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US 6,853,805 · App. 10/443,488 · Granted Feb 8, 2005

Camera remote system and methods associated therewith

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Patent No.
US 6,853,805
App. No.
10/443,488
Granted
Feb 8, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein are various embodiments of a camera and methods associated therewith for notifying a user upon non-conforming separation of a remote from the camera.

Claims (30)

1. A camera remote system for a camera comprising:

a camera housing;

a remote;

an alarm located in said camera housing; and

a controller located in said camera housing, said controller detecting absence of said remote and activating said alarm;

wherein, said alarm comprises an audible device;

a remote receptacle formed in said camera housing; and

a text message formed on said camera housing remote receptacle.

2. The camera remote system of claim 1 and further:

wherein at least one component of said alarm is formed in said remote receptacle.

3. The camera remote system of claim 1 and further comprising:

at least one conductor formed on said remote, said conductor being electrically associated with said alarm.

4. A method of notifying a user of a missing remote for a camera comprising:

providing a remote receptacle formed in said camera;

providing an alarm located in said camera housing with at least one component of said alarm formed in said remote receptacle;

using said alarm to notify said user of said missing remote upon non-return of said remote to said remote receptacle;

terminating said notifying upon replacement of said remote to said remote receptacle.

5. The method of claim 4 and further comprising:

waiting a predetermined period of time prior to said notifying said user of said missing remote.

6. A camera remote system for a camera comprising:

a camera housing;

a remote;

an alarm located in said camera housing; and

a controller located in said camera housing, said controller detecting absence of said remote and activating said alarm;

a receptacle formed in said camera housing; and

wherein at least one component of said alarm is formed in said receptacle.

7. The camera remote system of claim 6 and further comprising;

at least one conductor formed on said remote, said conductor being electrically associated with said alarm.

8. The camera remote system of claim 6 and further comprising:

a text message formed on said receptacle.