Method and system for requesting photographs
First Claim
1. A programmed, first communication device operable in a celebrity mode by a user, said first communication device comprising:
- program code for determining whether said first communication device is in said celebrity mode;
program code for generating, in response to a determination that said first communication device is in said celebrity mode, a first celebrity signal indicating that at least one photograph of said user is desired; and
a transmitter configured for transmitting said first celebrity signal to at least one second communication device.
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Abstract
A programmed, first communication device, such as a cell phone, operable by a first user in a celebrity mode for requesting a photograph, and operable in a paparazzi mode for taking a picture. When in the celebrity mode, a celebrity signal indicating that a photograph of the first user is desired, is transmitted to at least one second communication device operable in the paparazzi mode. When in the paparazzi mode, an indicator alerts the first user when a celebrity signal has been received so that the first user may take a picture of a second user of the at least one second communication device.
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76 Claims
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1. A programmed, first communication device operable in a celebrity mode by a user, said first communication device comprising:
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program code for determining whether said first communication device is in said celebrity mode;
program code for generating, in response to a determination that said first communication device is in said celebrity mode, a first celebrity signal indicating that at least one photograph of said user is desired; and
a transmitter configured for transmitting said first celebrity signal to at least one second communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method executable by a first communication device operable in a celebrity mode by a first user for requesting a photograph, the method comprising steps of:
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generating a first celebrity signal indicating that a photograph of said first user is desired; and
transmitting said first celebrity signal to at least one second communication device. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A programmed, first communication device operable in a paparazzi mode, said first communication device comprising:
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a camera connected to said first communication device;
a receiver configured for receiving a celebrity signal transmitted by at least one second communication device; and
program code responsive to receipt of said celebrity signal for taking a photograph with said camera of a second user of said at least one second communication device. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. A method executable by a first communication device operable in a paparazzi mode for taking a photograph, the method comprising steps of:
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receiving a celebrity signal transmitted by said at least one second communication device; and
responsive to receipt of said celebrity signal, photographing a second user of said at least one second communication device. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76)
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