Photographic wireless communication protocol system and method
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1. A method of wirelessly communicating a photographic lighting power control value from a camera to one or more remote lighting devices, the method comprising:
- receiving a first lighting power control value based on a first standard at a first wireless communication functionality associated with a camera;
converting the first lighting power control value to a second lighting power control value based on a second standard, said converting including reference to an index;
wirelessly communicating the second lighting power control value from the first wireless communication functionality to a second wireless communication functionality associated with a first remote lighting device;
converting the second lighting power control value to a third lighting power control value based on a third standard that is compatible with the power control of the first remote lighting device, said converting including reference to an index; and
delivering the third lighting power control value to a power control processing element of the first remote lighting device.
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Abstract
A system and method for converting power control value standards during photographic wireless communication from a camera to one or more remote lighting devices. A power control value of a camera may be converted to a different standard for wireless communication and converted to another standard for delivery to a remote lighting device. Different lighting devices may utilize different standards and have conversion to those appropriate standards at the receiver side even where the lighting device standard differs from the camera standard.
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1. A method of wirelessly communicating a photographic lighting power control value from a camera to one or more remote lighting devices, the method comprising:
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receiving a first lighting power control value based on a first standard at a first wireless communication functionality associated with a camera; converting the first lighting power control value to a second lighting power control value based on a second standard, said converting including reference to an index; wirelessly communicating the second lighting power control value from the first wireless communication functionality to a second wireless communication functionality associated with a first remote lighting device; converting the second lighting power control value to a third lighting power control value based on a third standard that is compatible with the power control of the first remote lighting device, said converting including reference to an index; and delivering the third lighting power control value to a power control processing element of the first remote lighting device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A photographic wireless communication system comprising:
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a transmitting wireless communication functionality associated with a camera including; a memory including information for converting a first power control value standard of the camera to a second power control value standard for wireless communication to one or more remote lighting devices; a processing element for receiving a first power control value based on the first power control value standard from the camera and using reference index information from the memory to convert the first power control value to a second power control value based on the second power control value standard; and a wireless communication circuitry configured to wirelessly communicate the second power control value; and a first receiving wireless communication functionality associated with a first remote lighting device including; a wireless communication circuitry configured to wirelessly receive the second power control value; a memory including information for converting the second power control value standard to a third power control value standard compatible with the first remote lighting device; a connection to the power control circuitry of the first remote lighting device; and a processing element for receiving the second power control value from the wireless communication circuitry, converting the second power control value to a third power control value based on the third power control value standard, and delivering the third power control value to the power control circuitry via the connection. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of wirelessly communicating a photographic lighting power control value from a camera to one or more remote lighting devices, the method comprising:
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receiving a first lighting power control value based on a first standard at a first wireless communication functionality associated with a camera, the first standard based on an f-stop power scale; converting the first lighting power control value to a second lighting power control value based on a second standard, the second standard based on an f-stop power scale; wirelessly communicating the second lighting power control value from the first wireless communication functionality to a second wireless communication functionality associated with a first remote lighting device; converting the second lighting power control value to a third lighting power control value based on a third standard that is compatible with the power control of the first remote lighting device, the third standard based on an f-stop power scale; and delivering the third lighting power control value to a power control processing element of the first remote lighting device. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A photographic wireless communication system comprising:
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a transmitting wireless communication functionality associated with a camera including; a memory including information for converting a first power control value standard of the camera to a second power control value standard for wireless communication to one or more remote lighting devices, the first and second power control value standards each based on an f-stop power scale; a processing element for receiving a first power control value based on the first power control value standard from the camera and using information from the memory to convert the first power control value to a second power control value based on the second power control value standard; and a wireless communication circuitry configured to wirelessly communicate the second power control value; and a first receiving wireless communication functionality associated with a first remote lighting device including; a wireless communication circuitry configured to wirelessly receive the second power control value; a memory including information for converting the second power control value standard to a third power control value standard compatible with the first remote lighting device; a connection to the power control circuitry of the first remote lighting device; and a processing element for receiving the second power control value from the wireless communication circuitry, converting the second power control value to a third power control value based on the third power control value standard, and delivering the third power control value to the power control circuitry via the connection, the third power control value standard based on an f-stop power scale. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50)
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51. A method of wirelessly communicating a photographic lighting power control value from a camera to one or more remote lighting devices, the method comprising:
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receiving a first lighting power control value based on a first standard at a first wireless communication functionality associated with a camera, the first standard based on a power output range; converting the first lighting power control value to a second lighting power control value based on a second standard, the second standard based on a power output range; wirelessly communicating the second lighting power control value from the first wireless communication functionality to a second wireless communication functionality associated with a first remote lighting device; converting the second lighting power control value to a third lighting power control value based on a third standard that is compatible with the power control of the first remote lighting device, the third standard based on a power output range; and delivering the third lighting power control value to a power control processing element of the first remote lighting device. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A photographic wireless communication system comprising:
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a transmitting wireless communication functionality associated with a camera including; a memory including information for converting a first power control value standard of the camera to a second power control value standard for wireless communication to one or more remote lighting devices, the first and second power control value standards each based on a power output range; a processing element for receiving a first power control value based on the first power control value standard from the camera and using information from the memory to convert the first power control value to a second power control value based on the second power control value standard; and a wireless communication circuitry configured to wirelessly communicate the second power control value; and a first receiving wireless communication functionality associated with a first remote lighting device including; a wireless communication circuitry configured to wirelessly receive the second power control value; a memory including information for converting the second power control value standard to a third power control value standard compatible with the first remote lighting device; a connection to the power control circuitry of the first remote lighting device; and a processing element for receiving the second power control value from the wireless communication circuitry, converting the second power control value to a third power control value based on the third power control value standard, and delivering the third power control value to the power control circuitry via the connection, the third power control value standard based on a power output range. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63)
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64. A method of wirelessly communicating a photographic lighting power control value from a camera to one or more remote lighting devices, the method comprising:
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receiving a first lighting power control value based on a first standard at a first wireless communication functionality associated with a camera, the first standard based on a time duration value; converting the first lighting power control value to a second lighting power control value based on a second standard, the second standard based on a time duration value; wirelessly communicating the second lighting power control value from the first wireless communication functionality to a second wireless communication functionality associated with a first remote lighting device; converting the second lighting power control value to a third lighting power control value based on a third standard that is compatible with the power control of the first remote lighting device, the third standard based on a time duration value; and delivering the third lighting power control value to a power control processing element of the first remote lighting device. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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74. A photographic wireless communication system comprising:
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a transmitting wireless communication functionality associated with a camera including; a memory including information for converting a first power control value standard of the camera to a second power control value standard for wireless communication to one or more remote lighting devices, the first and second power control value standards each based on a time duration value; a processing element for receiving a first power control value based on the first power control value standard from the camera and using information from the memory to convert the first power control value to a second power control value based on the second power control value standard; and a wireless communication circuitry configured to wirelessly communicate the second power control value; and a first receiving wireless communication functionality associated with a first remote lighting device including; a wireless communication circuitry configured to wirelessly receive the second power control value; a memory including information for converting the second power control value standard to a third power control value standard compatible with the first remote lighting device; a connection to the power control circuitry of the first remote lighting device; and a processing element for receiving the second power control value from the wireless communication circuitry, converting the second power control value to a third power control value based on the third power control value standard, and delivering the third power control value to the power control circuitry via the connection, the third power control value standard based on a time duration value. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76)
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