Patent ID: 7916326
Filing Date: 2011-03-29
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A system for transferring image data to a data destination, comprising: a source device configured to provide said image data; and an image manager coupled to said source device for transferring said image data from said source device to said data destination, said image manager being implemented in a passive configuration without an internal processor, said image manager including image manager software that is retrieved and executed by a processor of said source device to perform functions of said image manager, said functions including transferring selected images of said image data from said source device to said image manager, and sending customer account information along with said selected images to said data destination, a system user initially contacting said data destination to supply system user information, said data destination responsively generating customer account information and sending said customer account information to said system user, who then locally stores said customer account information in an electronic format for access by said image manager for attaching to said image data prior to uploading said image data to said data destination, said data destination analyzing said image data and said customer account information for accuracy and format errors to determine whether said image data and said customer account information are acceptable after being wirelessly transferred from said source device, said data destination checking said image data for formatting errors and comparing said customer account information with local customer information records for account errors.