ISight on MacBook Pro works intermittently

So last week I was Skyping with someone and all of a sudden my iSight stops working. I switched over to Photo Booth to see if it was working and Photo Booth told me "There is no camera connected". I grabbed a screen capture(to show the Apple technicians what I was experiencing, if I can't resolve the problem on my own). I checked the system profiler and it didn't show up in the USB hardware device section. I then restarted the programs that use the iSight camera(Skype and Photo Booth) and everything was fine. I've since experienced the problem twice and have reset the SMC(experienced before and after the reset). I still have Apple Care for a few months, but was curious if someone had another suggestion for a permanent fix. My I/O board and logic board have both been replaced in the last 6 months.
So... What should I do?

For any iSight problems, first try restarting the Mac. If the problems persist, try all relevant suggestions from:
  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090
If your iSight problem still occurs in more than one app and more than one user account, the reset suggested there often restores proper function of inbuilt iSight.
However, if your built-in iSight still does not work after carefully following all the suggestions in the "How to Troubleshoot iSight" article, and if iSight does not show as a USB hardware device in your Mac's System Profiler utility, yours is most likely a hardware problem. In that case, contact Apple or an Apple-Authorized Service Provider for service.
If your problem only returns when you try Skype, consider http://tinyurl.com/2bs3tk4
If you have ever used CamCamX, check for the CamCamX5.component file and delete it if you find it.
Message was edited by: EZ Jim
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