Real-time network-storage for digital cameras

Cloud computing suggests that we can move computers from the desktop onto the network. In this paper we investigate the potential to reduce local storage for handheld devices such as digital cameras or smart-phones to the minimum required to acquire and buffer images until they can be offloaded onto local network storage. The required minimum storage for video and digital still images are analyzed and tested in a practical home networking environment. Our results indicate that as local connectivity becomes faster and more ubiquitous that next generation devices could automate the entire upload, sort and store cycle for personal digital media such as pictures and video clips.

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