Interface system of an image-capturing device

• US 20120086846A1
• Filed: 03/30/2011
• Published: 04/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: National Cheng KUNG University (Government of The Republic of China)
• Original Assignee: National Cheng KUNG University (Government of The Republic of China)
• Inventors: Fuh, Andy Ying-Guey, Liu, Cheng-Kai
• Application Number:
  US13/064,511
• Publication Number:
  US 20120086846A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/333.01
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 Control of parameters via user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/631 Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters

Abstract

An interface system of an image-capturing device is disclosed, which is set on a hand-held image-capturing device. The interface system of an image-capturing device includes a display unit, a touch sensor unit, and a control unit. The display unit displays a variety of setting pictures of the image-capturing device. The touch sensor unit senses a touch of a user so as to change the setting pictures displayed on the display unit. The control unit is connected with the display unit and the touch sensor unit, for controlling the operation of the image-capturing device. The disclosed interface system of an image-capturing device enables the user to adjust various kinds of exposure parameters quickly and intuitively.

Claims

1. An interface system of an image-capturing device, set on a hand-held image-capturing device, comprising:

a display unit, for displaying a variety of setting pictures of the image-capturing device, each of the variety of setting pictures including a plurality of setting value graphs;

a touch sensor unit, installed in proximity to the display unit, for sensing a touch of a user so as to change the setting pictures of the image-capturing device displayed on the display unit, and to select a setting value graph in the setting picture; and

a control unit, connected with the display unit and the touch sensor unit, for controlling the operation of the image-capturing device.

2. The interface system of an image-capturing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein as the touch sensor unit senses a one-point touch of the user, the control unit drives the display unit to display a first setting picture including a plurality of first setting value graphs for selection;

as the touch sensor unit senses a two-point touch of the user, the control unit drives the display unit to display a second setting picture including a plurality of second setting value graphs for selection; and

as the touch sensor unit senses a three-point touch of the user, the control unit drives the display unit to display a third setting picture including a plurality of third setting value graphs for selection.

3. The interface system of an image-capturing device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the two-point touch represents that the touch sensor unit senses a touch by two fingers of the user simultaneously, and the three-point touch represents that the touch sensor unit senses a touch by three fingers of the user simultaneously.

4. The interface system of an image-capturing device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the two-point touch represents that the touch sensor unit senses two continuous touches in a short time-interval, and the three-point touch represents that the touch sensor unit senses three continuous touches in a short time-interval.

5. The interface system of an image-capturing device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the touch sensor unit selects the plurality of setting value graphs displayed on the display unit by sensing a moving touch and the direction of movement of the moving touch.

6. The interface system of an image-capturing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display unit is in a circular shape and the touch sensor unit is circularly disposed on a peripheral portion of the circular display unit.

7. The interface system of an image-capturing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display unit is an LCD, an electronic ink display, a plasma display or a cholesterol-type LCD.

8. The interface system of an image-capturing device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first setting picture displayed on the display unit is a display picture of an operating mode.

9. The interface system of an image-capturing device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the second setting picture displayed on the display unit is a display picture of ISO vale adjustment.

10. The interface system of an image-capturing device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the third setting picture displayed on the display unit is a display picture of exposure compensation value.

11. The interface system of an image-capturing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display unit includes a backlight module.