Hotkey function in digital camera user interface

• US 20040051741A1
• Filed: 09/13/2002
• Published: 03/18/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Monument Peak Ventures, LLC (Dominion Harbor Enterprises, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
• Inventors: Venturino, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 7,827,508 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/812
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00416 Multi-level menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00432 using tabs
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00474 outputting a plurality of functional options, e.g. scan, copy or print
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00482 outputting a plurality of job set-up options, e.g. number of copies, paper size or resolution
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 Control of parameters via user interfaces

Abstract

A digital camera comprising: a display; means for displaying on the display a menu of user selectable options; first user activated means for sequentially navigating through the displayed menu of user selectable options; and second user activated means for directly choosing a predetermined one of the options without having to navigate sequentially through the options.

Claims

1. A digital camera comprising:

a display;

means for displaying on said display a menu of user selectable options;

first user activated means for sequentially navigating through said displayed menu of user selectable options; and

second user activated means for directly choosing a predetermined one of said options without having to navigate sequentially through said options.

2. The camera of claim 1 wherein said means for displaying displays said menu of user selectable options in a linear array, and wherein said first user actuated means is repeatedly actuated to navigate through said linear array of options.

3. The camera of claim 1 wherein said means for displaying displays said menu of user selectable options in a vertical array and wherein said first user actuated means has up and down switches which when actuated sequentially navigate through said vertical array of options in up and down directions, respectively.

4. The camera of claim 1 wherein said means for displaying displays at least two menus of user selectable options, each menu including a vertical array of different options, only one menu being displayed at one time, and tabs identifying each menu being arrayed horizontally, and wherein said first user actuated means includes up and down switches, which when actuated sequentially navigate though the vertical array of options of a menu in up and down directions respectively, and further includes right side and left side switches, which when actuated sequentially navigate through said horizontally arrayed tabs in righthand or lefthand directions respectively.

5. The camera of claim 1 wherein said second user actuated means includes means for identifying a plurality of predetermined functions and a user actuated switch which can be actuated respectively to directly choose said predetermined functions.