Imaging Device Providing Soft Buttons and Method of Changing Attributes of the Soft Buttons

• US 20090109231A1
• Filed: 10/27/2008
• Published: 04/30/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Medison Company Limited (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Medison Company Limited (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: Kim, Sung Nam
• Application Number:
  US12/259,242
• Publication Number:
  US 20090109231A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/581
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

The present invention relates to an imaging device having a touch screen as a user interface and a method of changing attributes of a soft button provided on the touch screen. Each of the attributes has an attribute name and a plurality of attribute values. The method includes: receiving a request for designating a soft button and changing attributes of the designated soft button through the touch screen; providing a window displaying attribute names associated with the designated soft button on the touch screen in response to the request; receiving a selection instruction to select one of the attribute names on the window; receiving change information for changing an attribute value corresponding to the selected attribute name; and changing the attribute value of the designated soft button based on the change information.

Claims

1. A method of changing attributes of a soft button on a touch screen in an imaging device, said each of the attributes having an attribute name and a plurality of attribute values, comprising:

receiving a request for designating a soft button and changing attributes of the designated soft button through the touch screen;

providing a window displaying attribute names associated with the designated soft button on the touch screen in response to the request;

receiving a selection instruction to select one of the attribute names on the window;

receiving change information for changing an attribute value corresponding to the selected attribute name; and

changing the attribute value of the designated soft button based on the change information.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing the changed attribute value of the designated soft button.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the changing attribute value includes:

extracting edges of the designated soft button;

displaying a plurality of markers on the extracted edges of the designated soft button;

receiving an instruction from a user to adjust the markers; and

changing the edges of the designated soft button to be fitted with the adjusted markers.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the attributes include a size, a rotation angle, a width of an edge line width, a background color and a shape of an edge line of the designated soft button.

5. An imaging device comprising:

a touch screen operable to display a plurality of soft buttons for allowing a user to input an instruction, said instruction including a request for designating one of the soft buttons and changing attributes of the designated soft button, said each of the attributes having an attribute name and a plurality of attribute values and said instruction further including a change information for changing an attribute value of the designated soft button;

a control unit operable to change the attribute value of the designated soft button based on the attribute change information; and

a storing unit operable to store attributes of the soft buttons.

6. The imaging device of claim 5, wherein the control unit is configured to perform functions:

extracting attribute names associated with the designated soft button in response to the designating request;

controlling the touch screen such that an item window showing the extracted attribute names is displayed thereon;

extracting edges of the designated soft button in response to the change information;

controlling a plurality of markers to be indicated on the extracted edges of the designated soft button;

adjusting the makers based on the change information; and

adjusting the edges of the designated soft button to be fitted with the adjusted markers.

7. The imaging device of claim 6, wherein the attributes include a size, a rotation angle, a width of an edge line width, a background color and a shape of an edge line of the designated soft button.