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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2001
Colin I'Anson, Bristol, GB;
Hewlett-Packard Development Company L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
To enable low cost distribution of pictures from a mobile entity that incorporates digital camera functionality, the mobile entity ( ) generates both a high resolution picture image ( ) and a low resolution thumbnail ( ). This thumbnail ( ) is distributed via a mobile radio infrastructure to a service system ( ) that then transfers the thumbnail to specified recipients ( ). After viewing the thumbnail ( ), each recipient ( ) indicates to the service system ( ) whether they wish to receive the high resolution image ( ) and, if so, whether it is to be transferred immediately or at the next. The service system ( ) effects transfer of the high resolution image ( ) accordingly. In other embodiments, distribution of the high resolution image is effected independently of the service system.