Transmitting digital images to a plurality of selected receivers over a radio frequency link
A cellular transmission device includes an image capture device, a display, a selection mechanism, and a processor. The device also includes a memory in which at least one still image captured by the image capture device is stored; and a cellular transceiver coupled to an antenna; wherein the processor is configured to cause the display of at least one still image stored in the memory on the display; cause the display of a transmission selection menu on the display in response to operation of the selection mechanism, thereby enabling selection of a plurality of receiver units from the selection menu to receive the at least one displayed still image; and cause the transmission of the at least one displayed still image by the cellular transceiver for receipt by each selected receiver unit.
1. An image capture device comprising:
an image capture mechanism;
a display;
a selection mechanism;
a processor; and
a memory configured to store at least one digital image,
wherein the processor is configured to:
cause a transmission selection menu to be displayed on the display in response to an operation of the selection mechanism, wherein the selection menu enables selection of a plurality of receiving units;
generate a header corresponding to the selected receiving units, wherein the header comprises a plurality of IDs, and wherein each ID corresponds to one of the selected receiving units and comprises a single bit that indicates that the selected receiving unit is to receive the digital image;
cause the header to be transmitted by the image capture device to a cellular transceiver; and
cause the at least one digital image to be transmitted by the image capture device to the cellular transceiver for eventual distribution to the plurality of selected receiver units based on the header wherein the cellular transceiver is configured to transmit the at least one digital image either via a single frequency for all receiving units or via a unique frequency for each receiving unit.
2. The image capture device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one digital image is compressed by the processor prior to transmission to the cellular transceiver.
3. The image capture device of claim 2 , wherein the at least one digital image is compressed by JPEG compression.
4. The image capture device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to cause the at least one digital image to be displayed on the display simultaneously with the transmission selection menu.
5. The image capture device of claim 1 , wherein the display comprises a touch sensitive screen, and wherein the display of the transmission selection menu is responsive to an operation of the touch sensitive screen.
6. A method comprising:
providing an image capture device comprising an image capture mechanism, a display, a selection mechanism, a processor, and a memory configured to store at least one digital image;
storing, by the processor, at least one digital image in the memory;
displaying, by the processor, a transmission selection menu on the display in response to an operation of the selection mechanism to enable a selection of a plurality of receiving units;
generating, by the processor, a header corresponding to the selected receiving units, wherein the header comprises a plurality of IDs, and wherein each ID corresponds to one of the selected receiving units and comprises a single bit that indicates that the selected receiving unit is to receive the digital image;
transmitting, by the image capture device, the header to a cellular transceiver; and
transmitting, by the image capture device, the at least one digital image to the cellular transceiver for eventual distribution to the plurality of selected receiver units based on the header wherein the cellular transceiver is configured to transmit the at least one digital image either via a single frequency for all receiving units or via a unique frequency for each receiving unit.
7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising compressing the at least one digital image prior to transmission to the cellular transceiver.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the at least one digital image is compressed by JPEG compression.
9. The method of claim 6 , further comprising displaying the at least one digital image on the display simultaneously with the transmission selection menu.
10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the display comprises a touch sensitive screen, and wherein displaying the transmission selection menu is responsive to an operation of the touch sensitive screen.
11. The cellular transmission device of claim 1 , wherein the header is further comprised of a plurality of unique addresses, and wherein each unique address corresponds to a selected receiving unit.
12. The cellular transmission device of claim 1 , wherein the header is transmitted to the cellular transceiver prior to transmitting the at least one digital image to the cellular transceiver.
13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
storing in a memory of an image capture device at least one digital image wherein the image capture device comprises an image capture mechanism, a display, a selection mechanism, a processor, and the memory;
displaying a transmission selection menu on the display in response to an operation of the selection mechanism to enable a selection of a plurality of receiving units;
generating a header corresponding to the selected receiving units, wherein the header comprises a plurality of IDs, and wherein each ID corresponds to one of the selected receiving units and comprises a single bit that indicates that the selected receiving unit is to receive the digital image;
transmitting, by the image capture device, the header to a cellular transceiver; and
transmitting, by the image capture device, the at least one digital image to the cellular transceiver for eventual distribution to the plurality of selected receiver units based on the header, wherein the cellular transceiver is configured to transmit the at least one digital image either via a single frequency for all receiving units or via a unique frequency for each receiving unit.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the operations further comprise compressing the at least one digital image prior to transmission to the cellular transceiver.
15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the operations further comprise displaying the at least one digital image on the display simultaneously with the transmission selection menu.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the at least one still image is compressed by JPEG compression.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the display comprises a touch sensitive screen, and wherein displaying the transmission selection menu is responsive to an operation of the touch sensitive screen.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the header is further comprised of a plurality of unique addresses, and wherein each unique address corresponds to a selected receiving unit.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the header is transmitted to the cellular transceiver prior to transmitting the at least one displayed still image to the cellular transceiver.
20. The method of claim 6 , wherein the header is further comprised of a plurality of unique addresses, and wherein each unique address corresponds to a selected receiving unit.
21. The method of claim 6 , wherein the header is transmitted to the cellular transceiver prior to transmitting the at least one displayed still image to the cellular transceiver.