INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME AND CAMERA
First Claim
1. A camera control apparatus comprising:
- a control unit configured to perform control to execute a camera control function in response to a start of a single operation on an operation member and terminate execution of the camera control function in response to an end of the single operation which has continued from the start of the single operation;
a time measuring unit configured to measure a time from the start of the single operation; and
an output unit configured to output a notification about an operation method for continuously executing the camera control function using the operation member in response that the single operation which has continued from the start of the single operation ends before the time measured by said time measuring unit exceeds a predetermined time after the single operation starts and the execution of the camera control function starts in response to the start of the single operation, wherein the notification is not output prior to the end of the single operation,wherein when the single operation ends before the time measured by said time measuring unit exceeds the predetermined time, the camera control function is executed in response to the start of the single operation, and is terminated in response to the end of the single operation and the notification is output.
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Abstract
This invention provides an information processing apparatus for allowing a user to perform operation without any confusion concerning a device which implements a plurality of functions for one operation member in accordance with operation methods for the operation member. A system controller performs control to execute a predetermined function in response to the start of operation on an operation member and terminate execution of the predetermined function in response to the end of the operation. A timer function unit measures the time from the start of operation on the operation member. When a given operation finishes before the time measured by the timer function unit exceeds a predetermined time after the start of the operation, a notification about the operation method for the operation member is output.
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19 Claims
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1. A camera control apparatus comprising:
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a control unit configured to perform control to execute a camera control function in response to a start of a single operation on an operation member and terminate execution of the camera control function in response to an end of the single operation which has continued from the start of the single operation; a time measuring unit configured to measure a time from the start of the single operation; and an output unit configured to output a notification about an operation method for continuously executing the camera control function using the operation member in response that the single operation which has continued from the start of the single operation ends before the time measured by said time measuring unit exceeds a predetermined time after the single operation starts and the execution of the camera control function starts in response to the start of the single operation, wherein the notification is not output prior to the end of the single operation, wherein when the single operation ends before the time measured by said time measuring unit exceeds the predetermined time, the camera control function is executed in response to the start of the single operation, and is terminated in response to the end of the single operation and the notification is output. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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2. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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a control unit configured to perform control to execute a predetermined function in response to a start of a single operation on an operation member and terminate execution of the predetermined function in response to an end of the single operation which has continued from the start of the single operation; a time measuring unit configured to measure a time from the start of the single operation on the operation member; and an output unit configured to output a notification about an operation method for the operation member in response that the single operation which has continued from the start of the single operation ends before the time measured by said time measuring unit exceeds a predetermined time and the execution of the predetermined function starts in response to the start of the single operation, wherein the notification is not output prior to the end of the single operation. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19)
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16. A method for controlling a camera, the method comprising:
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performing control to execute a camera control function in response to a start of a single operation on an operation member and terminate execution of the camera control function in response to an end of the single operation which has continued from the start of the single operation; measuring a time from the start of the single operation; and outputting a notification about an operation method for continuously executing the camera control function using the operation member in response that the single operation which has continued from the start of the single operation ends before the measured time exceeds a predetermined time after the single operation starts and the execution of the camera control function starts in response to the start of the single operation, wherein the notification is not output prior to the end of the single operation, wherein when the single operation ends before the measured time exceeds the predetermined time, the camera control function is executed in response to the start of the single operation, and is terminated in response to the end of the single operation and the notification is output.
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17. A method of controlling an information processing apparatus, comprising the steps of:
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performing control to execute a predetermined function in response to a start of a single operation on an operation member and terminate execution of the predetermined function in response to an end of the single operation which has continued from the start of the single operation; measuring a time from start of the single operation on the operation member; and outputting a notification about an operation method for the operation member in response that the single operation which has continued from the start of the single operation ends before the time measured in the time measuring step exceeds a predetermined time and the execution of the predetermined function starts in response the start of the single operation, wherein the notification is not output prior to the ending of the single operation.
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