Portable imaging display device employing an aspect ratio dependent user interface control window

• US 20030222889A1
• Filed: 03/26/2003
• Published: 12/04/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
• Original Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
• Inventors: Endsley, Jay A., Parulski, Kenneth, Schaeffer, Pierre
• Application Number:
  US10/397,826
• Publication Number:
  US 20030222889A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/619
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00127 Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00135 Scanning of a photographic original
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00137 Transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00145 from a remote location
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00148 Storage information retrieval G06F16/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00164 at a remote location
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00188 Printing, e.g. prints or reprints H04N1/0019, H04N1/00196 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00352 Input means H04N1/00411 takes precedence; input arrangements for computers G06F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00408 Display of information to the user, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00413 using menus, i.e. presenting the user with a plurality of selectable options H04N1/00464 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00427 using a menu list H04N1/00421, H04N1/00424, H04N1/00429 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00458 Sequential viewing of a plurality of images, e.g. browsing or scrolling
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0039 Connection via a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0063 Constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/007 Selecting or switching between a still picture apparatus or function and another apparatus or function H04N2201/0022 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3225 of data relating to an image, a page or a document
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3243 of type information, e.g. handwritten or text document
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3253 Position information, e.g. geographical position at time of capture, GPS data

Abstract

A portable imaging device for accessing and viewing image wherein each of the images has associated aspect ratio information. The imaging device comprises: a memory for storing at least one image and associated aspect ratio information; a display for displaying at least one of the images stored in the memory and simultaneously displaying a user interface control window; and user controls for selecting commands displayed in the user interface control window; wherein a location of the user interface control window displayed in the display is dependent upon the aspect ratio information.

Claims

1. A system for accessing and viewing images transmitted from a remote location to a portable imaging device, each of the transmitted images having associated aspect ratio information, comprising:

the portable imaging device comprising;

a receiver adapted to receive images and aspect ratio information transmitted from the remote location;

a memory for storing at least one of the images and aspect ratio information received from the receiver;

a display for displaying at least one of the images stored in the memory and simultaneously displaying a user interface control window; and

user controls for selecting commands displayed in the user interface control window;

wherein a location of the user interface control window displayed in the display is dependent upon the aspect ratio information.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the user interface control window is located at a bottom of the display when the aspect ratio information indicates that the image has a landscape orientation.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the user interface control window is located at a side of the display when the aspect ratio information indicates that the image has a portrait orientation.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the portable imaging device further comprises an image sensor for capturing a digital image and an orientation sensor for determining the orientation of the portable imaging device.

5. The system of claim 4, further comprising a camera/battery module and wherein the image sensor and orientation sensor are provided as part of the camera/battery module.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the user controls enables a zoom operation to enlarge at least a portion of the displayed image.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the user interface control window display is modified when the zoom operation is enabled.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the image zoom operation modifies the aspect ratio of the displayed image.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the zoom operation uses the full area of the display to display a zoomed portion of the image.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the user controls enable the transmission of the displayed image to a user designee.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the user controls enable the ordering of a hard copy print of the displayed image.

12. A portable imaging device for accessing and viewing images, each of the images having associated aspect ratio information, comprising:

a memory for storing at least one image and associated aspect ratio information;

a display for displaying at least one of the images stored in the memory and simultaneously displaying a user interface control window; and

user controls for selecting commands displayed in the user interface control window;

wherein a location of the user interface control window displayed in the display is dependent upon the aspect ratio information.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the user interface control window is located at a bottom of the display when the aspect ratio information indicates that the image has a landscape orientation.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the user interface control window is located at a side of the display when the aspect ratio information indicates that the image has a portrait orientation.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the portable imaging device further comprises an image sensor for capturing a digital image and an orientation sensor for determining the orientation of the portable imaging device.

16. The system of claim 15, further comprising a camera/battery module and wherein the image sensor and orientation sensor are provided as part of the camera/battery module.

17. The system of claim 12, wherein the user controls enables a zoom operation to enlarge at least a portion of the displayed image.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the user interface control window display is modified when the zoom operation is enabled.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the image zoom operation modifies the aspect ratio of the displayed image.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the zoom operation uses the full area of the display to display a zoomed portion of the image.

21. The system of claim 12, wherein the user controls enable the transmission of the displayed image to a user designee.

22. The system of claim 12, wherein the user controls enable the ordering of a hard copy print of the displayed image.

23. A method for accessing and viewing an image transmitted from a remote location wherein the transmitted image includes associated aspect ratio information, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving, using a portable imaging device having a display, the at least one image and aspect ratio information transmitted from the remote location;

storing the at least one image and aspect ratio information received by the receiver;

providing selectable user controls displayable in a user interface control window of display the portable imaging device; and

simultaneously displaying, in the display of the portable imaging device, the at least one image stored in the memory and the user interface control window;

wherein a location of the user interface control window displayed in the display is dependent upon the aspect ratio information.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the user interface control window is located at a bottom of the display when the aspect ratio information indicates that the image has a landscape orientation.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the user interface control window is located at a side of the display when the aspect ratio information indicates that the image has a portrait orientation.

26. The method of claim 23, further comprising the step of displaying an enlarged portion of the image responsive to a selectable user control.

27. The method of claim 26, further comprising the step of modifying the user interface control window responsive to the display of the enlarged portion of the image.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the aspect ratio of the enlarged portion of the image differs from the aspect ratio of the image.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein the enlarged portion o the image is displayed using the full area of the display.

30. The method of claim 23, further comprising the step of transmitting the displayed image to a user designee.

31. The method of claim 23, further comprising the step of ordering a hard copy print of the displayed image.