IP Library Granted Patent US 8,437,797
Granted Patent B2
US 8,437,797 · App. 13/471,140 · Granted May 7, 2013

Wireless image distribution system and method

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Patent No.
US 8,437,797
App. No.
13/471,140
Granted
May 7, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and method for distributing at least one digital photographic image is presented, the system and method comprising at least one capturing device and at least one receiving device disposed in a communicative relation with one another via at least one wireless network. In particular, the capturing device is structured to capture the at least one digital photographic image via, for example, a capture assembly, whereas the receiving device is cooperatively structured to receive the digital photographic image via, for example, the at least one wireless network. In addition, the capturing device(s) and receiving device(s) may be disposed in a selectively paired relationship via one or more common pre-defined pairing criteria. Further, the at least one digital photographic image may be filtered via at least one pre-defined transfer criteria disposed on the capturing device and/or receiving device.

Claims (65)

1. An image-capturing mobile device, comprising

a wireless receiver;

a wireless transmitter; and

a processor operably connected to the wireless receiver and the wireless transmitter, wherein the processor is configured to initiate and/or perform

receiving a plurality of photographic images;

filtering the plurality of photographic images using a transfer criteria; and

transmitting, via the wireless transmitter and to a second mobile device, the filtered plurality of photographic images, wherein

the transfer criteria is a geographic location of the image-capturing mobile device.

2. The image-capturing mobile device of claim 1 , wherein

the image-capturing mobile device and the second mobile device are disposed in a selectively paired relationship with one another based upon the geographic location.

3. The image-capturing mobile device of claim 1 , wherein

the transfer criteria is a subject identification of a respective photographic image within the plurality of photographic images.

4. The image-capturing mobile device of claim 3 , wherein

the image-capturing mobile device and the second mobile capturing device are disposed in a selectively paired relationship with one another based upon the subject identification.

5. An image-capturing mobile device, comprising

a wireless receiver;

a wireless transmitter; and

a processor operably connected to the wireless receiver and the wireless transmitter, wherein the processor is configured to initiate and/or perform

receiving a plurality of photographic images;

filtering the plurality of photographic images using a transfer criteria; and

transmitting, via the wireless transmitter and to a second mobile device, the filtered plurality of photographic images, wherein

the transfer criteria is a geographic location associated with a respective photographic image within the plurality of photographic images.

6. An image-capturing mobile device, comprising

a wireless receiver;

a wireless transmitter; and

a processor operably connected to the wireless receiver and the wireless transmitter, wherein the processor is configured to initiate and/or perform

receiving a plurality of photographic images;

filtering the plurality of photographic images using a transfer criteria;

transmitting, via the wireless transmitter and to a second mobile device, the filtered plurality of photographic images; and

receiving, via the wireless receiver and from the second mobile device, the transfer criteria.

7. The image-capturing mobile device of claim 6 , wherein

the transmitting is conditional upon the image-capturing mobile device and the second mobile device meeting a pre-defined pairing criteria.

8. An image-capturing mobile device, comprising

a wireless receiver;

a wireless transmitter; and

a processor operably connected to the wireless receiver and the wireless transmitter, wherein the processor is configured to initiate and/or perform

receiving a plurality of photographic images;

filtering the plurality of photographic images using a transfer criteria; and

transmitting, via the wireless transmitter and to a second mobile device, the filtered plurality of photographic images, wherein

the image-capturing mobile device and the second mobile device are disposed in a selectively paired relationship with one another based upon an affinity group associated with the second mobile device.

9. A method preformed by an image-capturing mobile device, comprising

receiving a plurality of photographic images;

filtering the plurality of photographic images using a transfer criteria; and

transmitting, via a wireless transmitter and to a second image capturing device, the filtered plurality of photographic images, wherein

the transfer criteria is a geographic location of the image-capturing mobile device.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein

the image-capturing mobile device and the second mobile device are disposed in a selectively paired relationship with one another based upon the geographic location.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein

the transfer criteria is a subject identification of a respective photographic image within the plurality of photographic images.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein

the image-capturing mobile device and the second mobile capturing device are disposed in a selectively paired relationship with one another based upon the subject identification.

13. A method performed by an image-capturing mobile device, comprising

receiving a plurality of photographic images;

filtering the plurality of photographic images using a transfer criteria; and

transmitting, via a wireless transmitter and to a second image capturing device, the filtered plurality of photographic images, wherein

the transfer criteria is a geographic location associated with a respective photographic image with the plurality of photographic images.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to initiate and/or perform

receiving, via the wireless receiver and from the second mobile device, the transfer criteria.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein

the transmitting is conditional upon the image-capturing mobile device and the second mobile device meeting a pre-defined pairing criteria.

16. A method performed by an image-capturing mobile device, comprising

receiving a plurality of photographic images;

filtering the plurality of photographic images using a transfer criteria; and

transmitting, via a wireless transmitter and to a second image capturing device, the filtered plurality of photographic images, wherein

the image-capturing mobile device and the second mobile device are disposed in a selectively paired relationship with one another based upon an affinity group associated with the second mobile device.

Assignments (7)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 2, 2016
From: ROTHSCHILD, LEIGH M.; ROTHSCHILD TRUST HOLDINGS, LLC; SSR PATENT HOLDINGS, LLC; LMR INVENTIONS, LLC; ARIEL INVENTIONS, LLC; ROTHSCHILD MOBILE IMAGINING INNOVATIONS, LLC; ROTHSCHILD DIGITAL MEDIA INNOVATIONS, LLC; ROTHSCHILD STORAGE RETRIEVAL INNOVATIONS, LLC; TEXAS PATENT IMAGING, LLC
To: ROTHSCHILD PATENT IMAGING, LLC
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2016
From: ROTHSCHILD, LEIGH M.; ROTHSCHILD TRUST HOLDINGS, LLC; SRR PATENT HOLDINGS, LLC; LMR INVENTIONS, LLC; ARIEL INVENTIONS, LLC; ROTHSCHILD DIGITAL MEDIA INNOVATIONS, LLC; ROTHSCHILD STORAGE RETRIEVAL INNOVATIONS, LLC; TEXAS PATENT IMAGING, LLC; ROTHSCHILD MOBILE IMAGINING INNOVATIONS, LLC
To: ROTHSCHILD PATENT IMAGING, LLC
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 7, 2016
From: ROTHSCHILD STORAGE RETRIEVAL INNOVATIONS, LLC; TEXAS PATENT IMAGING, LLC
To: ROTHSCHILD PATENT IMAGING, LLC
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 8, 2016
From: ROTHSCHILD STORAGE RETRIEVAL INNOVATIONS , LLC
To: TEXAS PATENT IMAGING, LLC
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 3, 2014
From: ROTHSCHILD DIGITAL MEDIA INNOVATIONS, LLC
To: ROTHSCHILD STORAGE RETRIEVAL INNOVATIONS, LLC
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2014
From: ROTHSCHILD MOBILE IMAGING INNOVATIONS, LLC
To: ROTHSCHILD DIGITAL MEDIA INNOVATIONS, LLC
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 7, 2014
From: ROTHSCHILD, LEIGH M., MR.; ROTHSCHILD TRUST HOLDINGS, LLC; SRR PATENT HOLDINGS, LLC; LMR INVENTIONS, LLC; ARIEL INVENTIONS, LLC
To: ROTHSCHILD MOBILE IMAGING INNOVATIONS, LLC
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