Patent ID: 8154608

Claim:
A digital camera, comprising: a body; an image sensor in the body; a communications interface in the body and configured to receive first device information from a first external device, the first device information specifying an identification of the first external device as a master external device, and to receive second device information from a second external device; a controller coupled to the communications interface and configured to control operations of the digital camera; and executable code embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium and configured to cause the controller to perform the functions of: when the first external device is in communicative contact with the communications interface, allowing the digital camera to enter a configuration mode and, while in the configuration mode, registering the second device information as identifying the second external device as an authorized device; when the first external device is in communicative contact with the communications interface, configuring operational parameters of the digital camera to conform to operational parameters identified as being associated with the first external device based on the first information received from the first external device identifying the first external device; and when the second external device is in communicative contact with the communications interface, configuring operational parameters of the digital camera to conform to operational parameters identified as being associated with the second external device based on the second information received from the second external device identifying the second external device.