Method and apparatus for editing heterogeneous media objects in a digital imaging device
First Claim
1. A method for editing a plurality of media objects in a hand-held image capture device having a display screen, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) displaying a representation of each one of the media objects on the display screen, each one of the media objects having a plurality of media types associated therewith, wherein the plurality of media types includes a still image and a sequential image;
b) enabling a user to randomly select a particular media object to edit; and
c) in response to the user pressing a key to edit the selected media object, invoking a plurality of specialized edit screens for editing the plurality of media types associated with the selected media object, wherein in each one of the plurality of the specialized edit screens, a representation of the selected media object'"'"'s content, and items to be applied to the selected media object are displayed, whereby each one of the plurality of the specialized edit screens operates in a similar manner to ease use and operation of the hand-held image capture device and to facilitate creation of multimedia presentations on the hand-held image capture device.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for editing heterogeneous media objects in a digital imaging device having a display screen, where each one of the media objects has one or more media types associated therewith, such as a still image, a sequential image, video, audio, and text. The method aspect of the present invention begins by displaying a representation of each one of the media objects on the display screen to allow a user to randomly select a particular media object to edit. In response to a user pressing a key to edit a selected media object, one or more specialized edit screens is invoked for editing the media types associated with the selected media object. If the media object includes a still or a sequential image, then an image editing screen is invoked. If the media object includes a video clip, then a video editing screen is invoked. If the media object includes an audio clip, then an audio editing screen is invoked. And if the media object includes a text clip, then a text editing screen is invoked.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for editing a plurality of media objects in a hand-held image capture device having a display screen, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) displaying a representation of each one of the media objects on the display screen, each one of the media objects having a plurality of media types associated therewith, wherein the plurality of media types includes a still image and a sequential image; b) enabling a user to randomly select a particular media object to edit; and c) in response to the user pressing a key to edit the selected media object, invoking a plurality of specialized edit screens for editing the plurality of media types associated with the selected media object, wherein in each one of the plurality of the specialized edit screens, a representation of the selected media object'"'"'s content, and items to be applied to the selected media object are displayed, whereby each one of the plurality of the specialized edit screens operates in a similar manner to ease use and operation of the hand-held image capture device and to facilitate creation of multimedia presentations on the hand-held image capture device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of editing media objects using a hand-held image capture device comprising:
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a) displaying a representation of each one of the media objects on a display screen of the hand-held image capture device, each one of the media objects having a plurality of media types associated therewith, wherein the plurality of media types includes a still image and a sequential image; b) allowing selection of one of the media objects on the display screen for editing of the selected media object; and c) invoking a plurality of specialized edit screens for editing the plurality of media types associated with the selected media object when the selected media object is selected, wherein in each one of the plurality of the specialized edit screens, a representation of content of the selected media object, and items to be applied to the selected media object are displayed, whereby each one of the plurality of the specialized edit screens operates in a similar manner to ease use and operation of the hand-held image capture device and to facilitate creation of multimedia presentations on the hand-held image capture device. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A handheld image capture device comprising:
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a) means for displaying a representation of media objects on a display screen of the image capture device, each one of the media objects having a plurality of media types associated therewith, wherein the plurality of media types includes a still image and a sequential image; b) means for allowing selection of one of the media objects on the display screen for editing of the selected media object; and c) means for invoking a plurality of specialized edit screens for editing the plurality of media types associated with the selected media object when the selected media object is selected, wherein in each one of the plurality of the specialized edit screens, a representation of content of the selected media object, and items to be applied to the selected media object are displayed, whereby each one of the plurality of the specialized edit screens operates in a similar manner to ease use and operation of the image capture device and to facilitate creation of multimedia presentations on the image capture device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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