Remote view and controller for a camera
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1. A mobile telephone, comprising:
- a processor capable of controlling at least one function of a camera remote from the mobile telephone.
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Abstract
A device operable with a camera is disclosed which includes a display screen, remote from the camera, and a processor for receiving an image signal of the field of view of the camera and for displaying an image of the field of view of the camera on the display screen. The device communicates with and controls certain camera functions to allow a photographic or video image to be framed and taken from a location remote from the camera.
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20 Claims
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1. A mobile telephone, comprising:
a processor capable of controlling at least one function of a camera remote from the mobile telephone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13)
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9. A mobile telephone, comprising:
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a processor capable of controlling a field of view of a camera remote from the mobile telephone; and
a display for at least in part displaying an image within the field of view of the camera remote from the mobile telephone. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 14, 15)
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16. A hand-held device capable of controlling a camera remote from the hand-held device, comprising:
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a processor capable of;
i) receiving an image signal from the camera relating to an image received within a lens of the camera, ii) communicating a first instruction to the camera to change an image generated by the camera, and iii) communicating a second instruction to the camera to actuate a shutter in the camera to capture an image displayed on the display; and
a display capable of displaying at least a portion of the image received within the lens of the camera. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method of controlling a camera to capture a desired image using a hand-held device remote from the camera, comprising the steps of:
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(a) loading instructions into a processor of the hand-held device enabling the hand-held device to receive an image signal from the camera and enabling the hand-held device to display an image based on the image signal; and
(b) assigning one or more actuators on the hand-held device to control at least one function of the camera. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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