Patent ID: 8593527

Claim:
A system, comprising: a camera adapted to capture images in response to receiving a control signal; and a telephony device communicatively coupled to a data network, wherein the telephony device comprises at least one module that includes: a utility controller that generates the control signal for the camera in response to receiving a user command associated with dialing of an emergency telephone number, transmits the control signal to the camera, wherein the control signal causes the camera to capture images, receives a request from at least one media server to manipulate the camera, transmits to the camera the request to manipulate the camera, and manipulates the camera in response to the request to manipulate the camera; a network controller that receives the images transmitted by the camera, and receives a request to transmit images from the camera to the at least one media server; and a media processing controller that buffers the images, establishes a data connection to the at least one media server after the images are buffered, and transmits the buffered images from the camera to the at least one media server via the data connection.