Patent ID: 7701490
Filing Date: 2010-04-20
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of transferring one or more digital images from an electronic camera to a service, the camera including optics and an image sensor for generating an image signal, a display for displaying images, a plurality of user inputs, a first digital memory for storing digital images, a second digital memory for storing a network configuration file, and a communications interface, the method comprising: (a) storing the network configuration file for the service in the second digital memory; (b) subsequently using the optics and image sensor to generate a plurality of image signals which are stored in the first digital memory as a plurality of digital images representative of the plurality of image signals; (c) displaying a representation of at least one of the plurality of digital images on the display of the electronic camera; (d) selecting at least one digital image for transfer to the service in response to the use of at least one of the plurality of user inputs; (e) initiating transfer of the selected at least one digital image to the service in response to use of at least one of the plurality of user inputs; and (f) using the network configuration file to automatically establish communications with the service provider and to transfer the selected at least one digital image from the electronic camera to the service provider using the communications interface; and (g) wherein the first digital memory and second digital memory are memory locations on the same removable memory card.