Digital camera with communications interface for selectively transmitting images over a cellular phone network and a wireless LAN network to a destination
View Patent ↗A digital camera for capturing images and transmitting captured images over a wireless network includes a sensor for capturing images; a display for displaying at least one captured image; at least one user input for selection of at least one captured image and for selection of a wireless network; a communication interface capable of transmitting the at least one selected image over the selected wireless network; a memory for storing a password needed to utilize the selected wireless network; and a processor for controlling the transmission of the at least one selected image over the selected wireless network utilizing the stored password.
1. A digital camera for capturing images and transmitting captured images over a wireless network, comprising:
a sensor for capturing images;
a display for displaying at least one captured image;
at least one user input for selection of at least one captured image and for selection of a wireless network;
a communication interface capable of transmitting the at least one selected image to the selected wireless network;
a memory for storing a network configuration file including a password needed to utilize the selected wireless network; and
a processor for controlling the transmission of the at least one selected image to the selected wireless network utilizing the stored password.
2. The digital camera of claim 1 , wherein the wireless network comprises a wireless LAN.
3. The digital camera of claim 1 , wherein the network configuration file further includes an account name.
4. The digital camera of claim 1 , wherein the configuration file is generated by a separate device, and transferred from the separate device to the memory of the digital camera.
5. The digital camera of claim 4 , wherein the separate device comprises a computer.
6. The digital camera of claim 1 , wherein the memory comprises an internal memory of the digital camera.
7. The digital camera of claim 1 , wherein the memory comprises a removable memory card of the digital camera.
8. The digital camera of claim 1 , wherein the at least one selected image is transmitted over the wireless network to an Internet Service Provider.
9. The digital camera of claim 1 , wherein the at least one selected image is transmitted to the wireless network for delivery to a computer.
10. The digital camera of claim 1 , wherein the display is capable of displaying a menu, the menu including a keyword or icon for selecting the wireless network.
11. A method, comprising:
storing a network configuration file comprising at least one network access password in a memory accessible to a digital camera;
capturing a plurality of images using a sensor of the digital camera;
receiving a first user input selection of at least one image;
receiving a second user input selection of a wireless network;
accessing the selected wireless network using the network configuration file; and
transmitting, by a processor, the selected image to the accessed selected wireless network.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the memory comprises an internal memory.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the memory comprises a removable memory card.
14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
displaying a menu on the display, the menu including at least one of a keyword and an icon for selecting a wireless network.
15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
displaying a menu on the display, the menu including at least one of a keyword and an icon for selecting at least one image.
16. A method, comprising:
capturing an image using a sensor of a digital camera;
receiving a first user input selection of the image;
receiving a second user input selection of a wireless network;
accessing the selected wireless network using a network configuration file including a network access password, wherein the digital camera comprises a memory storing the network configuration file; and
transmitting, by a processor, the selected image to the accessed selected wireless network.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein transmitting the selected image to the accessed selected wireless network comprises transmitting the selected image to an Internet Service Provider.
18. The method of claim 16 , wherein transmitting the selected image to the accessed selected wireless network comprises transmitting the selected image to a computer.
19. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:
displaying a menu on the display, the menu including at least one of a keyword and an icon for selecting a wireless network.
20. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:
displaying a menu on the display, the menu including at least one of a keyword and an icon for selecting the image.