Networked appliance for recording, storing and serving digital images
US6571271B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 3, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/3205
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image server is captures images from a digital camera. When the image storage device is removed from the camera and placed into a port of the image server, the image server automatically detects the image storage device and downloads the images stored thereon, adding various data elements, such as a camera ID, data of capture, and the like. Once the image is stored in the image server, the image server generates an HTML page that references the new image, or adds a new reference to an existing HTML page. The HTML pages are made available to web browsers that are able to access the image server and the images are thus presented, with optional captions and titles. The images can be stored on the image server and be searched by text (i.e., from the captions or titles) or by image features.
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