Viewfinder for shared image device

1 . A method, comprising:

receiving one or more captured shared image representations at a displaying shared image device from one or more shared image devices, wherein at least one of the displaying shared image device and the one or more shared image devices configurable to capture one or more image representations; and

displaying a view-finder-based shared image representation over a viewfinder at the displaying shared image device at least partially in response to the receiving one or more captured shared image representations at the displaying shared image device from the one or more shared image devices.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying a view-finder-based shared image representation over a viewfinder at the displaying shared image device at least partially in response to the receiving one or more captured shared image representations at the displaying shared image device from the one or more shared image devices further comprises:

identifying over the viewfinder at least one shared image device that captured the view-finder-based shared image representation.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

transmitting feedback to the one or more shared image devices at least partially in response to the receiving one or more captured shared image representations at the displaying shared image device from the one or more shared image devices.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

transmitting feedback to the one or more shared image devices at least partially in response to the displaying the view-finder-based shared image representation over the viewfinder at the displaying shared image device.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying a view-finder-based shared image representation over a viewfinder at the displaying shared image device at least partially in response to the receiving one or more captured shared image representations at the displaying shared image device from the one or more shared image devices comprises:

presenting the one or more captured shared image representations at least partially in response to the receiving one or more captured shared image representations at the displaying shared image device from the one or more shared image devices.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

transmitting the view-finder-based shared image representation to the one or more shared image devices.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying a view-finder-based shared image representation over a viewfinder at the displaying shared image device at least partially in response to the receiving one or more captured shared image representations at the displaying shared image device from the one or more shared image devices comprises:

displaying an indication of a number of categories of the one or more captured shared image representations that has been captured by the one or more shared image devices.

8 . (canceled)

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying a view-finder-based shared image representation over a viewfinder at the displaying shared image device at least partially in response to the receiving one or more captured shared image representations at the displaying shared image device from the one or more shared image devices comprises:

displaying an indication of a physical capturing location of the captured shared image representations at least partially in response to the receiving one or more captured shared image representations at the displaying shared image device from the one or more shared image devices.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying a view-finder-based shared image representation over a viewfinder at the displaying shared image device at least partially in response to the receiving one or more captured shared image representations at the displaying shared image device from the one or more shared image devices comprises:

displaying an identity of a user of a shared image device at least partially in response to the receiving one or more captured shared image representations at the displaying shared image device from the one or more shared image devices.

11 . (canceled)

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying a view-finder-based shared image representation over a viewfinder at the displaying shared image device at least partially in response to the receiving one or more captured shared image representations at the displaying shared image device from the one or more shared image devices comprises:

displaying a percentage of a memory storage that is filled in the at least one displaying shared image device.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying a view-finder-based shared image representation over a viewfinder at the displaying shared image device at least partially in response to the receiving one or more captured shared image representations at the displaying shared image device from the one or more shared image devices comprises:

displaying a percentage of a memory storage that is filled by the one or more captured shared image representations pertaining at least in part to a particular session at least partially in response to the receiving one or more captured shared image representations at the displaying shared image device from the one or more shared image devices.

14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying a view-finder-based shared image representation over a viewfinder at the displaying shared image device at least partially in response to the receiving one or more captured shared image representations at the displaying shared image device from the one or more shared image devices comprises:

receiving the one or more captured shared image representations at the displaying shared image device by the one or more shared image devices.

15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

selecting which of the one or more captured shared image representations to display over the viewfinder at the displaying shared image device.

16 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

transmitting a request to at least one shared image device to provide an alternate shared image representation version of the view-finder-based shared image representation.

17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

subscribing to the receiving of the one or more captured shared image representations prior to the receiving one or more captured shared image representations at the displaying shared image device.

18 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

subscribing to the receiving of the one or more captured shared image representations following the receiving one or more captured shared image representations at the displaying shared image device.

19 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

displaying those geographic areas that have been imaged by an at least one view-finder-based shared image representation during a session at least partially in response to the receiving one or more captured shared image representations at the displaying shared image device from the one or more shared image devices.

20 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

obtaining at least one of the captured shared image representations at the displaying shared image device over a wireless link.

21 . (canceled)

22 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying a view-finder-based shared image representation over a viewfinder at the displaying shared image device at least partially in response to the receiving one or more captured shared image representations at the displaying shared image device from the one or more shared image devices comprises:

displaying at least one current captured shared image representation at least partially in response to the receiving one or more captured shared image representations at the displaying shared image device from the one or more shared image devices.

23 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying a view-finder-based shared image representation over a viewfinder at the displaying shared image device at least partially in response to the receiving one or more captured shared image representations at the displaying shared image device from the one or more shared image devices comprises:

displaying at least one historical captured shared image representation at least partially in response to the receiving one or more captured shared image representations at the displaying shared image device from the one or more shared image devices.

24 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying a view-finder-based shared image representation over a viewfinder at the displaying shared image device at least partially in response to the receiving one or more captured shared image representations at the displaying shared image device from the one or more shared image devices comprises:

displaying at least one real-time capture view-finder-based shared image representation and displaying at least one prior view-finder-based shared image representation, and further including combining the real-time capture view-finder-based shared image representation and the prior view-finder-based shared image representation to provide a combined view-finder-based shared image representation that is displayed over the viewfinder at the displaying shared image device.

25 . The method of claim 24 , wherein the displaying at least one real-time capture view-finder-based shared image representation and displaying at least one prior view-finder-based shared image representation, and further including combining the real-time capture view-finder-based shared image representation and the prior view-finder-based shared image representation to provide a combined view-finder-based shared image representation that is displayed over the viewfinder at the displaying shared image device comprises:

displaying the at least one real-time capture view-finder-based shared image representation within the at least one prior view-finder-based shared image representation over the viewfinder at the displaying shared image device.

26 . The method of claim 24 , wherein the displaying at least one real-time capture view-finder-based shared image representation and displaying at least one prior view-finder-based shared image representation, and further including combining the real-time capture view-finder-based shared image representation and the prior view-finder-based shared image representation to provide a combined view-finder-based shared image representation that is displayed over the viewfinder at the displaying shared image device comprises:

displaying the at least one prior view-finder-based shared image representation within the at least one real-time capture view-finder-based shared image representation over the viewfinder at the displaying shared image device.

27 . An apparatus, comprising:

a displaying shared image device configurable to receive one or more captured shared images that have been captured by one or more shared image devices, the one or more shared image devices are each configurable to capture the one or more captured shared images; and

the displaying shared image device configurable to display a view-finder-based shared image over a viewfinder at the displaying shared image device at least partially responsive to the displaying shared image device configurable to receive the one or more captured shared image.

28 . The apparatus of claim 27 , wherein the displaying shared image device configurable to receive one or more captured shared images that have been captured by one or more shared image devices, the one or more shared image devices are each configurable to capture the one or more captured shared images comprises:

an intermediate shared image device operationally coupled between the one or more shared image devices and the displaying shared image device, the intermediate shared image device configurable to store and forward the one or more captured shared images.

29 . The apparatus of claim 27 , wherein the displaying shared image device configurable to display a view-finder-based shared image over a viewfinder at the displaying shared image device at least partially responsive to the displaying shared image device configurable to receive the one or more captured shared image comprises:

the displaying shared image device configurable to display the view-finder-based shared image on a substantially real-time basis.

30 . The apparatus of claim 27 , wherein the displaying shared image device comprises:

a liquid crystal display (LCD).

31 . The apparatus of claim 27 , wherein the displaying shared image device comprises:

an optical viewfinder.

32 . The apparatus of claim 27 , further comprising:

a communication link receiver configurable to transfer data to be used at least in part to operationally couple the displaying shared image device to receive the one or more captured shared images that have been captured by the one or more shared image devices.

33 . The apparatus of claim 27 , further comprising:

a communication link transmitter configurable to at least partially transmit one or more another shared images from the displaying shared image device at least partially responsive to the displaying shared image device configurable to display the view-finder-based shared image over the viewfinder.

34 . The apparatus of claim 27 , wherein the displaying shared image device comprises:

one or more of a still-picture camera, a camcorder, a laptop computer, a desktop computer, a portable image store and display device, a personal display assistant (PDA), a printer, or a compact disk (CD) drive.

35 . A system, comprising:

one or more capturing shared image devices configurable to capture at least one image representation;

the one or more capturing shared image devices configurable to transmit the at least one image representation that has been captured to a displaying shared image device to effect sharing of the at least one image representation with the displaying shared image device;

the displaying shared image device configurable to receive the at least one image representation configurable to transmit from the one or more capturing shared image device; and

a viewfinder of the displaying shared image device configurable to display the at least one image representation that has been received by the displaying shared image device from the one or more capturing shared image device.

36 . A method, comprising:

receiving one or more captured shared images at an at least one displaying shared image device, the one or more captured shared images have been captured by one or more shared image devices; and

displaying at least one view-finder-based shared image over a viewfinder at the at least one displaying shared image device at least partially in response to said receiving the one or more captured shared images at the at least one displaying shared image device.

37 . The method of claim 36 , wherein the displaying at least one view-finder-based shared image over a viewfinder at the at least one displaying shared image device further comprises:

displaying at least two view-finder-based shared images over the viewfinder, wherein the at least two view-finder-based shared images originate from separate shared image devices.

38 . The method of claim 36 , wherein the displaying at least one view-finder-based shared image over a viewfinder at the at least one displaying shared image device further comprises:

displaying a reduced resolution version of the at least one image representation over the viewfinder at the at least one displaying shared image device.

39 . (canceled)

40 . The method of claim 36 , wherein the displaying at least two view-finder-based shared images over the viewfinder, wherein the at least two view-finder-based shared images originate from separate shared image devices comprises:

indicating over the viewfinder at the at least one displaying shared image device the one of the at least one capturing shared image device that has captured the respective one or more captured shared images.

41 . The method of claim 36 , wherein the method further comprises:

requesting over the viewfinder at the at least one displaying shared image device at least one different version of the at least one viewfinder-based shared image to receive from the one of the plurality of shared image devices to the at least one displaying shared image device.

42 . A method, comprising:

displaying over a viewfinder of a first image device at least one image, or a portion thereof, that is at least partially being captured at a second image device.

43 . The method of claim 42 , wherein the displaying over a viewfinder of a first image device at least one image, or a portion thereof, that is at least partially being captured at a second image device further comprises:

displaying over a viewfinder of a first image device the at least one image, or a portion thereof at the first image device as it could appear on another viewfinder of the second image device.

44 . (canceled)

45 . The method of claim 42 , wherein the displaying over a viewfinder of a first image device at least one image, or a portion thereof, that is at least partially being captured at a second image device further comprises:

displaying an at least one substantial real-time view-finder image and an at least one prior captured view-finder image as a combined view-finder image over the viewfinder of the first image device.