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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2001
Clay H. Fisher, Belmont, CA (US);
Steven G. Goldstein, Los Angeles, CA (US);
David G. Longendyke, Vernon, NJ (US);
Clay H. Fisher, Belmont, CA (US);
Steven G. Goldstein, Los Angeles, CA (US);
David G. Longendyke, Vernon, NJ (US);
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Electronics Inc., Park Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A system and method for effectively implementing an electronic image hub device includes a peripheral device, such as a digital camera, that may be periodically connected to the image hub device by a system user. The system user may then utilize the image hub device to transfer captured data from the peripheral device to a specific data destination, such as a user service on a distributed computer network. The peripheral device also may utilize the image hub device to recharge batteries that become depleted through operation of the peripheral device. The system user may then subsequently access and utilize the captured data from the data destination in accordance with the present invention.