Camera tripold with memory storage and power source
First Claim
1. A camera tripod for a digital camera comprising:
- a camera mount;
tripod memory housed in the camera mount; and
a set of tripod legs that supports the camera mount.
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Abstract
The present invention extends one or both of memory capacity and battery capacity of a digital camera. A camera tripod includes a tripod memory, a camera mount, and a set of legs that supports the camera mount. The camera tripod may further include a tripod power source. The camera mount electrically interfaces a digital camera to the tripod memory and optionally to the tripod power source. A method of using a camera tripod with a digital camera includes connecting the digital camera to the camera mount to interface the tripod memory to the digital camera, and transferring data between a memory of the connected digital camera and the tripod memory. The method may further include interfacing to the tripod power source to transfer energy to the connected digital camera that one or both of recharges a battery of the digital camera and powers the digital camera.
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25 Claims
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1. A camera tripod for a digital camera comprising:
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a camera mount;
tripod memory housed in the camera mount; and
a set of tripod legs that supports the camera mount. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A camera tripod for a digital camera comprising:
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a camera mount;
a tripod memory housed in the camera mount;
a set of tripod legs that supports the camera mount; and
a tripod power source housed in either the camera mount or a leg of the set of tripod legs. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of using a camera tripod with a digital camera comprising:
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connecting the digital camera to a camera mount of the camera tripod, the camera mount comprising an electrical portion having a tripod memory, wherein connecting comprises interfacing the digital camera to the tripod memory; and
transferring data between a memory of the connected digital camera and the tripod memory of the camera mount. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A camera tripod for a digital camera comprising:
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a camera mount;
means for storing data in the camera mount; and
means for supporting the camera mount. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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