Image capturing device including remote enable/disable
OwnerMark N. Robins, Heather N. Beaninventors
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Abstract
An image capturing device includes a memory, a communications device, and a processor. The processor receives an enable/disable communication from the communication device, interprets the enable/disable communication using a set of enable commands stored in the memory, and sets an enable state variable in the memory in response. The image capturing device is disabled for image capturing device operations when the enable state variable is set to a disable state and is enabled when the enable state variable is set to an enable state.
Claims24
An image capturing device, comprising:
- a memory storing an enable state variable and a set of enable commands;
- a communications device capable of receiving an enable command and a disable command;
- and
- a processor communicating with said memory and with said communications device, with said processor receiving an enable/disable communication from said communication device, interpreting said enable/disable communication using said set of enable commands, and setting said enable state variable in response;
- wherein said image capturing device is disabled for image capturing device operations when said enable state variable is set to a disable state and is enabled when said enable state variable is set to an enable state.
An image capturing method for an image capturing device, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a shutter command;
- checking an enable state variable to see if said image capturing device is enabled;
- and
- performing image capturing device operations if said enable state variable is set to an enable state.
An image capturing method for an image capturing device, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a shutter command;
- checking an enable state variable to see if said image capturing device is enabled;
- checking a temporary enable state variable to see if said image capturing device is temporarily disabled;
- and
- performing image capturing device operations if said enable state variable is set to an enable state and if said temporary enable state variable is set to an enable state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.