Information display control in image sensing apparatus
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1. An image sensing apparatus comprising:
- an image sensor;
a display for displaying an image obtained by said image sensor and information about a status of the image sensing apparatus, the information is different from the image;
a power supply unit for supplying power to processing circuits including said image sensor and said display; and
a controller for controlling operating statuses of said display and said power supply unit, wherein said controller controls supply of power to said display so as to set said display ON for a predetermined period and only display the information which is different from the image when said display is OFF and the information is to be displayed on said display.
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Abstract
To display information about an image sensing apparatus on a display when the display is OFF, the display is turned ON for only a predetermined time and displays the information in the image sensing apparatus having an image sensor and the display for displaying an image obtained by the image sensor and information about the status of the image sensing apparatus.
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1. An image sensing apparatus comprising:
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an image sensor;
a display for displaying an image obtained by said image sensor and information about a status of the image sensing apparatus, the information is different from the image;
a power supply unit for supplying power to processing circuits including said image sensor and said display; and
a controller for controlling operating statuses of said display and said power supply unit, wherein said controller controls supply of power to said display so as to set said display ON for a predetermined period and only display the information which is different from the image when said display is OFF and the information is to be displayed on said display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A display method in an image sensing apparatus having an image sensor and a display for displaying an image obtained by the image sensor and information about a status of the image sensing apparatus, the information is different from the image, said method comprising:
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a display step of turning ON the display device and displaying only the information which is different from the image when the display device is OFF; and
a monitoring step of monitoring a display period in said display step so as not to exceed a predetermined period. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15)
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13. A computer program having computer readable program code means for a display method in an image sensing apparatus having an image sensor and a display for displaying an image obtained by the image sensor and information about a status of the image sensing apparatus, the information is different from the image, said program including:
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first computer readable program code means for turning ON the display device and displaying only the information when the display device is OFF; and
second computer readable program code means for monitoring a display period of the information which is different from the image so as not to exceed a predetermined period.
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