Portable imaging device

• US 20050195293A1
• Filed: 02/01/2005
• Published: 09/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PENTAX RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD.
• Original Assignee: Pentax Corporation (Hoya Corporation)
• Inventors: Kobayashi, Satoru, Masuda, Toshio
• Granted Patent: US 7,515,190 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/231.99
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/631 Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/635 Region indicators; Field of view indicators
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/7921 for more than one processing mode

Abstract

A portable imaging device has a memory which stores a device image. This device image shows a part of an outside of the portable image device itself including a plurality of selectable portions relating to the control members of the portable image device. The device image is read and is indicated on the LCD of the portable image device. With the portable image at least one of characters is indicated on the LCD. The characters correspond to selectable portions. One of the selectable portions is selected as a selected portion. The selected portion is distinguished from other selectable portion by the characters. The function relating to the selected portion is indicated on the LCD.

Claims

1. A portable imaging device, having a control member for controlling said portable imaging device and a displaying device for displaying images, said portable imaging device comprising:

a memory that stores a device image showing at least a part of an outside of said portable imaging device, said device image including a plurality of selectable portions relating to said control member;

a reading processor that reads said device image from said memory;

a first indicating processor that indicates a first image which shows a character corresponding to at least one of said plurality of selectable portions, and said device image which is read by said reading processor, on said displaying device;

a selection indicating processor that indicates that a selected portion has been selected from said plurality of selectable portions using said character on said first image; and

a second indicating processor that indicates a second image showing a function relating to said selected portion, on said displaying device.

2. A portable imaging device according to claim 1, wherein said selection indicating processor indicates said selected portion to distinguish said selected portion from other portions.

3. A portable imaging device according to claim 2, wherein said selection indicating processor indicates a character corresponding to said selected portion and does not indicate other characters corresponding to said selectable portions.

4. A portable imaging device according to claim 1, wherein when said second indicating processor indicates said second image, said first and device images are not indicated on said displaying device.

5. A portable imaging device according to claim 1, wherein said first indicating processor indicates all characters corresponding to said plurality of selectable portions.

6. A portable imaging device according to claim 5, wherein said first indicating processor distinguishes one character corresponding to said selected portion from all characters.

7. A portable imaging device according to claim 1, wherein said portable imaging device is in one selected mode which is selected from a plurality of modes, and said function corresponds to said selected mode.

8. A portable imaging device according to claim 7, wherein said a plurality of modes includes a photograph mode for photographing and a replay mode for displaying an image photographed in said photograph mode on said displaying device.

9. A portable imaging device according to claim 7, wherein said plurality of selectable portions is changed according to said selected mode.

10. A portable imaging device according to claim 1, wherein said memory stores a plurality of device images, and said reading processor reads one of said plurality of device images.

11. A portable imaging device according to claim 10, wherein when said portable imaging device is in a selected mode which is selected from a plurality of modes, said reading processor reads said device images according to said selected mode.

12. A portable imaging device according to claim 1, wherein said first image includes a text character corresponding to at least one of said plurality of selectable portions.

13. A portable imaging device according to claim 1, wherein an indicating field on which said displaying device displays an image is divided into at least first and second fields.

14. A portable imaging device according to claim 13, wherein said first indicating processor indicates said device image in said first field and said first image in said second field.

15. A portable imaging device according to claim 14, wherein said first field is located at the closest position on said displaying device to where said control member being included in said device image is located, and said second image is adjacent to said first image.

16. A portable imaging device according to claim 15, wherein said first field includes a right side of said indicating field.

17. A portable imaging device according to claim 14, wherein said second indicating processor indicates said second image on a third field which is bigger than each of said first and second fields.

18. A portable imaging device according to claim 17, wherein said third field is a combination of said first and second fields.