Patent ID: 7102671
Filing Date: 2006-09-05
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A digital camera system having a digital camera and a computer for transferring pictures of images taken by the digital camera therebetween comprising: a card removably and directly coupled, without any intermediary device, between the digital camera and the computer for temporarily storing the images by the digital camera and for transferring the temporarily stored images to the computer for viewing, editing and reproduction thereof, wherein the card is removably coupled to the computer for transferring the images to the computer and further wherein the card includes an interface module for receiving digital parallel images through a PCMCIA/CF interface and converting the same to serial digital images for transfer thereof to the computer using a Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface, the card further includes flash memory coupled to the PCMCIA/CF interface and the interface module for temporarily storing the digital images and the card further includes a common logic block for transferring the digital images between the flash memory and the PCMCIA/CF interface and for further transferring the digital images between the interface module and the flash memory.