Patent ID: 8214568

Claim:
An intermediate device comprising: a first USB (Universal Serial Bus) port configured to couple with a USB port on a camera; circuitry configured to send USB signals to the camera and to receive USB signals from the camera, and to operate in USB Host mode, and/or USB OTG (on the go) mode, as the camera operates in Device mode; a second USB port configured to couple with the PDA (Personal Digital Assistant); and a microprocessor configured to enable a display of the PDA to indicate settings of respective remote lighting devices, and further configured to receive one or more adjusted settings, a memory configured to store the one or more adjusted settings, the microprocessor further configure to communicate the one or more adjusted settings to the respective remote lighting device(s); a radio module configured to communicate via radio waves with one or more radio signal receiving devices respectively coupled for communication with the remote lighting devices; wherein the circuitry is further configured to send USB signals to the PDA and to receive USB signals from the PDA, and to operate in USB Host mode, and/or USB OTG mode, as the PDA operates in Device mode.