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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2012
Applicants:
Christine Miyachi, Cambridge, MA (US);
Elton Tarik Ray, Livonia, NY (US);
Inventors:
Christine Miyachi, Cambridge, MA (US);
Elton Tarik Ray, Livonia, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00244 (2013.01); H04N 1/00347 (2013.01); H04N 5/23206 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0013 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0044 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0084 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0094 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus for remotely controlling a camera connected to a multi-function device are disclosed. For example, the method receives a request from a third party server to instruct the camera to take a photograph, sends a call to the camera to take the photograph, wherein the call is sent to the camera over a universal serial bus (USB) connection between the multi-function device and the camera, receives the photograph and transmits the photograph to the third party server.