Device Including Touchscreen

• US 20130314578A1
• Filed: 07/30/2013
• Published: 11/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nintendo Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Nintendo Company Limited
• Inventors: Imaizumi, Masahiro, Masaki, Takako
• Application Number:
  US13/954,509
• Publication Number:
  US 20130314578A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/333.02
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/10 Control of the course of the game, e.g. start, progess, end
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/213 comprising photodetecting means, e.g. cameras, photodiodes or infrared cells A63F13/219, A63F13/655 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/2145 the surface being also a display device, e.g. touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/215 comprising means for detecting acoustic signals, e.g. using a microphone
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/26 having at least one additional display device, e.g. on the game controller or outside a game booth
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/45 Controlling the progress of the video game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/95 Storage media specially adapted for storing game information, e.g. video game cartridges
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1081 Input via voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1087 comprising photodetecting means, e.g. a camera
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/204 the platform being a handheld device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/301 using an additional display connected to the game console, e.g. on the controller
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1643 the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1677 for detecting open or closed state or particular intermediate positions assumed by movable parts of the enclosure, e.g. detection of display lid position with respect to main body in a laptop, detection of opening of the cover of battery compartment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1686 the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1692 the I/O peripheral being a secondary touch screen used as control interface, e.g. virtual buttons or sliders
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1632 Pen holder integrated in the computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 : using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 : Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 : for local intradevice communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00204 : with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server programmed control between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N1/32561
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00965 : using a plug-in memory module, e.g. memory card, memory stick
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2112 : using still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2129 : Recording in, or reproducing from, a specific memory area or areas, or recording or reproducing at a specific moment
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2158 : using a detachable storage unit
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 : Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 : Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/216 : Arrangements for recording on different types of storage medium, e.g. IC card or magnetic tape; Recording on a plurality of storage media
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3264 : of sound signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/00 : Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/51 : Housings
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/95 : Computational photography systems, e.g. light-field imaging systems

Abstract

An example device includes at least one camera, a touchscreen and a display controller. The display controller is configured to concurrently display on the touchscreen (i) a first button operable for taking a picture using the camera, and (ii) a real time image captured by the camera, wherein the first button overlaps the real time image.

Claims

1. :

A device, comprising;

at least one camera;

a touchscreen; and

a display controller configured to concurrently display on the touchscreen (i) a first button operable for taking a picture using the camera, and (ii) a real time image captured by the camera, wherein the first button overlaps the real time image.

2. :

The device according to claim 1, wherein the real time image is displayed over the entirety of the touchscreen.

3. :

The device according to claim 1, wherein the display controller is further configured to display on the touchscreen a second button concurrently with the first button, wherein the second button overlaps the real time image.

4. :

The device according to claim 3, wherein the first button and the second button are located adjacent a same edge of the touchscreen.

5. :

The device according to claim 4, wherein the first button and the second button are displayed spaced apart from each other so that a portion of the real time image is displayed in the space between the first and second buttons.

6. :

The device according to claim 3, wherein the first button is located adjacent one edge of the touchscreen and the second button is located adjacent another edge of the touchscreen.

7. :

The device according to claim 3, wherein the at least one camera comprises first and second oppositely facing cameras, and the second button is operable for selecting between the first and second cameras.

8. :

The device according to claim 3, wherein the second button is operable for launching a picture-related application.

9. :

The device according to claim 3, wherein the second button is operable for launching by a shortcut a picture-related application which is different from a currently-activated application.

10. :

The device according to claim 1, wherein the first button is located adjacent an edge of the touchscreen.

11. :

The device according to claim 10, wherein the second button is located adjacent an edge of the touchscreen.

12. :

The device according to claim 1, wherein the first button is horizontally centered.

13. :

The device according to claim 1, further comprising;

a microphone.

14. :

The device according to claim 1, further comprising;

wireless communication circuitry.

15. :

The device according to claim 14, wherein the wireless communication circuitry includes first and second wireless modules.

16. :

The device according to claim 1, further comprising;

a memory card connector for connecting to a memory card for storing pictures.

17. :

The device according to claim 1, further comprising a mechanical button operable for taking a picture using the camera.

18. :

The device according to claim 17, the mechanical button is located on a side surface of the device.

19. :

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program which, when executed by a processing system of a device including at least one camera and a touchscreen, cause the device to perform operations comprising;

displaying on the touchscreen a first button operable for taking a picture using the camera; and

displaying on the touchscreen, concurrently with the first button, a real time image captured by the camera, wherein the first button overlaps the real time image.

20. :

The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 19, wherein the real time image is displayed over the entirety of the touchscreen.

21. :

The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 19, wherein the operations further comprising;

displaying, on the touchscreen, a second button concurrently with the first button, wherein the second button overlaps the real time image.

22. :

The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 21, wherein the first button and the second button are located adjacent a same edge of the touchscreen.

23. :

The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 22, wherein the first button and the second button are displayed spaced apart from each other so that a portion of the real time image is displayed in the space between the first and second buttons.

24. :

The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 22, wherein the first button is located adjacent one edge of the touchscreen and the second button is located adjacent another edge of the touchscreen.

25. :

A device, comprising;

first and second cameras;

a touchscreen; and

a display controller configured to concurrently display on the touchscreen (i) first, second and third buttons, the first button being operable for taking a picture using one of the cameras, the second button being operable for selecting between the first and second cameras, and the third button being operable for launching a picture-related application, and (ii) a real time image captured by the camera, wherein the first, second and third buttons overlap the real time image,

wherein one of the buttons is located adjacent one of the edges of the touchscreen and the other buttons are located adjacent another of the edge of the touchscreen, and

wherein the other buttons are spaced apart from each other so that part of the real time image is seen in the space.

26. :

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program which, when executed by a processing system of a device including first and second cameras and a touchscreen, cause the device to perform operations comprising;

displaying on the touchscreen first, second and third buttons, the first button being operable for taking a picture using one of the cameras, the second button being operable for selecting between the first and second cameras, and the third button being operable for launching a picture-related application; and

displaying on the touchscreen, concurrently with the first, second and third buttons, a real time image captured by the camera,

wherein the first, second and third buttons overlap the real time image,

wherein one of the buttons is located adjacent one of the edges of the touchscreen and the other buttons are located adjacent another of the edge of the touchscreen, and

wherein the other buttons are spaced apart from each other so that part of the real time image is seen in the space.