Digital camera printing user interface responsive to location

• US 7,126,639 B2
• Filed: 10/29/2002
• Issued: 10/24/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Goris, Andrew C., Cazier, Robert P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Ngoc-Yen
• Assistant Examiner(s): Giles, Nicholas G.
• Application Number:
  US10/283,536
• Publication Number:
  US 20040080619A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,456 Days
• Field of Search: 348/207.2, 348/231.3, 348/226.1, 348/370, 348/371
• US Class Current: 348/370
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00323 with a measuring, monitoring or signaling apparatus, e.g. for transmitting measured information to a central location
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00416 Multi-level menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00437 Intelligent menus, e.g. anticipating user selections
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32122 in a separate device, e.g. in a memory or on a display separate from image data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3242 of processing required or performed, e.g. for reproduction or before recording H04N2201/3256 and subgroups take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3252 Image capture parameters, e.g. resolution, illumination conditions, orientation of the image capture device H04N2201/3256 and subgroups take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3273 Display
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3274 Storage or retrieval of prestored additional information

Abstract

A digital camera printing user interface automatically selects and presents sets of printing options for printing parameters such as printed image size and paper size in accordance with location information. The location information may comprise the current location of the digital camera or an indication of where an image to be printed was captured.

Claims

1. A method for presenting printing options in a digital camera capable of connection with a printer, comprising:

acquiring location information automatically, wherein acquiring location information automatically comprises determining that a digital image stored in the digital camera was captured under the illumination of an artificial light source varying in intensity at a particular one of at least two predetermined rates;

selecting a set of printing options for each of at least one printing parameters in accordance with the acquired location information; and

presenting the at least one set of printing options on a display of the digital camera.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein acquiring location information automatically further comprises obtaining, from a GPS receiver integrated with the digital camera, GPS coordinates corresponding to the current location of the digital camera.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least two predetermined rates comprise 50 Hz and 60 Hz.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein acquiring location information automatically comprises determining that a digital image stored in the digital camera was captured within a predetermined period after a prior digital image was captured, the prior digital image having been captured under the illumination of an artificial tight source varying in intensity at a particular one of at least two predetermined rates.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the at least two predetermined rates comprise 50 Hz and 60 Hz.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one printing parameters comprise image size and paper size.

7. A digital camera capable of connection with a printer, comprising:

a display;

a location subsystem to acquire location information automatically, wherein the location subsystem is configured to determine that a digital image stored in the digital camera was captured under the illumination of an artificial light source varying in intensity at a particular one of at least two predetermined rates;

a printing options selection module to select a set of printing options for each of at least one printing parameters in accordance with the location information acquired from the location subsystem; and

a presentation module to present the at least one set of printing options on the display.

8. The digital camera of claim 7, wherein the location subsystem comprises a GPS receiver, the GPS receiver providing geographic coordinates corresponding to the location of the digital camera.

9. The digital camera of claim 7, wherein the at least two predetermined rates comprise 50 Hz and 60 Hz.

10. The digital camera of claim 7, wherein the location subsystem is configured to determine that a digital image stored in the digital camera was captured within a predetermined period after a prior digital image was captured, the prior digital image having been captured under the illumination of an artificial light source varying in intensity at a particular one of at least two predetermined rates.

11. The digital camera of claim 10, wherein the at least two predetermined rates comprise 50 Hz and 60 Hz.

12. The digital camera of claim 7, wherein the at least one printing parameters comprise image size and paper size.

13. A digital camera capable of connection wit a printer, comprising:

display means;

means for acquiring location information automatically, wherein the means for acquiring location information automatically is configured to determine that a digital image stored in the digital camera was captured under the illumination of an artificial light source varying in intensity at a particular one of at least two predetermined rates;

means for selecting a set of printing options for each of at least one printing parameters in accordance with the location information acquired from the means for acquiring location information automatically; and

means for presenting the at least one set of printing options on the display means.

14. The digital camera of claim 13, wherein the means for acquiring location information automatically comprises a GPS receiver, the GPS receiver providing geographic coordinates corresponding to the location of the digital camera.

15. The digital camera of claim 13, wherein the at least two predetermined rates comprise 50 Hz and 60 Hz.

16. The digital camera of claim 13, wherein the means for acquiring location information automatically is configured to determine that a digital image stored in the digital camera was captured within a predetermined period after a prior digital image was captured, the prior digital image having been captured under to illumination of an artificial light source varying in intensity at a particular one of at least two predetermined rates.

17. The digital camera of claim 16, wherein the at least two predetermined rates comprise 50 Hz and 60 Hz.

18. The digital camera of claim 13, wherein teat least one printing parameters comprise image size and paper size.