Patent ID: 7724281

Claim:
A method facilitating transfer of information from an image capture device to a remote host device, the method comprising: establishing a connection between an image capture device and a pipeline device; determining, by the image capture device, whether the pipeline device is configured to transfer information from the image capture device to a remote host device that is capable of communication with said image capture device via the pipeline device; if the pipeline device is not configured to transfer the information, automatically sending a driver from the image capture device to the pipeline device and installing the driver on the pipeline device, wherein the driver enables the pipeline device to transfer the information; automatically establishing a wireless network connection between the image capture device and the remote host device, wherein the pipeline device enables communication between the image capture device and the remote host device without user installation of dedicated software on the pipeline device or the remote host device for enabling said communication, wherein said image capture device is preconfigured to establish the wireless network connection with the remote host device via the pipeline device upon establishing the connection with the pipeline device; upon establishing the wireless network connection, automatically verifying that the wireless network connection has been established between said image capture device and said remote host device and automatically initiating a transfer of information from said image capture device, through said pipeline device, to said remote host device; automatically providing notification that said transfer of information from said image capture device, through said pipeline device, to said remote host device is in process; and automatically providing notification of successful completion of said transfer of information by one of illumination or extinguishing of a light on said data capture device.