REMOTE CONTROL AND VIEWFINDER FOR MOBILE CAMERA PHONE

摘要

A system, method, and device for remotely controlling the camera functions of a mobile camera phone are disclosed. The mobile camera phone and another device are communicable with one another using the Bluetooth protocol. Each includes a Bluetooth module (210) that establishes a wireless connection with one another (310) such that data and instructions can be exchanged. The other device receives and displays data representative of the mobile camera phone's viewfmder (350). A camera application is coupled with Hie Bluetooth module (210) for establishing a master/slave relationship (320) with a corresponding camera application (220) in the mobile camera phone. The other device sends camera control commands to the mobile camera phone wherein the camera control commands can manipulate camera settings (360), take a picture (380), and dispose of the resultant picture (390). The other device further includes a user interface coupled with the display (140) that provides a means of inputting data to manipulate the camera application (220).