Imaging device and user interface

• US 20070192741A1
• Filed: 05/02/2005
• Published: 08/16/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Funabashi, Yoshimitsu, Kobayashi, Motoki, Iriya, Shinichi, Yoritate, Miwako, Sasaki, Kayo
• Granted Patent: US 8,214,739 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/828
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00442 Simultaneous viewing of a plurality of images, e.g. using a mosaic display arrangement of thumbnails
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00448 horizontally
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00453 arranged in a two dimensional array
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00458 Sequential viewing of a plurality of images, e.g. browsing or scrolling
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/631 Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure

Abstract

A screen ST1 of an LCD with which a digital camera is provided displays an icon of a folder F1 indicating that the folder F1 has been selected. Image files P11 and P12 are captured reproduced images. A display frame SC displays a currently captured picture of an object, files P11 and P12, and the icon of the folder F1. To switch the folder F1 to a folder F2, the user presses a down button of a cross key 27. When the user presses the down button on the screen ST1, the screen ST1 is switched to a screen ST3 through a screen ST2. On the screen ST2, the number denoted in the icon is changed. The screen ST2 displays a state of which the folders are being switched. An icon displayed on the screen ST3 indicates that the folder F1 was switched to the folder F2.

Claims

1. An imaging apparatus having a display device, comprising:

an input device which designates one set of two sets of up and down directions and left and right directions,

wherein the one set of two sets of up and down directions and left and right directions is designated on the input device and folders which store image files are switched at least in one of a shooting mode and a reproducing mode, and

wherein switching of folders is displayed on a screen of the display device.

2. The imaging apparatus as set forth in claim 1,

wherein image files stored in each folder are successively arranged along a time axis and displayed.

3. The imaging apparatus as set forth in claim 1,

wherein the other set of two sets of up and down directions and left and right directions is designated, image files are scrolled.

4. The imaging apparatus as set forth in claim 1,

wherein an icon which denotes one of the folders indicates that folders were switched, and

wherein the icon which denotes one of the folders has a design similar to a photographic film.

5. The imaging apparatus as set forth in claim 1,

wherein one of a single-folder display mode of which image files of one of folders are displayed and an all-folder display mode of which all image files of all folders are arranged along a time axis and displayed is selected in the reproducing mode.

6. The imaging apparatus as set forth in claim 1,

wherein a reproducing menu option is selected while one folder or one image file is selected.

7. A user interface for an imaging device, comprising:

a display device; and

an input device which designates one set of two sets of up and down directions and left and right directions,

wherein the one set of two sets of up and down directions and left and right directions is designated on the input device and folders which store image files are switched at least in one of a shooting mode and a reproducing mode, and

wherein switching of folders is displayed on a screen of the display device.