Radio Wireless Mesh Network System and Method for Photographic Camera Integration
First Claim
1. A method of joining a second photographic device having wireless functionality to a wireless personal area network comprising at least a first photographic device having wireless functionality, the method comprising;
- a first photographic device electrically connected to a radio module capable of acting as a coordinator of a wireless personal area network;
a second photographic device electrically connected to a radio module capable of becoming a node of a wireless personal area network;
the transmitting of radio signals comprising a beacon from the first photographic device at an interval of time, followed by the first photographic device receiving radio signals for an interval of time;
the second photographic device receiving radio signals until a beacon from the first device is received;
the second photographic device transmitting an acknowledgement to the first photographic device;
the first photographic device receiving an acknowledgement from the second photographic device;
the first photographic device setting an indication of the presence of the second photographic device.
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Abstract
Methods and by which photographic equipment having a wireless communication functionality may join a wireless personal area network which may be a mesh network. In various representative embodiments a photographic device may discover the existence of a wireless personal area network and may provide an indication to a node of the personal area network of its existence and thus a coordinator node or node of a personal area network may discover the photographic device. Methods by which specific events which must be substantially synchronized in time may be synchronized by information or data comprised in a superframe of a transmission of a node of a wireless personal area network.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of joining a second photographic device having wireless functionality to a wireless personal area network comprising at least a first photographic device having wireless functionality, the method comprising;
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a first photographic device electrically connected to a radio module capable of acting as a coordinator of a wireless personal area network; a second photographic device electrically connected to a radio module capable of becoming a node of a wireless personal area network; the transmitting of radio signals comprising a beacon from the first photographic device at an interval of time, followed by the first photographic device receiving radio signals for an interval of time; the second photographic device receiving radio signals until a beacon from the first device is received; the second photographic device transmitting an acknowledgement to the first photographic device; the first photographic device receiving an acknowledgement from the second photographic device; the first photographic device setting an indication of the presence of the second photographic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of synchronizing the occurrence of an event of a first photographic device having wireless functionality to an occurrence of an event of an at least second photographic device having wireless functionality, the method comprising;
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a first photographic device electrically connected to a radio module capable of transmitting radio signals comprising a beacon; an at least second photographic device electrically connected to a radio module capable of receiving radio signals transmitted from the a first photographic device; an at least second photographic device receiving radio signals comprising a beacon transmitted from the a first photographic device; an at least second photographic device initiating the occurrence of an event a substantially specific interval of time following a substantially specific portion of a beacon. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of synchronizing the occurrence of an event of a first photographic device having wireless functionality to an occurrence of an event of an at least second photographic device having wireless functionality, the method comprising;
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a first photographic device electrically connected to a radio module capable of transmitting radio signals comprising a superframe of a wireless personal area network; an at least second photographic device electrically connected to a radio module capable of receiving radio signals transmitted from the radio module electrically connected to the a first photographic device; an at least second photographic device receiving radio signals comprising a superframe of a wireless personal area network transmitted from the radio module electrically connected to the a first photographic device; an at least second photographic device receiving radio signals during the interval of time corresponding to a guaranteed time slot of a superframe; the occurrence of an event of the at least second photographic device being based on radio signals received during the interval of time corresponding to a guaranteed time slot of a superframe. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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