Method and apparatus for displaying recordable data in a camera
First Claim
1. A recording data display method for a camera in which character data to be recorded on a photographic film are displayed on a display device, said method comprising a selectable data recording mode comprising the steps of:
- a) displaying character data to be revised;
b) designating a first character to be change in said character data;
c) displaying a plurality of character groups in a predetermined sequence on said display device wherein said character groups include various character kinds, each of said character groups consisting of a plurality of different characters of the same kind, thereafter;
d) selecting one of said character groups which includes a second character;
e) designating said second character from among a plurality of simultaneously displayed characters which compose said selected character group;
f) temporarily storing said second character, and when said selected data recording mode is terminated before executing step h), said temporary storage of said second character is cancelled, and said first character is maintained stored;
g) setting said second character in place of said first character;
h) repeating steps b) to f) until all necessary characters have been set to form new character data; and
i) displaying said new character data as data ready to be recorded.
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Abstract
In a selectable data recording mode for setting freely selectable character data and for recording them on a photographic film concurrently with photographing, an array of characters is displayed as data to be revised. One of these characters is designated to be changed by shifting the position of blinking along a linear display. Thereafter, upon depression of a key, a plurality of character groups of various kinds are displayed from one kind to another in a predetermined sequence. When a desired kind of character group is displayed, a desired one of character groups of this kind is selected by another key, and a character to be set is selected from among the one group. Each time a character to be set is selected, the character is temporarily stored in a memory, and the character data to be revised are displayed so as to designate the next character to be changed and, thereafter, the character groups are displayed so as to permit selecting a new character to be set. When the data revision is completed, the new character data are stored until revised.
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28 Claims
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1. A recording data display method for a camera in which character data to be recorded on a photographic film are displayed on a display device, said method comprising a selectable data recording mode comprising the steps of:
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a) displaying character data to be revised; b) designating a first character to be change in said character data; c) displaying a plurality of character groups in a predetermined sequence on said display device wherein said character groups include various character kinds, each of said character groups consisting of a plurality of different characters of the same kind, thereafter; d) selecting one of said character groups which includes a second character; e) designating said second character from among a plurality of simultaneously displayed characters which compose said selected character group; f) temporarily storing said second character, and when said selected data recording mode is terminated before executing step h), said temporary storage of said second character is cancelled, and said first character is maintained stored; g) setting said second character in place of said first character; h) repeating steps b) to f) until all necessary characters have been set to form new character data; and i) displaying said new character data as data ready to be recorded. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A recording data display apparatus for a camera in which data to be recorded on a photographic film are displayed in various recording modes, said apparatus comprising:
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a display panel having a predetermined number of segments; a display control unit for controlling said display panel; a memory in said display control unit; setting means for setting said display control unit in a selected data recording mode in which character data to be recorded can be selectively set on said display panel; designating means for designating one of said segments in which a new character is to be set; selecting means for selecting one of a plurality of character groups displayed in a predetermined sequence on said display device, wherein said character groups include various character kinds, each of said character groups consisting of a plurality of different characters of the same kind; selecting means for selecting a character to be set in said designated segment from among a plurality of simultaneously displayed characters of said one selected character group, said memory temporarily storing said characters selected and deleting said stored characters when said selected recording mode is interrupted, whereby character data stored in a preceding free recording mode is maintained unchanged in said memory; recording means for recording character data on the photographic film; and actuating means for actuating said recording means. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of displaying character data selected to be recorded on a photographic film in a camera, comprising:
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providing a data revision state for setting a character array as selected recordable data, providing a revision-designated data display mode wherein character data stored previously are displayed as data to be revised and, at the same time, characters to be changed in said character data are made to blink one after another, and providing a prospective new character display mode wherein a plurality of predetermined character groups are displayed group by group as a plurality of simultaneously displayed prospective new characters, said prospective new character display mode being set after said revision-designated data display mode upon a key operation.
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23. A method of displaying character data selected to be recorded on a photographic film in a camera, comprising:
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providing a data revision state for setting a character array as selected recordable data, which comprises a revision-designated data display mode wherein character data stored previously are displayed as data to be revised and, at the same time, characters to be changed in said character data are made to blink one after another, and establishing a prospective new character display mode wherein a plurality of predetermined character groups are displayed group by group as a plurality of simultaneously displayed prospective new characters, said prospective new character display mode being set after said revision-designated at a display mode upon a key operation; and when one of said prospective new characters is selected by means of a selection key, it returns from said prospective new character data display mode to said revision-designated data display mode, and then a character to the right of said character, which was made to blink in the preceding revision-designated data display mode, is made to blink.
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24. A method of displaying character data selected to be recorded on a photographic film in a camera, comprising establishing a data revision state for setting a character array as selected recordable data, comprising a revision-designated data display mode wherein character data stored previously are displayed as data to be revised and, at the same time, characters to be changed in said character data are made to blink one after another, and a prospective new character display mode wherein a plurality of predetermined character groups are displayed group by group as a plurality of simultaneously displayed prospective new characters, said prospective new character display mode being set after said revision-designated data display mode upon a key operation;
- and when a character at the right end of a linear array of revision-designated data is changed by a new character selected among said prospective new characters, by means of decision key, said right end new character is continuously displayed.
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25. A display apparatus of a camera for displaying character data selectable to be recorded on a photographic film, comprising:
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a) means for changing the character kind of a displayed character group from one to another, by switching from a predetermined character group of one kind to a predetermined character group of another kind upon actuation of a character kind transfer key, wherein said character groups include various character kinds, each of said character groups consisting of a plurality of simultaneously displayed different characters of the same kind; and b) means for displaying first one character group and then another within the same said kind upon actuation of a group shift key.
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26. A display apparatus of a camera for displaying character data selectable to be recorded on a photographic film, wherein a data revision state for setting a character array as selected recordable data comprises a revision-designated data display mode wherein character data stored previously are displayed as data to be revised and, at the same time, characters to be changed in said character data are made to blink one after another, and a prospective new character display mode wherein a plurality of predetermined character groups are displayed group by group as a plurality of simultaneously displayed prospective new characters, said prospective new character display mode being set after said revision-designated data display mode upon a key operation;
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a means for cancelling storage of revised data and maintaining said previously stored character data upon actuation of a mode change key for selecting one of various recording modes in said data revision state.
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27. A display apparatus of a camera for displaying character data selectable to be recorded on a photographic film, wherein a data revision state for setting a linear character array as selected recordable data comprises a revision-designated data display mode wherein character data stored previously are displayed as data to be revised and, at the same time, characters to be changed in said character data are made to blink one after another, and a prospective new character display mode wherein a plurality of predetermined character groups are displayed group by group as a plurality of simultaneously displayed prospective new characters, each of said character groups consisting of a plurality of different characters of the same kind, said prospective new character display mode being set after said revision-designated data display mode upon a key operation;
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a means for storing a revised linear character array as new character data upon actuation of a mode change key for selecting one of various recording modes which is actuable in said data revision state and operative upon choosing a right end character of said linear character array among said prospective new characters and selection of said right end character upon actuation of a selection key.
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28. A display apparatus of a camera for displaying character data selectable to be recorded on a photographic film, comprising means for deleting a character of said character data in a revision-designated data display mode of a data revision state for setting an optional character array, by simultaneously depressing two keys, so as to set a blank space instead.
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