Digital camera with communications functionality

[0026] Referring to FIG. 1, a camera 10 in accordance with the present invention is illustrated along with communications and computing equipment which may be used to implement certain aspects of the invention. The preferred camera 10 is capable of capturing, modifying, and transferring a plurality of digital images to an Internet website 12. The camera 10 preferably transfers the images to the website 12 through a wireless connection to one of a plurality of wireless communications towers 14 operated by one or more wireless communication service providers 16.

[0027] The images may be in either still image or moving image formats. Since common moving image formats comprise several still images grouped in sequence, the term images used throughout this document will be understood to encompass both still images and moving images.

[0028] The website 12 may be hosted on a stand-alone server of the type commonly available from IBM, Compaq, or Sun Microsystems. Alternatively, the website 12 may