User-Profile Systems and Methods for Imaging Devices and Imaging Devices Incorporating Same
First Claim
1. A method of setting at least one operating parameter of an imaging device having a plurality of operating parameters, the method comprising:
- initiating creation of a user profile;
storing, in memory associated with the imaging device, at least one current operating parameter setting of the imaging device in conjunction with the user profile so as to create stored preferred-settings data, wherein each of the at least one current operating parameter setting is a setting for an imaging scenario;
receiving from a user an identification of a first scenario identifier corresponding to the imaging scenario; and
storing, in the memory and in association with the stored preferred-settings data, the scenario identifier corresponding to the imaging scenario.
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Abstract
User-profile systems and methods that allow the users of imaging devices to create, store and retrieve user profiles that allow users to readily set operating parameters of the imaging devices. Such user profiles are useful, for example, in situations where a user encounters differing imaging scenarios having differing preferred operating-parameter settings. The user can change the operating parameter settings to the desired settings by selecting the user profile corresponding to the imaging scenario at hand. In one embodiment, the imaging device displays a user-profile-access list to the user from which the user can select a desired one of the user profiles.
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1. A method of setting at least one operating parameter of an imaging device having a plurality of operating parameters, the method comprising:
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initiating creation of a user profile; storing, in memory associated with the imaging device, at least one current operating parameter setting of the imaging device in conjunction with the user profile so as to create stored preferred-settings data, wherein each of the at least one current operating parameter setting is a setting for an imaging scenario; receiving from a user an identification of a first scenario identifier corresponding to the imaging scenario; and storing, in the memory and in association with the stored preferred-settings data, the scenario identifier corresponding to the imaging scenario. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A machine-readable medium containing non-transitory machine-executable instructions for performing a method of setting at least one operating parameter of an imaging device having a plurality of operating parameters, said non-transitory machine-executable instructions comprising:
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a first set of machine-executable instructions for initiating creation of a user profile; a second set of machine-executable instructions storing, in memory associated with the imaging device, at least one current operating parameter setting of the imaging device in conjunction with the user profile so as to create stored preferred-settings data, wherein each of the at least one current operating parameter setting is a setting for an imaging scenario; a third set of machine-executable instructions receiving from a user an identification of a first scenario identifier corresponding to the imaging scenario; and a fourth set of machine-executable instructions storing, in the memory and in association with the stored preferred-settings data, the first scenario identifier corresponding to the imaging scenario. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. An imaging device having operating parameters settable by a user, comprising:
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an image-sensor system having a first sensor for acquiring images; a user-interface system configured to display images acquired by said image-sensor system and to display a graphical user interface to a user; a user-profile manager that; allows the user to create a user profile containing at least one user-preferred setting for the operating parameters of the imaging device, the at least one user-preferred setting corresponding to a particular imaging scenario; saves, as a function of creating the user profile, current settings of the operating parameters as user-profile settings data, the current settings including the at least one user-preferred setting; allows the user to associate at least one scenario identifier with the user-profile settings data; and selects the user profile as a function of the at least one scenario identifier; and a memory system for storing the user-profile settings data and storing the at least one scenario identifier in association with the user-profile settings data. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A method changing at least one operating parameter of an imaging device to adapt the imaging device to an imaging scenario, the method comprising:
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storing on the imaging device a plurality of user profiles each having associated therewith at least one operating parameter setting, wherein each of the plurality of user profiles corresponds to a respective imaging scenario; storing on the imaging device a plurality of scenario identifiers corresponding respectively to the plurality of user profiles; allowing the user to select a desired one of the user profiles as a function of the corresponding respective one of the plurality of scenario identifiers; and in response to detecting a user selection of the desired one of the user profiles, implementing in the imaging device the at least one operating parameter setting associated with the desired one of the user profiles. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. A machine-readable medium containing non-transitory machine-executable instructions for performing a method changing at least one operating parameter of an imaging device to adapt the imaging device to an imaging scenario, said non-transitory machine-executable instructions comprising:
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a first set of machine-executable instructions for storing on the imaging device a plurality of user profiles each having associated therewith at least one operating parameter setting, wherein each of the plurality of user profiles corresponds to a respective imaging scenario; a second set of machine-executable instructions for storing on the imaging device a plurality of scenario identifiers corresponding respectively to the plurality of user profiles; a third set of machine-executable instructions for allowing the user to select a desired one of the user profiles as a function of the corresponding respective one of the plurality of scenario identifiers; and a fourth set of machine-executable instructions for implementing in the imaging device the at least one operating parameter setting associated with the desired one of the user profiles in response to detecting a user selection of the desired one of the user profiles. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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72. An imaging device having operating parameters settable by a user, comprising:
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an image-sensor system having a first sensor for acquiring images; a user-interface system configured to display images acquired by said image-sensor system and to display a graphical user interface to a user; a user-profile manager that; stores on the imaging device a plurality of user profiles each having associated therewith at least one operating parameter setting, wherein each of the plurality of user profiles corresponds to a respective imaging scenario; stores on the imaging device a plurality of scenario identifiers corresponding respectively to the plurality of user profiles; allows the user to select a desired one of the user profiles as a function of the corresponding respective one of the plurality of scenario identifiers; and in response to detecting a user selection of the desired one of the user profiles, implements in the imaging device the at least one operating parameter setting associated with the desired one of the user profiles; and a memory system for storing the user-profile settings data and storing the at least one scenario identifier in association with the user-profile settings data. - View Dependent Claims (73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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