Patent ID: 7587738
Filing Date: 2009-09-08
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An adapter device capable of being connected with an image capturing device, the image capturing device being capable of capturing a moving image and generating an analog video signal representing the moving image and of capturing a still image in response to a capturing command and generating digital image data representing the captured still image, the image capturing device being capable of outputting the analog video signal and the still image data to a network, said adapter device comprising: a first interface configured to receive the analog video signal from the image capturing device; a second interface, distinct from said first interface and configured to transmit the capturing command to the image capturing device and to receive the digital image data from the image capturing device; a digital video-data generating system configured to generate digital video data based on the analog video signal received through said first interface; a network interface configured to exchange data with a terminal through the network, the digital video data and the digital image data being transmitted to the terminal through said network interface; and a command receiver configured to receive the recording command and the capturing command from the terminal through said network interface, wherein, in response to receipt of the recording command by said command receiver, said first interface receives the analog video signal from the image capturing device for transmission to the terminal through said network interface, and wherein, in response to receipt of the capturing command by said command receiver, said second interface transmits the capturing command to the image capturing device and receives the digital image data from the image capturing device for transmission to the terminal through said network interface.