Initial Camera Mode Management System
First Claim
1. A smart device for communicating with one or more cameras, the smart device comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the smart device to:
- establish a connection between the smart device and one or more cameras configured to communicate with the smart device, each of the one or more cameras configured to operate in an initial mode;
identify the initial mode of each of the one or more cameras;
store each identified initial mode at the smart device;
after establishing the connection between the smart device and the one or more cameras, change, for each camera of a portion of the one or more cameras, the mode of the camera from the initial mode of the camera to a second mode; and
in response to receiving a request from a camera of the portion of the one or more cameras to disconnect from the smart device;
retrieve the stored initial mode of the camera from the smart device; and
change the mode of the camera to the retrieved initial mode of the camera.
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Abstract
A camera detects devices, such as other cameras, smart devices, and access points, with which the camera may communicate. The camera may alternate between operating as a wireless station and a wireless access point. The camera may connect to and receive credentials from a device for another device to which it is not connected. In one embodiment, the camera is configured to operate as a wireless access point, and is configured to receive credentials from a smart device operating as a wireless station. The camera may then transfer the credentials to additional cameras, each configured to operate as wireless stations. The camera and additional cameras may connect to a smart device directly or indirectly (for instance, through an access point), and the smart device may change the camera mode of the cameras. The initial modes of the cameras may be preserved and restored by the smart device upon disconnection.
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1. A smart device for communicating with one or more cameras, the smart device comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the smart device to:
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establish a connection between the smart device and one or more cameras configured to communicate with the smart device, each of the one or more cameras configured to operate in an initial mode; identify the initial mode of each of the one or more cameras; store each identified initial mode at the smart device; after establishing the connection between the smart device and the one or more cameras, change, for each camera of a portion of the one or more cameras, the mode of the camera from the initial mode of the camera to a second mode; and in response to receiving a request from a camera of the portion of the one or more cameras to disconnect from the smart device; retrieve the stored initial mode of the camera from the smart device; and change the mode of the camera to the retrieved initial mode of the camera. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method comprising:
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establishing a connection between a smart device and one or more cameras configured to communicate with the smart device, each of the one or more cameras configured to operate in an initial mode; identifying the initial mode of each of the one or more cameras; storing each identified initial mode at the smart device; after establishing the connection between the smart device and the one or more cameras, changing, for each camera of a portion of the one or more cameras, the mode of the camera from the initial mode of the camera to a second mode; and in response to receiving a request from a camera of the portion of the one or more cameras to disconnect from the smart device; retrieving the stored initial mode of the camera from the smart device; and changing the mode of the camera to the retrieved initial mode of the camera. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A camera configured to communicate with a device comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the camera further configured to:
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operate in an initial camera mode; establish a connection with the device, the device configured to store the initial camera mode; receive a request from the device to configure the camera into a second camera mode; in response to the request, operate in the second camera mode; and in response to a determination to terminate the connection between the camera and the device; receive the initial camera mode from the device, the device configured to access the stored initial camera mode in response to the determination to terminate the connection between the camera and the device; and operate in the initial camera mode. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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operating, by a camera, in an initial camera mode; establishing, by the camera, a connection with the device, the device configured to store the initial camera mode; receiving, by the camera, a request from the device to configure the camera into a second camera mode; in response to the request, operating, by the camera, in the second camera mode; and in response to a determination to terminate the connection between the camera and the device; receiving, by the camera, the initial camera mode from the device, the device configured to access the stored initial camera mode in response to the determination to terminate the connection between the camera and the device; and operating, by the camera, in the initial camera mode. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A remote controller for communicating with a camera, the remote controller comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the remote controller to:
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establish a connection with the camera, the camera configured to operate in an initial mode; store an identifier of the initial mode of the camera at the remote controller; after storing the identifier of the initial mode, configure the camera to operate in a second mode; and in response to a determination to terminate the connection between the camera and the remote controller; retrieve the stored identifier of the initial mode of the camera from the remote controller; and configure the camera to operate in the initial mode. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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