Method and apparatus for controlling adaptive menu of digital camera
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1. A method of controlling a menu of a digital camera, the method comprising:
- comparing a number of uses value for each menu item to a reference number;
determining a display order of the menu items according to the result of the comparison;
displaying the menu items according to the display order;
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Abstract
In a method of controlling an adaptive menu of a digital camera, at least two menu items are sequentially displayed according to a set display order. An initially active menu item from among the displayed menu items is activated. A user selects a desired menu item. At least one of either the display order of the menu items or the initially active menu item is set according to the number of uses of each of the menu items.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a menu of a digital camera, the method comprising:
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comparing a number of uses value for each menu item to a reference number;
determining a display order of the menu items according to the result of the comparison;
displaying the menu items according to the display order;
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12. A method of controlling a menu of a digital camera, the method comprising:
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comparing the number of uses of the menu items to be displayed with a reference number;
determining whether a menu item will be initially active from among the menu items to be displayed according to the result of the comparison step;
displaying the menu items and activating the initial active menu item from among the displayed menu items;
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20. A digital camera capable of controlling an adaptive menu, the camera comprising:
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an image photographing portion to photograph an object;
an image processing portion to perform predetermined image processing and output the processed digital image data;
a recording portion to store the digital image data;
a display portion to display the menu items in a display order and activate the menu items with one menu item initially active;
an operation portion to select a menu item displayed on the display portion;
a storage portion which is non-volatile and stores number of uses values of the menu items; and
a control portion to set at least one of either the display order of the menu items or the initially active menu item, according to the number of uses of the menu items. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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