| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE40865 |
System and method for using a scripting language to set digital camera device features |
August 4, 2009 |
| A system and method for using scripts and selectable feature parameters to configure digital camera device features. The digital camera includes memory storing scripts for providing digital camera device features, an interface enabling a user to modify feature settings, a port connectabl |
| RE39213 |
Apparatus and method for increasing a digital camera image capture rate by delaying image proces |
August 1, 2006 |
| An apparatus for increasing a digital camera image capture rate comprises an imaging device for capturing raw image data, a frame buffer for receiving the image data, a first RAM spooler for transferring the raw image data to a RAM disk, a first flash spooler for transferring the raw |
| RE38896 |
Apparatus and method for rotating the display orientation of a captured image |
November 29, 2005 |
| The apparatus of the present invention preferably comprises an image sensor, an orientation sensor, a memory and a processing unit. The image sensor is used for generating captured image data. The orientation sensor is coupled to the image sensor, and is used for generating signals r |
| D470857 |
Display screen for a digital imaging device |
February 25, 2003 |
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| D418826 |
Image for a display screen of a digital camera |
January 11, 2000 |
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| 7567276 |
Method and apparatus for managing categorized images in a digital camera |
July 28, 2009 |
| A method and apparatus for managing categorized images in a digital camera is provided. In one aspect, a method includes, storing images on a storage media in the digital imaging device, where each image includes at least one tag corresponding to a category for categorizing the images. A |
| 7443419 |
Automatically configuring a web-enabled digital camera to access the internet |
October 28, 2008 |
| A method and system for automatically configuring a hand-held electronic device for accessing a site on a public network is disclosed. The method and system include establishing a connection to a website server, which is responsible for establishing and maintaining website accounts, and |
| 7414651 |
Efficient image categorization |
August 19, 2008 |
| A method for efficiently categorizing images on a computer system is disclosed. A series of related images that are to be categorized are ordered by time of capture, and category levels for input of category information by a user are displayed. The category levels include a highest-c |
| 7411606 |
Efficient image categorization |
August 12, 2008 |
| A method for efficiently categorizing images on a computer system is disclosed. A series of related images that are to be categorized are ordered by time of capture, and category levels for input of category information by a user are displayed. The category levels include a highest-c |
| 7379097 |
Method and apparatus for providing live view and instant review in an image capture device |
May 27, 2008 |
| A method and system for providing instant review of a last image in an image capture device is disclosed. The image capture device includes a viewfinder for displaying a live image and each image of a plurality of previously captured images. The method and system include selecting in |
| 7337403 |
Method and apparatus for editing heterogeneous media objects in a digital imaging device |
February 26, 2008 |
| A method and apparatus for editing heterogeneous media objects in a digital imaging device having a display screen, where each one of the media objects has one or more media types associated therewith, such as a still image, a sequential image, video, audio, and text. The method aspe |
| 7287088 |
Transmission bandwidth and memory requirements reduction in a portable image capture device by e |
October 23, 2007 |
| A system and method for reducing storage and transmission bandwidth requirements of a portable image capture device capable of establishing a communications connection on a network are disclosed. The method includes assigning an image identifier to captured images uploaded to a server on |
| 7272788 |
Client-server system for merging of metadata with images |
September 18, 2007 |
| A method and system for merging metadata with digital images is disclosed, where the digital images are stored as image files having metadata fields associated therewith. The method and system include receiving data uploaded from a remote location, providing a web application to a client |
| 7259783 |
Image processing system for high performance digital imaging devices |
August 21, 2007 |
| An image processing system for high performance digital imaging in a digital camera. The reflected light from an image is focused through a lens and optically filtered. A CCD array converts this image into an electrical signal. This electrical signal is processed and then converted i |
| 7222357 |
Method and system for hosting a web site on a digital camera |
May 22, 2007 |
| The present invention comprises a method and system for implementing internet access to images stored in a digital image capture unit including an imaging device and a display. The image capture unit (e.g., a digital camera) is used to capture images and store them within its interna |
| 7197531 |
Meta-application architecture for integrating photo-service websites for browser-enabled devices |
March 27, 2007 |
| A method and system for integrating web photo-services for a browser-enabled device is disclosed. The method and system include providing a server that communicates with the device over a network, and associating images stored on at least one photo-service site with a user account. T |
| 7188241 |
Protecting software from unauthorized use by applying machine-dependent modifications to code mo |
March 6, 2007 |
| A method and system for providing anti-piracy protection to a software application on a server connected to a target machine over a network is described. The method includes providing a server with a server application for modifying the application software based on a machine fingerp |
| 7124445 |
Protecting software from unauthorized use by converting source code modules to byte codes |
October 17, 2006 |
| A method for anti-piracy protection of a software application by obfuscation of the execution of portions of the applications code is described. The method comprises providing a language specification and library to implement the functions of the language, providing a compiler to tra |
| 7117519 |
Method and system for selecting actions to be taken by a server when uploading images |
October 3, 2006 |
| A method and system for allowing a user to select actions to be taken by a server when uploading images from a hand-held image capture device is disclosed. The method and system include storing an action list on the image capture device that includes one or more items representing action |
| 7107516 |
Method and system for viewing images from an image capture device on a host computer |
September 12, 2006 |
| A method and system for viewing images from an image capture device on a host computer. The method and system include establishing communication between the image capture device and the host computer, and mounting the image capture device as a disk on the host computer. The method and |
| 7106376 |
Method and system for improving image quality of portrait images using a focus zone shift |
September 12, 2006 |
| A method for capturing an image using an image capture device is disclosed. The image is capable of including a plurality of objects. Each of the plurality of objects is a corresponding distance from the imaging device. The image is associated with a focus zone. The method and system |
| 6999637 |
Method and system for providing a photo album to a user of a digital imaging device |
February 14, 2006 |
| A method and system for providing a user with an album including a plurality of pages is disclosed. The method and system include allowing a user to purchase at least a portion of the album and allowing the user to set a plurality of defaults for the plurality of pages. The at least the |
| 6951019 |
Execution control for processor tasks |
September 27, 2005 |
| Method and means for controlling the execution sequence of a first sequence of modules in a first task. The first sequence of modules are linked to one another and have at least one sequence of execution. The method stores in each of the first sequence of modules a skip value representin |
| 6914625 |
Method and apparatus for managing image categories in a digital camera to enhance performance of |
July 5, 2005 |
| A method and apparatus for enhancing performance of a high-capacity storage media in a digital imaging device. The method aspect of the present invention includes, storing images on the storage media, where the images include tags for categorizing the images. A category list is generated |
| 6912311 |
Creation and use of complex image templates |
June 28, 2005 |
| The present invention provides a method and system for the creation and use of simple and complex templates. The system includes providing the template where the template contains a plurality of tags, and then applying the template to the image based on the tags. The plurality of tag |
| 6862038 |
Efficient image categorization |
March 1, 2005 |
| A method for efficiently categorizing images on a computer system is disclosed. A series of related images that are to be categorized are ordered by time of capture, and category levels for input of category information by a user are displayed. The category levels include a highest-c |
| 6854116 |
Execution control for process task |
February 8, 2005 |
| Method and means for controlling the execution sequence of a first sequence of modules in a first task. The first sequence of modules are linked to one another and have at least one sequence of execution. The method stores in each of the first sequence of modules a skip value representin |
| 6847388 |
Method and system for accelerating a user interface of an image capture unit during play mode |
January 25, 2005 |
| A method and system for accelerating a user interface on a display of an image capture unit is disclosed. The image capture unit includes a plurality of image files for providing a plurality of images, each image file includes a high resolution image therein. The image capture unit i |
| 6833867 |
Method and system for expanding the hardware capabilities of a digital imaging device |
December 21, 2004 |
| A system and method for adding at least one function to a digital imaging device is disclosed. The method and system include accessing a remote memory containing information relating to the at least one function. The at least one function utilizes hardware which is not already supported |
| 6785019 |
Method and system for a multi-tasking printer capable of printing and processing image data |
August 31, 2004 |
| A system and method for providing a printer capable of generating a hard copy of at least one image is disclosed. The at least one image is stored in an image file on a removable memory. In one aspect, the method and system include a graphical user interface for allowing a user to view a |
| 6765612 |
Method and system for naming images captured by a digital camera |
July 20, 2004 |
| A method and system for minimizing image naming conflicts when capturing a plurality of images in a digital camera. The method and system includes incrementing a count in response to an image being captured, the count being a non-repeating number representing the total number of images |
| 6738075 |
Method and apparatus for creating an interactive slide show in a digital imaging device |
May 18, 2004 |
| A method and apparatus for interactively presenting a slide show in a digital imaging device. The method aspect of the present invention includes first creating a slide show from randomly selected ones of the heterogeneous media objects stored in the digital imaging device, where eac |
| 6700612 |
Reviewing and navigating among images on an image capture unit using a thumbnail position memory |
March 2, 2004 |
| A method for reviewing and navigating among stored images on an image capture unit having a display, wherein each of the stored images is represented by a thumbnail image is disclosed. The method begins by displaying a page of thumbnail images on a display in which when the page is f |
| 6683649 |
Method and apparatus for creating a multimedia presentation from heterogeneous media objects in |
January 27, 2004 |
| A method and apparatus for creating a multimedia presentation from heterogeneous media objects stored in a digital imaging device, wherein each one of the media objects includes one or more media types associated therewith, such as images, video, audio and text. The digital imaging d |
| 6680749 |
Method and system for integrating an application user interface with a digital camera user inter |
January 20, 2004 |
| A method and system for providing a user interface for an application program executed in a digital imaging device, wherein the digital imaging device and the application program applies a plurality of imaging effects to captured images. The method and system include selecting one of the |
| 6657667 |
Method and apparatus for capturing a multidimensional array of overlapping images for composite |
December 2, 2003 |
| A method and apparatus for capturing a multidimensional array of overlapping images for composite image generation using a camera that includes a viewfinder. This is accomplished by providing a composite image format comprising an N.times.M array of overlapping images, and allowing t |
| 6636259 |
Automatically configuring a web-enabled digital camera to access the internet |
October 21, 2003 |
| The present invention provides a method and system for automatically establishing a user account and for configuring a hand-held electronic device for accessing a site on a public network using the user account. The method and system include establishing a connection to a website ser |
| 6587119 |
Method and apparatus for defining a panning and zooming path across a still image during movie c |
July 1, 2003 |
| A method and apparatus for enabling a user to define a panning and zooming path across a still image in a digital imaging device during interactive movie creation. The method and apparatus include allowing the user to define the position of a plurality of key frames on the still image, |
| 6571246 |
Automatic data collection and workflow management in a business process |
May 27, 2003 |
| A method and system for data collection and workflow management in a business process using the Internet includes: defining a plurality of steps of a business process on a network; and automatically implementing the plurality of steps, including sending a request for data, receiving |
| 6567122 |
Method and system for hosting an internet web site on a digital camera |
May 20, 2003 |
| The present invention comprises a method and system for implementing internet access to images stored in a digital image capture unit including an imaging device and a display. The image capture unit (e.g., a digital camera) is used to capture images and store them within its internal |
| 6563535 |
Image processing system for high performance digital imaging devices |
May 13, 2003 |
| An image processing system for high performance digital imaging in a digital camera. The reflected light from an image is focused through a lens and optically filtered. A CCD array converts this image into an electrical signal. This electrical signal is processed and then converted i |
| 6538698 |
Method and system for sorting images in an image capture unit to ease browsing access |
March 25, 2003 |
| Method and system aspects for locating a desired image from a plurality of images stored in an image capture unit are described. In an exemplary method aspect, the method includes sorting the plurality of images in the image capture unit according to a sort criteria. The method further |
| 6532039 |
Method and system for digital image stamping |
March 11, 2003 |
| Method and system aspects for digital image stamping are disclosed. A method aspect, and system for providing same, stamps digital images captured with a digital image capture unit. Included are the establishing of parameters for at least one stamp type and the capturing of raw image |
| 6512548 |
Method and apparatus for providing live view and instant review in an image capture device |
January 28, 2003 |
| A method and system for providing instant review of a last image in an image capture device is disclosed. The image capture device includes a viewfinder for displaying a live image and each image of a plurality of previously captured images. The method and system include selecting in |
| 6507363 |
Method and system for automatically generating a plurality of folders for multiple devices and m |
January 14, 2003 |
| The present invention provides a method and system for automatically generating a plurality of folders for multiple devices in a digital camera. The method and system comprises providing a folder of images from a digital camera and embedding an image file format in the folder, wherein |
| 6504575 |
Method and system for displaying overlay bars in a digital imaging device |
January 7, 2003 |
| A method and system for displaying an overlay bar on a digital imaging device is disclosed. First, text and graphic information to be displayed on the overlay bar are stored in an overlay bar buffer, and then displayed on a display screen. Thereafter, an image to be viewed is displayed o |
| 6499016 |
Automatically storing and presenting digital images using a speech-based command language |
December 24, 2002 |
| A method for automatically storing and presenting digital images is disclosed. The method includes capturing digital images with a digital camera and storing the images in an image file, where the file includes at least one speech field and at least one text-based tag. A categorization |
| 6493028 |
Method and system for extending the available image file formats in an image capture device |
December 10, 2002 |
| A system and method for adding file formats to a digital imaging device is disclosed. The digital imaging device includes a built-in file format. The method and system include allowing a user to loading a first file extension module, providing a management layer, and providing a pluralit |
| 6486914 |
Method and system for controlling user interaction in a digital imaging device using dynamic ove |
November 26, 2002 |
| A method and system for controlling user interaction in a digital imaging device having a display using dynamic overlay bars. The digital imaging device includes at least two operating modes, where each of the operating modes has at least one mode-specific operation that can be performed |
| 6473123 |
Method and system for organizing DMA transfers to support image rotation |
October 29, 2002 |
| A method and system for providing data transfers which support image rotation is disclosed. In one aspect, the method and system include determining the orientation of the image capture device and transferring the data from a memory in an order. The order depends on the orientation o |
