Patent ID: 8195840
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A camera configured to communicate with a second device, the camera comprising: a signal source generating an image data stream; a wireless data interface for carrying the data stream to the second device; a wired data interface for carrying the data stream to the second device, the wired interface comprising data lines and power lines; wherein each interface is capable of individually carrying the data stream; a switch for controlling which of the interfaces is used to carry the data stream to the second device, the switch configured to maintain the data stream through the wireless data interface when the wireless data interface is in use and a plug associated with the wired data interface becomes physically connected to the second device and the switch further configured for automatically disabling the data lines of said wired data interface so that said wired data interface can be used for only providing power through the power lines to said camera wherein the power provided to the camera recharges a battery of the camera and/or provides operating power to the camera.