Managing remote access to image capture devices

Abstract

One disclosed method involves receiving a first request to establish a first connection between a computing device and a camera, wherein the first connection is configured to allow streaming of video data from the camera to the computing device and the camera is configured to support connections with multiple remote devices at one time. A determination is made that a second connection is already established between an endpoint device and the camera, wherein the second connection is configured to allow streaming of video data from the camera to the endpoint device. Based at least in part on the first request and the second connection already being established, the second connection is terminated and the first connection is established, thus providing the computing device with access to one or more functionalities of the camera free of interference by the endpoint device.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.