sensing an image and producing a digital image; ii) a memory for storing digital images produced by the image sensor in digital image files, the digital image files having associated information for controlling a remote image fulfillment server; iii) a voice recorder for digitizing voice commands relating to control of the image fulfillment server; and iv) a transmitter for transmitting the digital image file to the image fulfillment server; b) a voice recognition module responsive to the digitized voice commands for producing control signals for the image fulfillment server; and c) an image fulfillment server, having: i) a receiver for receiving the digital image file and control signals; ii) a memory for storing the received digital image file; and iii) a file manager for managing the digital image file in response to the control signals.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
155 words
A system for digital image capture and transmission, comprising: a) a digital camera having: i) an electronic image sensor for sensing an image and producing a digital image; ii) a memory for storing digital images produced by the image sensor in digital image files, the digital image files having associated information for controlling a remote image fulfillment server; iii) a voice recorder for digitizing voice commands relating to control of the image fulfillment server; and iv) a transmitter for transmitting the digital image file to the image fulfillment server; b) a voice recognition module responsive to the digitized voice commands for producing control signals for the image fulfillment server; and c) an image fulfillment server, having: i) a receiver for receiving the digital image file and control signals; ii) a memory for storing the received digital image file; and iii) a file manager for managing the digital image file in response to the control signals.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The system for digital image capture and transmission claimed in claim 1, wherein the voice recognition module is located in the camera and the control signals are transmitted with the digital image file to the image fulfillment server.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The system for digital image capture and transmission claimed in claim 1, wherein the voice recognition module is located in the image fulfillment server and the digitized voice commands are transmitted to the image fulfillment server.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
71 words
The system for digital image capture and transmission claimed in claim 1, wherein the image fulfillment server includes a telecommunications processor having a connection to a plurality of secondary communications channels and the file manager manages the digital image file by storing the digital image file in the memory or causing the digital image file to be transmitted over one or more of the communications channels according to the associated information.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
The system for digital image capture and transmission claimed in claim 1, wherein the image fulfillment server includes a printer for printing the digital image and an annotation on the print, and the control signals include instructions for printing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The system for digital image capture and transmission claimed in claim 1, wherein the control signals include an image file name.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system for digital image capture and transmission claimed in claim 5, wherein the control signals include an address for sending the print.
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