Patent ID: 7623182

Claim:
A camera interface module (CIM), comprising: a first connector mounted on a first side, the first connector having a first size where the first connector is configured to couple to a camera dock; a second connector mounted on a second side, the second connector having a second size, where the second size is smaller than the first size, and where the second connector is configured to couple to a camera; a standard I/O connector and a power jack mounted on a third side, wherein the CIM is configured to electrically couple the camera to a computer and a power source only through the first connector when the CIM is coupled to the camera dock and through the standard I/O connector and the power jack respectively when the CIM is disconnected from the camera dock; wherein the CIM is configured such that the standard I/O connector and the power jack are inaccessible when the camera interface module is mounted in the camera dock.