Patent ID: 7256820
Filing Date: 2007-08-14
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of managing image information utilizing a hand-held camera comprising the steps of: capturing a single frame of image data representative of a picture of a subject of interest utilizing an imaging device of said hand-held camera; transmitting said single frame of image data to a host computer during a continuous session via a wireless link between said hand-held camera and said host computer, said host computer being a conventional general-use computer having programming configured to enable automated transmissions and retransmissions between said host computer and said hand-held camera; receiving, as an automated response by said host computer to said transmitting step, related image data at said hand-held camera during said continuous session via said wireless link; and forming an image from said related image data on a display device of said hand-held camera, wherein enabling a display of said subject of interest on said display device from said image data of said single frame is dependent upon operations at said host computer to generate image information that is compatible with said display on said display device; wherein said transmitting. receiving and forming are executed while orocessing only one frame of image data.