Camera user content synchronization with central web-based records and information sharing system

Abstract

A camera and another device synchronization system, apparatus, signaling, processor-readable medium, and method are provided. As an apparatus, the camera may include a user content synchronization module for automatically synchronizing image data stored as camera records by the camera with central records stored for the user by a central node remote from the camera, the camera records and the central records comprising at least one of photo images or video files, such that changed central record and camera records are update using the most recent records from the other source. Also, television content and gaming device content may be shared and commanded from another device, such as a mobile communication device or camera.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present application is in the field of user content management and synchronization for cameras and camcorders with user records maintained at a central node, such as at a web server, and porting and sharing data content among other devices.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The immense popularity of cameras and camcorders has resulted in ever-increasing quantities and types of data that are being stored on cameras and camcorders. Such data includes photo data and other image data, video files and video records, and other content stored for the user at the camera or camcorder as well as at other types of handheld portable device content data.[0003]Digital cameras, camcorders and other video camera equipment store vast amounts of video data. Users often rely on the camera or the camcorder to store their photo images or video files, including potentially difficult to replace or precious photos and video records. Thus, if the camera or camcorder becomes dam...

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Problems solved by technology

Users often rely on the camera or the camcorder to store their photo images or video files, including potentially difficult to replace or precious photos and video records.

Thus, if the camera or camcorder becomes damaged or lost, or if the memory card or other storage medium in the camera, video recording device or camcorder becomes damaged or lost, then the user's data may be irreplaceably gone.

Also, if the user purchases a second camera or video recorder and wishes to view photos or videos previously captured on the first camera or video recorder, the user would have to typically undertake a cumbersome process of uploading the photos or video files from the first camera or video recorder to a device such as a desktop or laptop computer and then to download the files from the device to the second camera or video recorder.

Also, sometimes the user may wish to view recent photos or videos taken on the camera or camcorder at home on a desktop or at a friend's house away from home, and it may be cumbersome to upload “manually” the images or the videos each and every time a new image or video is captured by the camera.

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