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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8190010 | Method and device to relay short duration light pulses via radio signal for camera flash operation A device and method for retrofitting a camera system is disclosed. The method may include detecting a first signal while it is being sent by a source device of the camera system to a remote device of the camera system, and wirelessly transmitting a data stream, whic... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8180210 | Wireless camera flash synchronizer system and method A single oscillator synchronizer system and method that automatically switches from a wireless receive mode of the oscillator to a wireless transmit mode of the oscillator upon the detection of a synchronization (synch) signal of a camera body. In one example, a met... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8160436 | System and method for relay of pulsed light by intermittent radio for camera flash Methods and systems to relay short duration coded pulses of light emitted by a first flash device to a second flash device, which may be remote, using radio signals, wherein radio signals comprise data representative of short duration coded pulses of light from the ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160435 | Flash unit, camera, and camera flash system A flash unit of the present invention is capable of being used as a supplementary light source for taking photographs, and comprises a light emitting section capable of changing an illumination area of a flash, an imaging section capable of imaging a picture, includ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8121468 | Wireless communication system and method for photographic flash synchronization A system and method for controlling one or more remote photographic flash devices from a camera body. Wireless functionality within a camera body provides wireless communication of a signal from within the camera body to one or more remote devices. In one example, a... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8116621 | System and method of wireless power level control of TTL camera flash by radio Methods and systems to set an amount of light to be emitted by a remote flash device may comprise: a first radio communication device coupled to a camera, a means for a user to set a desired light emission intensity or power emission level which may be perceptible t... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116620 | Methods and systems to prepare and activate a wireless camera flash by radio Methods and systems to prepare and activate a wireless flash device may comprise a remote camera flash device comprising: a first radio communication device coupled to a camera, and at least a second radio communication device coupled to the remote camera flash devi... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8078045 | Remote view and controller for a camera A device operable with a camera is disclosed which includes a display screen, remote from the camera, and a processor for receiving an image signal of the field of view of the camera and for displaying an image of the field of view of the camera on the display scree... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8045850 | Image pickup apparatus, image recording apparatus and image recording method An imaging apparatus selectively recording an image taken by itself or at least one other apparatus is disclosed. A digital video camera selects between an image taken by a camera block (10) thereof, and an image taken by each of at least one other camera and... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8041203 | Camera, camera controlling method, and recording medium storing camera controlling program A camera includes a mode setting unit which sets an operation mode of the camera to a normal mode or an illumination apparatus control mode. A display unit selectively displays an image and information. A setting unit sets and changes operating conditions of an illu... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8005354 | Image pickup apparatus, light emission device, and image pickup system An image pickup apparatus capable of obtaining a satisfactory picked up image, even if a light emission device cannot emit the requested light amount. When notified that at least one of slave flash devices is unable to emit a set amount of light, a master flash devi... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7970267 | Wireless camera flash synchronizer system and method A system and method of wirelessly communicating a camera synchronization from a camera to a remote device using an externally connected device. A first signal generated after the activation of a camera trigger is received from the camera. Based on the first signal, ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7877005 | Commander flash apparatus and slave flash apparatus A commander flash apparatus for use in a wireless flash system which continuously emits light from the commander flash apparatus, transmits from the commander flash apparatus to a slave flash apparatus the data corresponding to the emission time interval of the comm... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7840130 | Mesh communication wireless camera system and method A system includes a camera and a monitoring system that are capable of wireless communication. The camera is operable to send a message to the monitoring system via a plurality of wireless communication paths. The message includes information relating to an operatio... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7813630 | Image capturing device with a voice command controlling function and method thereof An image capturing device with a voice command controlling function is provided. The image capturing device includes a voice command input unit and a voice command controlling chip. The voice command input unit receives standard voice commands and common voice comma... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7764875 | Wireless communication system and method for photographic flash synchronization A system and method for controlling one or more remote photographic flash devices from a camera body. Wireless functionality within a camera body provides wireless communication of a signal from within the camera body to one or more remote devices. In one example, a... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7725015 | Image pickup apparatus, image recording apparatus and image recording method An imaging apparatus selectively records an image taken by itself or from at least one other apparatus. A digital video camera selects between an image taken by a camera block and an image taken by at least one other camera and received by a wireless communication m... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7711255 | Camera-equipped portable terminal and photograph transmission method using the same A camera-equipped portable terminal facilitating convenient transmission of taken photographs and method therefor are provided. The portable terminal has a display unit for displaying at least one input address, a camera module for taking one or more photographs of ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7711256 | Camera-steady focus requirements for preventing inconspicuous use of cameras on handheld mobile communication devices Methods and devices for implementing a camera restriction on a wireless handheld communication device. As more handheld devices incorporate camera functionalities, organizations and individuals with privacy concerns are more vulnerable to unauthorized disclosure. Th... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7702228 | Wireless camera flash synchronizer system and method A system and method of wirelessly communicating a camera synchronization from a camera body to a remote device with a wireless camera flash synchronizer that prior to detecting a synchronization signal loads transmit frequency information to a transceiver and automa... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7697827 | User-friendlier interfaces for a camera This invention provides a camera system, including voice recognition, one or multiple microphones, gaze tracking, touch sensitive inputs and others. The voice recognition unit is operable for, among other things, receiving multiple different voice commands, recogniz... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7684686 | System and method for capturing, associating and distributing photographic images A system and method for capturing and distributing digitized photographic images via an electronics communications network are provided. A subject is provided with a portable identification wireless transmitter. A digital camera coupled with a wireless receiver crea... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7653296 | Camera and exchangeable lens barrel with wireless communication function A camera capable of conducting a wireless communication includes a wireless communication circuit and a wireless communication antenna. The wireless communication antenna, which is disposed at a non-metal movable member that can advance and retreat relative to a cam... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7636518 | Digital camera A digital camera is composed of a camera body and a lens unit removebly attached to the camera body. When the lens unit is attached to the camera body, the lens unit and camera body send and receive control signals by antennas and wireless I/Fs each disposed on the ... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7623777 | Camera A camera which can place an antenna for performing wireless communication at an ideal position without providing a complicated mechanism is disclosed. The camera has a camera body, a movable portion which can be projected from and retracted in the camera body to tak... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7609952 | Apparatus and method for remote viewing system An energy conserving remote power efficient viewing system comprising an instantaneous analog video transmission camera, an analog video receiver that receives and transmits a video image to a video monitor and a remote transmitter that activates the analog video tr... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7603029 | Method of controlling an image data output of a portable device, an image processing device, and a portable device having the same A method of controlling an image data output of a portable device, a portable device having a signal detection unit and image processing unit are provided. The signal detection unit generates a photographing-disabled mode signal in response to a restricted area sign... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7502555 | Information terminal device This is an information terminal device for receiving signals transmitted by a camera device. The device comprises information memory for storing information, a receiving unit for receiving a signal wirelessly transmitted by the camera device and a transmitting unit ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7486883 | Radio remote control for photographic equipment A radio sync system for photographic equipment including a transmitter unit and a receiver unit. The transmitter unit utilizes a power-management scheme for keeping the transmitter unit in a low-power stand-by state except when an RF signal needs to be transmitted, ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7480450 | Camera system and cameras connectable to radio network, which are used in the camera system Coordinated image capturing is appropriately performed even if an error occurs in the synchronization between cameras that are connected via a network. Camera A for image capturing and camera B for providing strobe light are connected via a radio network, and camera... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7477841 | Service provision system and automatic photography system In a system for providing a service to members of a group, a more complex form of the group can be flexibly and appropriately dealt with, and the service that is more convenient for the group can be provided. A group management database stores a group property, ther... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7437063 | Wireless camera flash synchronizer system and method A single oscillator synchronizer system and method that automatically switches from a wireless receive mode of the oscillator to a wireless transmit mode of the oscillator upon the detection of a synchronization (synch) signal of a camera body. In one example, a met... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7406259 | Automatically powering on an electronic device such as a camcorder or camera by determining the real-time state of the enclosure for the device A method for turning on the power of a camera or camcorder includes storing the camera or camcorder in an unattached enclosure, the enclosure having at least one radio-frequency identification tag that sends a wireless signal that identifies if the enclosure is clos... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7399128 | Camera control system Herein disclosed is an imaging system which can enhance its operational performance to allow an operator to easily obtain a good grasp of images collectively displayed on a screen by comprising: a camera (1) to be disposed in a remote place, the camera (1 | 07/15/2008 |
| 7391967 | Camera system The present invention provides a camera system, which can simplify an ordering procedure. An IC memory comprising a contactless interface is mounted on a camera, or an image recording medium, such as memory card or film. In a case where a customer has carried the ca... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7379664 | Remote view and controller for a camera A device operable with a camera is disclosed which includes a display screen, remote from the camera, and a processor for receiving an image signal of the field of view of the camera and for displaying an image of the field of view of the camera on the display scree... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7362965 | Wireless communication activation system and method A system and method for removable connection of an antenna element to a first flash synchronization connector of a camera body having wireless communication capability therein. An electrical event may be produced when the antenna element is connected to the first fl... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7340559 | Memory product controller, memory product control method, and memory product To provide a memory product controller, a memory product control method, and a memory product storing a computer program, capable of realizing a multi-function memory product, without increasing the cost, by grouping a plurality of memory products. In a memory produ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339610 | Image-capturing device An image-capturing device according to the present invention includes: an image sensor that captures a subject image and generates image data; a buffer memory that temporarily stores the image data; a connection unit that electrically and detachably connects a porta... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336307 | Camera having accumulation operation in the period between the time of fully opening a leading shutter and the time of starting of a trailing shutter Disclosed is a camera including: an image-taking device; a shutter unit having a first shutter member that travels from a position where a shutter opening is closed to a position which is retreated from the opening, and a second shutter member that travels from the ... | 02/26/2008 |
