System and method for maintaining hot shoe communications between a camera and a wireless device
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1. A method of electrically communicating serial photographic data between a wireless communication device and a camera body having a hot shoe connector, the wireless communication device connected to the hot shoe connector in place of a local flash device, the method comprising:
- receiving a first indication from the camera body via the hot shoe connector;
interpreting the first indication as an indication that the camera body will subsequently request a first flash information data from a local flash device;
wirelessly requesting the first flash information data from a remote lighting device;
wirelessly receiving a second flash information data from the remote lighting device, the second flash information data from the remote lighting device corresponding to the first flash information data and based on flash data corresponding to the remote lighting device;
receiving a request for the first flash information data from the camera body via the hot shoe connector; and
communicating the second flash information data from the wireless communication device to the camera body via the hot shoe connector in response to receiving the request for the first flash information data.
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Abstract
A system and method for serially communicating actual flash data related to a remote lighting device to a camera body via a hot shoe connector. In one example, a wireless communication device connected to the hot shoe connector of the camera body receives a request for a flash data from the camera body via the hot shoe connector. The wireless communication device responds via the hot shoe with actual information from one or more remote light devices.
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1. A method of electrically communicating serial photographic data between a wireless communication device and a camera body having a hot shoe connector, the wireless communication device connected to the hot shoe connector in place of a local flash device, the method comprising:
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receiving a first indication from the camera body via the hot shoe connector; interpreting the first indication as an indication that the camera body will subsequently request a first flash information data from a local flash device; wirelessly requesting the first flash information data from a remote lighting device; wirelessly receiving a second flash information data from the remote lighting device, the second flash information data from the remote lighting device corresponding to the first flash information data and based on flash data corresponding to the remote lighting device; receiving a request for the first flash information data from the camera body via the hot shoe connector; and communicating the second flash information data from the wireless communication device to the camera body via the hot shoe connector in response to receiving the request for the first flash information data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of maintaining serial communication between a camera body and a wireless communication device connected to a hot shoe connector of the camera body, the method comprising:
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wirelessly requesting one or more flash information data from a remote lighting device prior to receiving from the camera body a request for flash information at the wireless communication device; wirelessly receiving the one or more flash information data from the remote lighting device, the one or more flash information data representing actual information about the remote lighting device; receiving from the camera body via the hot shoe connector a request for flash information; and communicating the one or more flash information data to the camera body via the hot shoe connector in response to the request for flash information from the camera body. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of maintaining serial communication between a camera body and a wireless communication device connected to a hot shoe connector of the camera body, the method comprising:
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receiving a first request for a first flash information from the camera body via the hot shoe connector; communicating a default value for the first flash information from the wireless communication device to the camera body via the hot shoe connector; wirelessly requesting the first flash information from a remote lighting device; wirelessly receiving the first flash information from the remote lighting device; receiving a second request subsequent to the first request from the camera body via the hot shoe connector, the second request being for the first flash information; communicating the first flash information to the camera body via the hot shoe connector. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A method of maintaining serial communication between a camera body and a wireless communication device connected to a hot shoe connector of the camera body, the method comprising:
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detecting an indication of power-on or wakeup status from a camera body via a hot shoe connector; wirelessly requesting a first flash information from a remote lighting device prior to receiving a corresponding request for the first flash information from the camera body via the hot shoe connector; wirelessly receiving the first flash information from the remote lighting device; receiving a first request for the first flash information from the camera body via the hot shoe connector; communicating the first flash information to the camera body via the hot shoe connector. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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