Patent ID: 7929021

Claim:
A system for capturing image data, said system comprising: a) a portable image capture device comprising: i) an imaging sensor, ii) an encoder, iii) a short-range wireless transmitter; iv) a long-range wireless transmitter; and v) an identification (ID) function; b) a plurality of stationary image display devices, each of said stationary image display devices comprising: i) a display, ii) a decoder, iii) a short-range wireless receiver; iv) a network interface; and v) a long-range wireless receiver; c) wherein images captured on said image capture device may be transmitted to said image display devices and routed to a network location through said network interface; d) wherein said portable image capture device transmits images to said stationary image display devices over a short-range wireless network when said portable image capture device is within a specified range of said stationary image display devices; e) wherein said portable image capture device transmits images to said stationary image display devices over a long-range wireless network when said portable image capture device leaves said specified range of said stationary image display devices; f) wherein said portable image capture device roams between said plurality of stationary image display devices by identifying itself using said ID function and configuring itself to transmit images to said stationary image display devices within range of said long-range wireless network and said short-range wireless network; and g) wherein said portable image capture device selects a first encoding scheme for use with said short-range wireless network and said portable image capture device selects a second encoding scheme for use with said long-range wireless network.