Patent ID: 6396518
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An image capture appliance comprising:a photoelement array for acquiring image data; a memory for saving said image data; a processor in communication with said memory; a plurality of ports for transferring said image data to an external device; and program code stored in said memory and executed by said processor, said program code comprising: a send page module for transferring image data between said appliance and said external device, and an animation module executed by said processor that generates a send animation for a display, such that said send animation indicates to a user that one of said plurality of ports is currently being utilized for transferring said image data to said external device, wherein said send animation simulates movement of a metaphoric icon, and wherein said metaphoric icon resembles at least a paper airplane and a plurality of images resembling clouds, and a bar graph animation such that said user understands that said appliance is being used to transmit said image data.