Appliance and method for navigating among multiple captured images and functional menus
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04N-001/024
H04N-001/40
출원번호
US-0053465
(2002-01-18)
발명자
/ 주소
Dow,James C.
Dalton,Dan L.
Rudd,Michael L.
Ruffatto,Karin C.
Formosa,Daniel
Nieves,Sandra
Hamburger,Paul
DeVries,Michael J.
Shepard,Nancy
출원인 / 주소
Hewlett Packard Development Company, L.P.
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
4인용 특허 :
11
초록▼
A capturing and viewing appliance and method are used for capturing and communicating images. The capturing and viewing appliance is an instrument used to capture and communicate images to other devices with communication capabilities. The capturing and viewing appliance includes a processor for man
A capturing and viewing appliance and method are used for capturing and communicating images. The capturing and viewing appliance is an instrument used to capture and communicate images to other devices with communication capabilities. The capturing and viewing appliance includes a processor for manipulating and viewing the images on a built-in display. Program code stored in internal memory includes a menu/image navigation application program which allows the user to use navigation buttons to view multiple images as well as navigate menus. According to another aspect of the invention, the menu/image navigation interface provides a user-friendly interface for effective communication of functionality of an appliance or other device to the user through use of animated transitions. Through the use of icons, menus, navigation buttons and animated transitions used to communicate functionality to the user, the present invention presents a novel user interface which makes the menu/image navigation user interface and method a solution in devices with limited resources which need to be able to navigate among multiple images arranged in different orientations. The menu/image navigation appliance and method is designed for navigating among multiple captured images and operating the appliance using menus through instrument reuse which is especially useful in portable hand-held appliances or other devices which are capable of displaying images where space and compactness are a concern.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. A digital camera, comprising: a photoelement array for acquiring image data; a menu interface for controlling said digital camera; a memory for saving said image data; a processor in communication with said memory; a control instrument in communication with said processor; a
What is claimed is: 1. A digital camera, comprising: a photoelement array for acquiring image data; a menu interface for controlling said digital camera; a memory for saving said image data; a processor in communication with said memory; a control instrument in communication with said processor; a display in communication with said processor for displaying said image data; and program code stored in said memory and executed by said processor using said control instrument for navigating among a plurality of said image data, said program code further comprising a menu navigation software module for navigating a plurality of menus of said menu interface using said control instrument, wherein said program code is configured to group said image data into one or more logical units. 2. The digital camera of claim 1, wherein when at least one of said plurality of menus of said menu interface is activated and displayed on said display, said control instrument controls selection of at least one of said elements of said menu. 3. The digital camera of claim 1, wherein when none of said plurality of menus is active and said image data is stored in said memory, said control instrument controls navigation among said images stored in said memory. 4. The digital camera of claim 1, wherein said control instrument is a set of navigational buttons. 5. The digital camera of claim 4, wherein said set of navigational buttons comprise: a left navigation button; a right navigation button; an up navigation button; and a down navigation button. 6. The digital camera of claim 5, wherein said left navigation button deactivates at least one of said plurality of menus which is displayed on said display when said menu interface is active. 7. The digital camera of claim 5, wherein said up navigation button distinguishes each said element of said menu sequentially up a list of said menu elements when, said menu interface is active. 8. The digital camera of claim 5, wherein said down navigation button distinguishes each of said elements of said menu sequentially down a list of said menu elements when said menu interface is active. 9. The digital camera of claim 5, wherein said up navigation button navigates among attached images grouped into a logical unit when said menu interface is not active and an image is displayed which is grouped into said logical unit. 10. The digital camera of claim 9, wherein said up navigation button displays the previous image grouped into said logical unit. 11. The digital camera of claim 5, wherein said down navigation button navigates among attached images grouped into a logical unit when said menu interface is not active and an image is displayed which is grouped into said logical unit. 12. The digital camera of claim 11, wherein said down navigation button displays the next image grouped into said logical unit. 13. The digital camera of claim 5, wherein said left navigation button navigates among said image data stored in said memory which is not in a current logically grouped unit. 14. The digital camera of claim 13, wherein said left navigation button displays the previous logically grouped unit of said image data stored in the previous contiguous memory location in said memory. 15. The digital camera of claim 5, wherein said right navigation button navigates among said image data stared in said memory which is not in a current logically grouped unit. 16. The digital camera of claim 15, wherein said right navigation button displays the next logically grouped unit of said image data stored in the next contiguous memory location in said memory. 17. The digital camera of claim 1, further comprising: means for communicating image data to a remote device. 18. A method for navigating among a plurality of image data using a digital camera, the method comprising the steps of: acquiring image data far said digital camera; saving said image data in a memory; displaying said image data on a display; grouping said image data in one or more logical units; providing a menu interface for navigating a plurality of menus of said menu interface, said menu interface using program code stored in said memory and executed by a processor; and navigating among a plurality of said image data using said menu interface. 19. The method of claim 18, further comprising the step of: selecting at least one element of said menu when at least one of said plurality of menus of said menu interface is activated and displayed. 20. The method of claim 18, further comprising the step of: navigating among said images stored in said memory when none of said plurality of menus is active and said image data is stored in said memory. 21. The method of claim 18, further comprising the step of: providing a plurality of navigation buttons, said plurality of navigation buttons including a left navigation button, a right navigation button, an up navigation button and a down navigation button. 22. The method of claim 18, further comprising the step of: communicating image data to a remote device.
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