Demo via on-camera display with power jack

• US 20040041933A1
• Filed: 12/09/2002
• Published: 03/04/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
• Original Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
• Inventors: Tenalio, Michael J., Volo, Gary C., Fredlund, John R., Johnson, Glenn W.
• Application Number:
  US10/314,819
• Publication Number:
  US 20040041933A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/333.01
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/63 by using electronic viewfinders
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/65 Control of camera operation in relation to power supply

Abstract

A method for utilizing an image display on a digital camera, including the steps of: initiating a demo mode demonstrating features and functions related to the digital camera on the image display; running the demonstration while no user input has been detected; terminating the demonstration upon a detection of a user input; allowing normal usage of the image display; and automatically re-initiating the demonstration after a predetermined elapsed period of time without detecting the user input.

Claims

1. A method for utilizing an image display on a digital camera, comprising the steps of:

a) initiating a demo mode demonstrating features and functions related to the digital camera on the image display;

b) running the demonstration while no user input has been detected;

c) terminating the demonstration upon a detection of a user input;

d) allowing normal usage of the image display; and

e) automatically re-initiating the demonstration after a predetermined elapsed period of time without detecting the user input.

2. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the demo mode includes a demo program and images.

3. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the initiating step further comprises:

initiating the demo mode during power-up of the digital camera.

4. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the user input is activating a button.

5. The method claimed in claim 2, wherein the demo program and/or images are in a memory of the digital camera.

6. The method claimed in claim 2, wherein the demo program and/or images are provided on a removable memory.

7. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein initiating the demo mode includes detecting presence of or absence of a removable memory.

8. The method claimed in claim 6, wherein the initiating the demo mode includes detecting presence of the demo program and/or images on the removable memory.

9. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the initiating the demo mode includes detecting absence of a battery.

10. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the initiating the demo mode includes detecting non-battery power.

11. The method claimed in claim 10, wherein the initiating the demo mode includes detecting presence of power from a data interface.

12. The method claimed in claim 1, further comprising the step of:

disabling the demo mode upon the digital camera communicating with a computing device running a software program associated with the digital camera.

13. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the demonstration further includes a help function.

14. The method claimed in claim 2, wherein the images are of a resolution no greater than the image display for the digital camera.

15. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the demo mode is used to run a slide show of user captured images.

16. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the demo mode is used to display sales images.

17. The method claimed in claim 2, wherein the demo mode is resident in the digital camera and the images are on a removable memory device.

18. The method claimed in claim 2, wherein the demo mode is on a removable memory device and the images are resident in the digital camera.

19. A digital camera including an image display, comprising:

a) means for initiating a demo mode demonstrating features and functions related to the digital camera on the image display;

b) means for running the demonstration while no user input has been detected;

c) means for terminating the demonstration upon a detection of a user input;

d) means for allowing normal usage of the image display; and

e) means for automatically re-initiating the demonstration after a predetermined elapsed period of time without detecting the user input.

20. The digital camera claimed in claim 19, wherein the demo mode includes a demo program and images.

21. The digital camera claimed in claim 19, wherein the initiating step further comprises:

initiating the demo mode during power-up of the digital camera.

22. The digital camera claimed in claim 19, wherein the user input is activating a button.

23. The digital camera claimed in claim 20, wherein the demo program and/or images are in a memory of the digital camera.

24. The digital camera claimed in claim 20, wherein the demo program and/or images are provided on a removable memory.

25. The digital camera claimed in claim 19, wherein initiating the demo mode includes detecting presence of or absence of a removable memory.

26. The digital camera claimed in claim 24, wherein the initiating the demo mode includes detecting presence of the demo program and/or images on the removable memory.

27. The digital camera claimed in claim 19, wherein the initiating the demo mode includes detecting absence of a battery.

28. The digital camera claimed in claim 19, wherein the initiating the demo mode includes detecting non-battery power.

29. The digital camera claimed in claim 28, wherein the initiating the demo mode includes detecting presence of power from a data interface.

30. The digital camera claimed in claim 19, further comprising:

means for disabling the demo mode upon the digital camera communicating with a computing device running a software program associated with the digital camera.

31. The digital camera claimed in claim 19, wherein the demonstration further includes a help function.

32. The digital camera claimed in claim 20, wherein the images are of a resolution no greater than the image display for the digital camera.

33. The digital camera claimed in claim 19, wherein the demo mode is used to run a slide show of user captured images.

34. The digital camera claimed in claim 19, wherein the demo mode is used to display sales images.

35. The digital camera claimed in claim 20, wherein the demo mode is resident in the digital camera and the images are on a removable memory device.

36. The digital camera claimed in claim 20, wherein the demo mode is on a removable memory device and the images are resident in the digital camera.