Electronic device and switching method for the same

US8934014B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8934014-B2
Application numberUS-96518710-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 10, 2010
Priority dateSep 21, 2010
Publication dateJan 13, 2015
Grant dateJan 13, 2015

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A method for switching a monitored location of a plurality of image capture devices using an electronic device obtains a current direction of the electronic device, and determines a current image capture device corresponding to the current direction of the electronic device from the plurality of image capture devices. The method further sends a switch command to the current image capture device, receives captured images from the current image capture device, and displays the received captured images on a display screen of the electronic device.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for switching a monitored location of a plurality of image capture devices using an electronic device, the monitored location being monitored by the image captured devices, the method comprising: setting a reference direction of the electronic device and a corresponding reference image capture device of the plurality of image capture devices; obtaining a current direction of the electronic device detected by an electronic compass chip of the elect…

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What does patent US8934014B2 cover?
A method for switching a monitored location of a plurality of image capture devices using an electronic device obtains a current direction of the electronic device, and determines a current image capture device corresponding to the current direction of the electronic device from the plurality of image capture devices. The method further sends a switch command to the current image capture device…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Lee Hou-Hsien, Lee Chang-Jung, Lo Chih-Ping, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04N7/181. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 13 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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