Patent ID: 7523480

Claim:
A method for transmitting image data from an imaging device, comprising: displaying for preview by an operator a scene to be recorded as an image and output as image signal data; detecting the pressing of an operator's release button by the operator; initiating recording of image signal data of the previewed scene in response to the pressing of the operator's release button; recording an image of the previewed scene, using a camera lens and image sensor; outputting image signal data corresponding to the recorded image using an image processing circuit; storing the image signal data on a storage device of the imaging device; connecting via a network adapter to an internet-protocol address corresponding to a network device capable of serving files; executing a batching routine organizing one or more items of the image signal data as batched data, wherein the batched data includes image signal data corresponding to previewed image scenes previewed by an operator, the network adapter operates via wireless connection, and batched data is transferred from the storage device of the imaging device to the destination network device at the internet-protocol address via the network adapter; and executing a password enabling routine which configures said imaging device to register on a local network via said network adapter, in a first mode providing a password in order to register on a local network and in a second mode registering on a local network without providing a password.