Patent ID: 7587514
Filing Date: 2009-09-08
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for reducing storage and transmission bandwidth requirements of a portable image capture device, the image capture device including means for establishing a communications connection on a network, the method comprising: receiving captured images uploaded from the image capture device to a hardware server on the network; assigning an image identifier to the uploaded images by the hardware server; downloading the image identifiers to the image capture device for association with the corresponding uploaded image; downloading action information to the image capture device including at least one action that can be applied by the hardware server to the uploaded images; and receiving a request from the portable image capture device to apply the action to at least one of the uploaded images, wherein the request includes the image identifier assigned to the at least one uploaded image and the requested action rather than the image itself, thereby eliminating the need to retransmit the image and reducing transmission bandwidth.