公开(公告)号：EP1110152A4

公开(公告)日：2006-03-22

申请号：EP00942906

申请日：2000-06-16

申请人： FLASHPOINT TECHNOLOGY INC

发明人： ANDERSON ERIC C ,  CHAMBERS PAUL S

IPC分类号： G06F13/00 ,  H04N1/00 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N5/907 ,  H04N101/00 ,  G06F15/00

CPC分类号： H04N1/00241 ,  H04N1/00236 ,  H04N2101/00 ,  H04N2201/0015 ,  H04N2201/0046 ,  H04N2201/0049

摘要： A method and system for viewing images from an image capture device (110) on a host computer (112). The method and system include establishing communication between the image capture device (110) and the host computer (112), and mounting the image capture device (110) as a disk on the host computer (112). The method and system further include automatically generating an Internet page description file (140) in the image capture device (110) that references the images stored therein, and accessing the Internet page description file (140) through a standard web browser on the host computer (112). The user may then view the images stored in image capture device (110) on the host computer (112) through the web browser.

公开(公告)号：EP1497742A1

公开(公告)日：2005-01-19

申请号：EP03747321.2

申请日：2003-04-22

申请人： FlashPoint Technology, Inc.

发明人： MORRIS, Robert, P.

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： G06Q90/00 ,  H04L51/00 ,  H04L67/2804 ,  H04L67/2842 ,  H04L69/329 ,  H04N1/00132 ,  H04N1/0014 ,  H04N1/00148 ,  H04N1/00153 ,  H04N1/00164 ,  H04N1/00177 ,  H04N1/00196 ,  H04N1/00244

摘要： A system (Figure) and method (Figs.4&6) for sharing digital images (21) over a network (11), such as the Internet, wherein the first person (10) desires to send images from a first computer (12) to a second person (34) having a second computer (36) that includes a standard email program (38). The system and method include sending an email request with the images (19) and an address of the second user (Fig.5) from the first computer (12) to a server (20). In response to receiving the email request, the images are stored on the server (28), and the server creates a standard email message (31) from the email request (19). The method and system further include inserting at least one link to the stored images (33) into the email message (31), and transmitting the email message over the network (32) for delivery to the second user (38). The second user may then receive and open the email message on the second computer (36) using the standard email program (38) and click on at least one link to display the images (40).

公开(公告)号：EP0966839B1

公开(公告)日：2004-10-20

申请号：EP97917839.9

申请日：1997-04-03

申请人： FlashPoint Technology, Inc.

发明人： STEINBERG, Eran

IPC分类号： H04N7/167 ,  H04N1/44 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04K1/00 ,  H04L9/00 ,  G09C3/00 ,  H04N1/32

CPC分类号： H04N1/32122 ,  G06T1/0028 ,  H04N1/32101 ,  H04N1/32128 ,  H04N1/32144 ,  H04N1/32256 ,  H04N1/32309 ,  H04N1/4413 ,  H04N1/444 ,  H04N1/4486 ,  H04N5/77 ,  H04N5/772 ,  H04N7/167 ,  H04N21/23892 ,  H04N21/8358 ,  H04N2101/00 ,  H04N2201/3233 ,  H04N2201/3236 ,  H04N2201/3274

公开(公告)号：EP0929972B1

公开(公告)日：2002-08-14

申请号：EP97943617.7

申请日：1997-09-26

申请人： FlashPoint Technology, Inc.

发明人： ANDERSON, Eric, C.

IPC分类号： H04N1/21 ,  H04N5/77

CPC分类号： H04N1/00129 ,  H04N1/0044 ,  H04N1/00453 ,  H04N1/2112 ,  H04N1/2133 ,  H04N1/215 ,  H04N1/2158 ,  H04N5/772 ,  H04N2101/00 ,  H04N2201/3225 ,  H04N2201/3247 ,  H04N2201/3264 ,  H04N2201/3277

摘要： A method and system for creating a slide show (418) with real-time audio (430) in a digital camera (118). First audio (430) is recorded that implicitly includes a time-based time-line (420). While the audio is being recorded, a plurality of images (1, 2, 3) are captured, where each one of the plurality of images (1, 2, 3) is captured at some time along the time-line (420). After capturing images (1, 2, 3), the recording of the audio is ended. The method and system further include presenting a slide show (418) from the plurality of images and the recorded audio by playing the recorded audio, while displaying each one of the plurality of images on a display device (402) at the time that the image was captured along the time-line (420) of the recorded audio (430).

公开(公告)号：EP1057322A4

公开(公告)日：2002-06-26

申请号：EP99905540

申请日：1999-01-28

申请人： FLASHPOINT TECHNOLOGY INC

发明人： ANDERSON ERIC C

IPC分类号： G06F3/06 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06F3/08 ,  G06F3/14 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G06F9/50 ,  H04N1/21 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/77 ,  H04N5/781 ,  H04N101/00 ,  H04N5/222 ,  H04N5/76

CPC分类号： H04N1/00962 ,  G06F8/65 ,  H04N1/2112 ,  H04N1/2158 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/77 ,  H04N5/772 ,  H04N5/781 ,  H04N2101/00 ,  H04N2201/0074

摘要： A system and method for dynamically updating software-driven features in an electronic imaging device (114), including digital cameras, is disclosed. The user of the electronic imaging device (114) may desire various features which are not supported by the baseline application program that is built into the electronic imaging device (114). In the present invention, the user may select removable memory devices to supplement the baseline application program. The user inserts the removable memory device (354) into an external connector (352) of the electronic imaging device. The computer (118) of the electronic imaging device then automatically scans the removable memory device (354) for executable software items, and displays these items in various menus as appropriate. The user may then select these items for execution without having to reboot the computer of the electronic imaging device (114). When the user is finished using the features on the removable memory device (354), he may remove it with no subsequent operator intervention required. The computer (118) of the electronic imaging device (114) then automatically removes from the appropriate menus the executable software items that had been added.

公开(公告)号：EP0927489B1

公开(公告)日：2002-02-27

申请号：EP97941052.9

申请日：1997-09-12

申请人： Flashpoint Technology, Inc.

发明人： ANDERSON, Eric, C.

IPC分类号： H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N1/21

CPC分类号： H04N1/2112 ,  H04N1/212 ,  H04N1/2125 ,  H04N1/215 ,  H04N1/32128 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/23293 ,  H04N2101/00 ,  H04N2201/3214 ,  H04N2201/3215 ,  H04N2201/3243 ,  H04N2201/325 ,  H04N2201/3264 ,  H04N2201/3273 ,  H04N2201/3274

摘要： A method and system for displaying a series of images captured by a digital camera, which includes a user interface (430) that includes a view finder (402). The method and system first stores each of the captured images in memory, and then displays a plurality of image cells (418) in the view finder, wherein each of the image cells corresponds to one of the captured images. The method and system further provides at least one of the image cells with an image area for displaying the corresponding captured image, and further provides the at least one image cell with an icon area for displaying additional information regarding the corresponding captured image.

公开(公告)号：EP1075760A1

公开(公告)日：2001-02-14

申请号：EP99901269.3

申请日：1999-01-04

申请人： FlashPoint Technology, Inc. ,  Aihara, Tim Takao

发明人： AIHARA, Tim Takao ,  SOMERSTEIN, Rodney

IPC分类号： H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/00

CPC分类号： H04N5/23293 ,  G06F17/211

摘要： A method and system for generating an HTML (hypertext markup language) file including images captured by a digital imaging device, the digital imaging device having a display. A script and its predefined model are provided to the digital camera. The script is comprised of a set of software program instructions. The digital camera executes the script to display interactive instructions on the display that prompt a user to perform specific operations. In response to the user performing the specific operations, the digital camera automatically updates the interactive instructions, such that the user is guided through a series of related image captures to obtain a series of resulting images. The digital camera then generates an HTML file including the resulting images, wherein the HTML file is formatted in accordance with the predefined model.

公开(公告)号：EP1062800A1

公开(公告)日：2000-12-27

申请号：EP99900371.8

申请日：1999-01-04

申请人： Flashpoint Technology, Inc.

发明人： ANDERSON, Eric, C. ,  RAMIREZ, Michael, A. ,  SULLIVAN, Stephen, G.

IPC分类号： H04N1/00

CPC分类号： H04N1/00209 ,  H04N1/00204 ,  H04N2201/0034

摘要： The present invention comprises a method and system for implementing Internet access to images stored in a digital image capture unit including an imaging device and display. The image capture unit (e.g., a digital camera) is used to capture images and store them within its internal memory. The image capture unit accesses an ID server via the Internet and registers its identity and Internet address with the web server. A user subsequently accesses the image capture unit by entering the identity of the image capture unit into his web browser. The web browser, using standard Internet prorocols, then queries the ID server with the identity of the image capture unit and retrieves the Internet address. The Internet address is subsequently used to access a web page hosted by the image capture unit and display the web page to the user. The web page provides access to the stored images within the image capture unit.

公开(公告)号：EP0998816A1

公开(公告)日：2000-05-10

申请号：EP98935857.7

申请日：1998-07-21

申请人： Flashpoint Technology, Inc.

发明人： ANDERSON, Eric, C. ,  DALKE, George, W.

IPC分类号： H04N5/232 ,  H04N3/22 ,  H04N5/253

CPC分类号： H04N1/00437 ,  H04N1/0044 ,  H04N1/2112 ,  H04N1/3877 ,  H04N5/23293 ,  H04N5/2628 ,  H04N2101/00

摘要： The present invention provides a method and apparatus for automatically rotating a graphical user interface for managing portrait and landscape captures in an image capture unit. A method and apparatus for viewing an image in an image capture unit including a display comprises the steps of providing a first orientation associated with the image via step (700) and providing a second orientation associated with the image capture unit via step (702). It is then determined whether the first orientation is different from the second orientation via step (704), and the image is displayed in the second orientation if the first and second orientations are different from each other via step (706).

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种用于自动旋转用于管理图像捕获单元中的纵向和横向捕获的图形用户界面的方法和设备。 一种用于在包括显示器的图像捕获单元中查看图像的方法和装置包括以下步骤：经由步骤（700）提供与图像相关联的第一定向，并且经由步骤（702）提供与图像捕获单元相关联的第二定向。 然后经由步骤（704）确定第一取向是否与第二取向不同，并且如果经由步骤（706）第一取向和第二取向彼此不同，则以第二取向显示图像。

公开(公告)号：EP0993737A1

公开(公告)日：2000-04-19

申请号：EP98925091.5

申请日：1998-06-02

申请人： Flashpoint Technology, Inc.

发明人： ANDERSON, Eric, C.

IPC分类号： H04N5/228

CPC分类号： H04N1/32128 ,  G06F3/005 ,  G06T3/0018 ,  H04N1/0044 ,  H04N1/00442 ,  H04N1/00448 ,  H04N1/00458 ,  H04N1/00461 ,  H04N1/2112 ,  H04N1/2141 ,  H04N1/2158 ,  H04N5/23293 ,  H04N2101/00 ,  H04N2201/325 ,  H04N2201/3277

摘要： A method and system (110) is disclosed for accelerating a user interface on a display of an image capture unit. The image capture unit (114) includes a plurality of images files for providing a plurality of images. In the first aspect, the method and system (110) comprises selecting an image based upon a scrolling method and providing a predetermined number of speculation buffer. The method and system (110) includes organizing the predetermined number of speculation buffers based upon the selected images so as to assign each of the predetermined number of speculation buffers to store one of the plurality of images in response to the scrolling method. In second aspect, the image capture unit (114) operates in a plurality of modes. The image capture unit (114) also includes a plurality of input buffers which are utilizing one of the plurality of modes and are unutilized on at least one of the other of the plurality of modes. The method and system (110) in accordance with this aspect comprises reallocating the input buffers as speculation buffers and providing image data from the image files to the speculation buffers when the image capture unit (110) is in the at least one of the plurality of modes.