Remote control accessory for a camera-equipped wireless communications device
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1. A hand-held accessory for a camera-equipped cellular communication device comprising:
- a short-range transceiver to transmit signals to and receive signals from the camera-equipped cellular communication device having a flash;
a light sensor configured to measure light emitted by the flash device;
a controller operatively coupled to the short-range transceiver and configured to generate control signals to remotely control the camera-equipped device to;
activate the flash to emit light at a first predetermined luminosity to be measured by the light sensor;
control the camera-equipped device to adjust the intensity of the flash to a second luminosity responsive to the amount of light measured by the light sensor; and
activate the flash to emit light at a second luminosity to capture an image, the second luminosity being based on the amount of measured light; and
a display operatively coupled to the short-range transceiver to display the captured image.
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Abstract
A hand-held accessory for a camera-equipped device comprises a short-range transceiver to transmit signals to and receive signals from the camera-equipped device. A controller and a display are operatively connected to the short-range transceiver. The controller generates control signals responsive to user input, and conveys the control signals to the short-range transceiver for transmission to the camera-equipped device. The control signals control the camera functionality on the camera-equipped device. Images captured by the camera-equipped device may be displayed on the accessory display.
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1. A hand-held accessory for a camera-equipped cellular communication device comprising:
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a short-range transceiver to transmit signals to and receive signals from the camera-equipped cellular communication device having a flash; a light sensor configured to measure light emitted by the flash device; a controller operatively coupled to the short-range transceiver and configured to generate control signals to remotely control the camera-equipped device to; activate the flash to emit light at a first predetermined luminosity to be measured by the light sensor; control the camera-equipped device to adjust the intensity of the flash to a second luminosity responsive to the amount of light measured by the light sensor; and activate the flash to emit light at a second luminosity to capture an image, the second luminosity being based on the amount of measured light; and a display operatively coupled to the short-range transceiver to display the captured image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of remotely controlling a camera-equipped cellular communication device using a hand-held accessory comprising:
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generating control signals to; remotely activate a flash device associated with a camera-equipped cellular communication device to emit light at a first predetermined luminosity to be measured by a light sensor at a hand-held accessory; remotely control the camera-equipped device to adjust the intensity of the flash device to a second luminosity responsive to the amount of measured light; and remotely activate the flash device to emit light at the second luminosity to capture an image; transmitting the control signals to the camera-equipped device using a short-range transceiver; receiving signals from the camera-equipped device using the short-range transceiver; and displaying the captured image on a display of the hand-held accessory. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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