PPC and smartphone webcam

I have been searching for s/w to allow me to use a ppc or smartphone with a
camera as a webcam. the ppc would be connected to a pc via active sync and
software running on the ppc and the pc would work together to make the ppc a
webcam usable with yahoo instant messenger and the like.

I can't find this anywhere, so I might have to write my own.

Can anyone give me a push in the right direction by suggesting which APIs I
have to study and how the image is passed from the ppc to the pc and how the
interface is made to look like a webcam?

Thanks...

Byungho
Fri Oct 07 07:35:56 CDT 2005

Hi Bill,

Well devices prior to Window Mobile 5.0 would need a custom camera driver
developed by the OEM.
And each device it would have its own implementation.
Usually device manufacturer does not disclose any information or library
needed to
a third party for controlling the camera device.
That means you cannot have access to to the camera device.
Even if you obtain a library for a device its only valid for that single
device only.

With introduction of DirectShow on WM 5.0 that might change.
But I don't think there is a general way of doing what you want in prior
devices.

BL


"Bill Brehm >" <<don't want any spam> wrote in message
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>I have been searching for s/w to allow me to use a ppc or smartphone with a
>camera as a webcam. the ppc would be connected to a pc via active sync and
>software running on the ppc and the pc would work together to make the ppc
>a webcam usable with yahoo instant messenger and the like.
>
> I can't find this anywhere, so I might have to write my own.
>
> Can anyone give me a push in the right direction by suggesting which APIs
> I have to study and how the image is passed from the ppc to the pc and how
> the interface is made to look like a webcam?
>
> Thanks...
>

Bill
Fri Oct 07 09:05:45 CDT 2005

I guess that explains why it's not already available. Thanks.

"Byungho Lee" <byungho.lee@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:uCwu9vzyFHA.2960@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Hi Bill,
>
> Well devices prior to Window Mobile 5.0 would need a custom camera driver
> developed by the OEM.
> And each device it would have its own implementation.
> Usually device manufacturer does not disclose any information or library
> needed to
> a third party for controlling the camera device.
> That means you cannot have access to to the camera device.
> Even if you obtain a library for a device its only valid for that single
> device only.
>
> With introduction of DirectShow on WM 5.0 that might change.
> But I don't think there is a general way of doing what you want in prior
> devices.
>
> BL
>
>
> "Bill Brehm >" <<don't want any spam> wrote in message
> news:ugwRaixyFHA.552@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>I have been searching for s/w to allow me to use a ppc or smartphone with
>>a camera as a webcam. the ppc would be connected to a pc via active sync
>>and software running on the ppc and the pc would work together to make the
>>ppc a webcam usable with yahoo instant messenger and the like.
>>
>> I can't find this anywhere, so I might have to write my own.
>>
>> Can anyone give me a push in the right direction by suggesting which APIs
>> I have to study and how the image is passed from the ppc to the pc and
>> how the interface is made to look like a webcam?
>>
>> Thanks...
>>
>
>