US 11,711,496 B2
Wireless camera network
Ben Stern, Holmen, WI (US); Jeff Peel, Decorah, IA (US); and Ben Thorud, Holmen, WI (US)
Assigned to TACTACAM LLC, Caledonia, MN (US)
Filed by Tactacam LLC, Caledonia, MN (US)
Filed on May 12, 2017, as Appl. No. 15/594,216.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/335,854, filed on May 13, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2017/0332051 A1, Nov. 16, 2017
Int. Cl. H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 5/04 (2006.01); F41C 27/00 (2006.01); F41B 5/14 (2006.01)
CPC H04N 7/181 (2013.01) [F41B 5/1492 (2013.01); F41C 27/00 (2013.01); H04N 5/04 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wireless camera system, comprising:
a remote control comprising one or more input devices and a display; and
a wireless camera network comprising cameras including a first camera and a second camera in wireless communication with the first camera,
wherein the remote control is configured to present a list of the cameras in the wireless camera network;
wherein, in response to input received via the one or more input devices of the remote control, the remote control is configured to specify, from the presented list of cameras, a first subset of cameras for starting and a second subset from the presented list of cameras for not starting;
wherein, in response to input received via the one or more input devices, the remote control is configured to wirelessly transmit a first start signal; and
wherein, in response to receiving the first start signal from the remote control and being in the first subset of cameras for starting, the first camera and the second camera are configured to record images or video to a respective memory of the first camera and the second camera, and wirelessly transmit a second start signal so as to initiate recording images or video by a third camera of the first subset not in range of the remote control.