Patent ID: 7170551

Claim:
A method for transferring image information between an imaging device and a host system, said method comprising: the host system detecting a coupling of the imaging device to a port of the host system; in response to detecting the coupling, said host system automatically detecting a type of the imaging device, identifying application software associated with the type of imaging device, and launching the application software for requesting image information transferred from the imaging device to the host system, the image information including one or more images previously captured by the imaging device prior to be coupled with the host system; and in response to the request, the application software periodically attempting to communicate with the imaging device to cause said image information is transferred from the imaging device to the host system, wherein the image information is transferred from the imaging device to the host system once the application software successfully communicates with the imaging devices, including a port driver of an operating system (OS) executed within the host system signaling when the imaging device is connected to the port of the host system, the port driver being associated with a type of the port of the host system, an imaging device driver associated with the imaging device signaling the port driver upon successfully opening the imaging device, and the imaging device driver acquiring the image information from the imaging device via the port driver and forwarding the acquired image information to the application software.