Patent ID: 7856468

Claim:
A digital video camera, comprising: means for capturing an electronic representation of an image; means for displaying the image captured by the capturing means; means for inputting information; means for connecting and pivoting the means for displaying with respect to the means for inputting, the means for displaying having an open position and a closed position with respect to the means for inputting, the means for displaying and the means for inputting being inaccessible and not visible when in the closed position; compressing means for converting the electronic representation of the image into a compressed image; a modem for encoding the compressed image into a form suitable for transmission; and a transmitter for transmitting the encoded compressed image to a receiving station, wherein the transmission is carried out in real time and the means for capturing captures images when the means for displaying is in the closed position, and wherein the receiving station receives the encoded compressed image and sends the encoded compressed image to an electronic media server for storage in near real time, the electronic media server being accessed via the Internet.