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Digital still camera capable of communicating audio and image data to/from a remote site

US6919923B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 19, 1998
Grant dateJul 19, 2005
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Expiry dateFeb 19, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M1/72403
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A digital still camera includes means for converting an optical image into a digital electromagnetic image signal, means for transmitting an electromagnetic to designate a remote device accessible in accordance with a wireless telephone system, means for receiving an electromagnetic signal containing an identification signal to be transmitted back from the remote device in response to the designation, means for modifying the electromagnetic signal into a digital electronic signal, means responsive to the receiving means for reducing the number of pixels of the still image, and means for transmitting the electromagnetic signal containing the still image signal to the designated remote device.

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