Information processing apparatus having a photographing-enabled state

• US 10,509,538 B2
• Filed: 08/08/2015
• Issued: 12/17/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nintendo Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Nintendo Company Limited
• Inventors: Matsushima, Yoshihiro, Onozawa, Yuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Khan, Usman A
• Application Number:
  US14/821,715
• Publication Number:
  US 20150346924A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,592 Days
• Field of Search: 348207, 3482221, 34823199, 3482316
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• 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 23/54 Mounting of pick-up tubes, electronic image sensors, deviation or focusing coils

Abstract

An example information processing apparatus for selectively executing application programs includes a camera operable in a photographing-enabled state of the information processing apparatus; a touchscreen; and processing circuitry in communication with the camera and the touchscreen. The processing circuitry is configured to control the information processing apparatus to provide a selection screen allowing for input of a first selection for activating the photographing-enabled state of the information processing apparatus and of a second selection for proceeding to display of a main menu of the information processing apparatus. The main menu comprises scrollable touch images for launching respective application programs, and the processing circuitry controls the information processing apparatus to return to the display of the main menu after executing of a launched application program is terminated.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus for selectively executing application programs, comprising:

a camera operable in a photographing-enabled state of the information processing apparatus;

a touchscreen; and

processing circuitry in communication with the camera and the touchscreen, the processing circuitry configured to control the information processing apparatus to provide a selection screen at a start of the information processing apparatus, before display of a main menu of the information processing apparatus, the selection screen allowing for a first input for activating the photographing-enabled state of the information processing apparatus and for a second input for proceeding to the display of the main menu,

wherein the main menu comprises scrollable touch images for launching respective application programs, and

wherein the processing circuitry controls the information processing apparatus to return to the display of the main menu after executing of a launched application program is terminated.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the selection screen comprises a first touch image allowing for the first input and a second touch image allowing for the second input.

3. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program which is executable by a computer of an information processing apparatus, which comprises a touchscreen and a camera operable in a photographing-enabled state of the information processing apparatus, the program, when executed, causing the computer to control the information processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

providing a selection screen at a start of the information processing apparatus, before display of a main menu of the information processing apparatus, the selection screen allowing for a first input for activating the photographing-enabled state of the information processing apparatus and for a second input for proceeding to the display of the main menu;

activating the photographing-enabled state in response to the first input; and

proceeding to the main menu in response to the second input,

wherein the main menu comprises scrollable touch images for launching respective application programs, and

wherein the information processing apparatus returns to the display of the main menu after executing of a launched application program is terminated.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 3, wherein the selection screen comprises a first touch image allowing for the first input and a second touch image allowing for the second input.

5. An information processing apparatus for selectively executing application programs, comprising:

a camera operable in a photographing-enabled state of the information processing apparatus;

a touchscreen; and

processing circuitry in communication with the camera and the touchscreen, the processing circuitry configured to control the information processing apparatus to provide a selection screen at a start of the information processing apparatus, before display of a main menu of the information processing apparatus, the selection screen allowing for a first input for activating the photographing-enabled state of the information processing apparatus and for a second input for proceeding to the display of the main menu,

wherein the main menu comprises scrollable touch images for launching respective application programs, the scrollable touch images including at least one scrollable touch image for activating the photographing-enabled state,

wherein the processing circuitry controls the information processing apparatus to return to the display of the main menu after executing of a launched application program is terminated, and

wherein functionality of a photograph-related function when the photographing-enabled state is activated by the first input is lower relative to functionality of the photograph-related function when the photographing-enabled state is activated by user operation of the at least one scrollable touch image.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program which is executable by a computer of an information processing apparatus, which comprises a touchscreen and a camera operable in a photographing-enabled state of the information processing apparatus, the program, when executed, causing the computer to control the information processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

provide a selection screen at a start of the information processing apparatus, before display of a main menu of the information processing apparatus, the selection screen allowing for a first input for activating the photographing-enabled state of the information processing apparatus and for a second input for proceeding to the display of the main menu;

activating the photographing-enabled state in response to the first input; and

proceeding to display of the main menu in response to the second input,

wherein the main menu comprises scrollable touch images for launching respective application programs, the scrollable touch images including at least one scrollable touch image for activating the photographing-enabled state,

wherein the information processing apparatus returns to the display of the main menu after executing of a launched application program is terminated, and

wherein functionality of a photograph-related function when the photographing-enabled state is activated by the first input is lower relative to functionality of the photograph-related function when the photographing-enabled state is activated by user operation of the at least one scrollable touch image.