Wireless camera flash synchronizer system and method
US8559804B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 3, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B17/00
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An external device for wirelessly synchronizing a remote device to image acquisition of a camera with switching of a transceiver from receive mode to transmit mode in response to receipt of a first signal by the external device generated after a trigger of the camera is activated. The external device includes a wireless communication functionality and a connector for connecting the external device to a port of the camera providing access to the first signal. The external device includes auto mode switcher for switching the transceiver from a receive mode to a transmit mode. A system including a camera and an external device configured to switch from receive mode to transmit mode in response to a signal from the camera generated after a trigger of the camera is activated.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.