Enabling Legacy PTP Cameras and Printers as Networked PTP/IP Appliances

Author

Bigioi, Petronel ; Raducan, Illariu ; Steinberg, Eran ; Corcoran, Peter

Author_Institution

FotoNation Ltd.

fYear

2007

fDate

10-14 Jan. 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

PTP/IP is a new connectivity standard for networked imaging appliances which combines the ease of use and seamless connectivity of picture transfer protocol (PTP) with the ubiquity of TCP/IP networks. In this paper we examine methods to allow legacy PTP appliances to gain the benefits of PTP/IP through the design of bridge and gateway adapters which can be simply plugged into the USB ports of such appliances. The internal firmware stacks of such adapters are described and practical case studies describe the adaption of legacy PTP cameras and printers to connect over a conventional 802.11 wireless LAN.

Keywords

IP networks; cameras; firmware; printers; transport protocols; wireless LAN; 802.11 wireless LAN; TCP/IP networks; firmware; gateway adapters; legacy PTP cameras; networked PTP/IP appliances; networked imaging appliances; picture transfer protocol; printers; Bridges; Cameras; Home appliances; IP networks; Microprogramming; Printers; Protocols; TCPIP; Universal Serial Bus; Wireless LAN; Consumer Electronics; Device Connectivity; Digial Cameras; Network Transport Protocols; Picture Transfer Protocol;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Consumer Electronics, 2007. ICCE 2007. Digest of Technical Papers. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Las Vegas, NV

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0763-X

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0763-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICCE.2007.341435

Filename

4146055