Camera device and method and program for starting the camera device

• US 7,385,631 B2
• Filed: 02/25/2004
• Issued: 06/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: Hayashi, Tetsuya, Hosoda, Jun, Maeno, Yasushi, Yoshizawa, Kenji, Nakamura, Koki, Sumi, Hidetoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Ometz; David
• Assistant Examiner(s): NEGRON, WANDA M
• Application Number:
  US10/787,445
• Publication Number:
  US 20040165096A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,567 Days
• Field of Search: 713/1, 713/2, 396/76, 396/77, 396/90, 396/103, 396/280, 348/207.99, 348/211.6, 348/372
• US Class Current: 348/207.99
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/445 Program loading or initiating bootstrapping G06F9/4401; security arrangements for program loading or initiating G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00965 using a plug-in memory module, e.g. memory card, memory stick
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/60 Control of cameras or camera modules
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/69 Control of means for changing angle of the field of view, e.g. optical zoom objectives or electronic zooming

Abstract

A camera device comprises a movable optical system, a driving unit which drives the optical system, and a control unit which makes the driving unit start driving of the optical system to a predetermined state by an initialization of the optical system by using an interrupt processing which is executed by setting an interrupt processing routine before the operating system is started, when the camera device is started up in a state in which an operation mode for photographing is set.

Claims

1. A camera device comprising:

an optical system;

a setting unit configured to set an initialization of the optical system to drive the optical system to a predetermined state as an interrupt processing of an operating system before the operating system is started; and

a control unit which starts the initialization of the optical system before the operating system is started when a recording mode for photographing is set, and which suspends the initialization of the optical system when a playback mode for display is set.

2. The camera device according to claim 1, wherein said optical system comprises a movable lens.

3. The camera device according to claim 1, wherein said optical system comprises a sinkable lens.

4. A method for starting a camera device comprising an optical system, the method comprising:

setting an initialization of the optical system to drive the optical system to a predetermined state as an interrupt processing of an operating system before the operating system is started;

determining, when starting up the camera device, whether one of a recording mode for photographing and a playback mode for display is set; and

starting the initialization of the optical system before the operating system is started when it is determined that the recording mode for photographing is set, and suspending the initialization of the optical system when it is determined that the playback mode for display is set.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein said optical system comprises a movable lens.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein said optical system comprises a sinkable lens.

7. A computer readable medium storing a computer program for a camera device comprising an optical system and a driving unit which drives the optical system, the program being executable to cause the camera device to perform functions comprising:

setting an initialization of the optical system to drive the optical system to a predetermined state as an interrupt processing of an operating system before the operating system is started;

determining, when starting up the camera device, whether one of a recording mode for photographing and a playback mode for display is set; and

starting the initialization of the optical system before the operating system is started when it is determined that the recording mode for photographing is set, and suspending the initialization of the optical system when it is determined that the playback mode for display is set.

8. The computer readable medium according to claim 7, wherein said optical system comprises a movable lens.

9. The computer readable medium according to claim 7, wherein said optical system comprises a sinkable lens.