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US 2006/0066753 A1Published application
Camera docking station with multiple controls
OwnerK. Gennetten, James Dowinventors
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Abstract
A digital camera dock includes multiple controls and connections for multiple external devices. Actuating a control initiates interaction with a corresponding external device connection. A method of using a camera docking station is also described.
Claims16
A camera docking system comprising:
- a camera;
- a docking station, connected to the camera, with connections for at least two external other devices;
- and
- at least two controls on the docking station, each control corresponding to one of the at least two connections for external other devices, and the actuation of each control initiating interaction with its corresponding external other device connection when an external device is connected to that connection.
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A method of using a camera docking station comprising the steps of:
- connecting at least one external other device to the camera docking station using at least one of at least two connectors provided on the camera docking station for connecting to external devices;
- connecting a camera to the camera docking station;
- and
- initiating interaction between the camera and an external other device by actuating one of at least two controls provided on the camera docking station, each control corresponding to one external other device connection.
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A method of operating a camera docking station comprising the steps of:
- receiving a camera onto the camera docking station;
- detecting at least one external device connected to one of at least two external device connections;
- detecting the actuation of one of at least two controls, each control corresponding to one external device connection;
- and
- initiating interaction with the external device.
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A method of using a camera docking station comprising the steps of:
- connecting at least two external devices to the docking station;
- connecting a camera to the docking station;
- detecting the presence of at least one external other device connected to the docking station;
- and
- indicating the operability of a control corresponding to a connection with the external device.
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A docking station comprising:
- a control switch;
- a signal line that receives a signal from a camera;
- and
- an indication designating whether the control switch is operable, in response to the signal from the camera.
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A docking station comprising:
- a connector for a camera;
- at least two control switches;
- at least two connectors for devices, each connector for a device corresponding to one of the control switches;
- and
- each control switch controlling whether the camera interacts with an external device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.