Methods and apparatus for wireless stereo video streaming
First Claim
1. A method for streaming stereo video to a mobile device from a first camera and a second camera, the method comprising:
- removeably attaching the first camera to the second camera;
capturing, via the first camera, a first video frame;
capturing, via the second camera, a second video frame;
sending the second video frame to the first camera;
combining the first frame and the second frame to create a combined frame;
wirelessly transmitting the combined frame from the first camera to the mobile device;
displaying, on the mobile device, a stereoscopic image derived from the combined frame.
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Abstract
A wireless camera (102) is configured to removeably connect to a complementary camera (101) and includes machine-readable software instructions configured to communicate with the complementary camera to determine a designated role (e.g., “master” or “slave”). The software instructions are capable of performing, when the designated role is “master,” the steps of: capturing a first video frame; instructing the complementary camera (101) to capture a second video frame; receiving the second video frame from the complementary camera (101); combining the first frame and the second frame to create a combined frame associated with a stereoscopic image, and wirelessly transmitting the combined frame to a mobile device (140). When the designated role is “slave,” the wireless camera (102) is capable of performing the steps of: capturing a first video frame and sending the first video frame to the complementary camera (101).
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1. A method for streaming stereo video to a mobile device from a first camera and a second camera, the method comprising:
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removeably attaching the first camera to the second camera;
capturing, via the first camera, a first video frame;
capturing, via the second camera, a second video frame;
sending the second video frame to the first camera;
combining the first frame and the second frame to create a combined frame;
wirelessly transmitting the combined frame from the first camera to the mobile device;
displaying, on the mobile device, a stereoscopic image derived from the combined frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for streaming stereo video comprising:
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a first camera configured to capture a first image;
a second camera connected to the first camera, the second camera configured to capture a second image and send the second image to the first camera;
the first camera configured to combine the first image and the second image to create a combined image, and to wirelessly transmit the combined image to a mobile device;
the mobile device configured to display a stereoscopic image derived from the combined image. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A wireless camera configured to removeably connect to a complementary camera, the wireless camera including machine-readable software instructions configured to perform the steps of:
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communicating with the complementary camera to determine a designated role, wherein the designated role is selected from the group consisting of “
master” and
“
slave”
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performing, when the designated role is “
master,”
the steps of;
capturing a first frame;
instructing the complementary camera to capture a second frame;
receiving the second frame from the complementary camera;
combining the first frame and the second frame to create a combined frame associated with a stereoscopic image, wirelessly transmitting the combined frame to a mobile device;
performing, when the designated role is “
slave,”
the steps of;
capturing a first frame;
sending the first frame to the complementary camera. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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