Patent ID: 7503011
Filing Date: 2009-03-10
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. Apparatus comprising: a hand held camera comprising a camera body, a display disposed in the camera body for displaying image data stored in the camera and for displaying a graphical user interface, and a communication port accessible for a first mating connection through an opening in the camera body; and a support module comprising a support member for supporting the camera, the support module including a support module body having a communication connector disposed therein for completing the first mating connection with the communication port of the camera while supporting the camera, the support module including means for detecting the first mating connection of the communication connector to the communication port and, in response thereto, a runtime engine that automatically uploads display control information from the support module via the first mating connection; wherein the runtime engine translates the display control information from the support module into a dynamically created graphical user interface that is displayed on the display.