Patent ID: 7495697
Filing Date: 2009-02-24
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An electronic camera comprising: a sensor for capturing images; a memory; a processor coupled to the memory for controlling the transmission of one or more captured images from the camera via a selected one of a plurality of communications interfaces, the plurality of communications interfaces including at least a communications interface of a first type and a communications interface of a second type; and a user interface for selecting one of the plurality of communications interfaces for use in transmitting the one or more captured images; the user interface comprising a first selectable element identifying the communications interface of the first type, and a second selectable element identifying the communications interface of the second type; the memory storing first and second network configuration files containing information for communicating via the respective communications interfaces of the first and second types; wherein responsive to selection of a particular one of the selectable elements identifying the respective communications interfaces of the first and second types, the processor retrieves the corresponding network configuration file from the memory, and utilizes the information in the retrieved network configuration file in controlling the transmission of the one or more captured images; and wherein the memory comprises at least one of an internal memory of the camera and a removable memory card of the camera.