PEER TO PEER LIGHTING COMMUNICATION

摘要

A camera flash device, method and computer program for communicating between a primary camera flash device and other camera flash devices comprising: detecting orientation and position of the camera flash device and range of a primary subject in focus on the camera flash device; locating other networkable camera flash devices for communication; receiving subject data for a real time image of a subject from one or more of the located networkable camera flash devices; determining from subject data which networkable camera flash devices are pointing at the primary subject; determining two or more camera flash devices for use in a picture; and synchronizing determined two or more camera flash devices for flash operation when one or more of the camera flash devices takes a picture of the primary subject.

主权项

1. A camera flash device comprising:
detectors for detecting the orientation and position of the camera flash device and the distance from a subject in focus on the camera flash device; a camera network identifier for locating networkable camera flash devices for communication across a network; a camera network database for receiving subject data for real time image subjects from one or more of the networkable camera flash devices; a primary subject camera identifier for determining from subject data which networkable camera flash devices are focused on the subject; a camera flash option engine for determining two or more subject camera flash devices for use in a picture; and a camera flash synchronization engine for synchronizing said two or more subject camera flash devices for flash operation when one or more of the subject camera flash devices takes a picture of the subject.