Menu selection using a rotating dial and button

• US 8,190,993 B2
• Filed: 04/05/2005
• Issued: 05/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Kondo, Hirohito, Shiono, Tomoki, Yamaguchi, Yoshihiro, Sueyoshi, Takahiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Ke, Simon
• Assistant Examiner(s): STITT, ERIK V
• Application Number:
  US11/099,136
• Publication Number:
  US 20050183040A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,611 Days
• Field of Search: 715/700, 715/810, 715/764, 715/834, 715/829, 715/830, 715/833, 707/1, 345/157
• US Class Current: 715/700
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1635 Details related to the integration of battery packs and other power supplies such as fuel cells or integrated AC adapter
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1679 for locking or maintaining the movable parts of the enclosure in a fixed position, e.g. latching mechanism at the edge of the display in a laptop or for the screen protective cover of a PDA G06F1/1681 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1686 the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/169 the I/O peripheral being an integrated pointing device, e.g. trackball in the palm rest area, mini-joystick integrated between keyboard keys, touch pads or touch stripes G06F1/1643 takes precedence; constructional details of pointing devices G06F3/033
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0362 with detection of 1D translations or rotations of an operating part of the device, e.g. scroll wheels, sliders, knobs, rollers or belts
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04897 Special input arrangements or commands for improving display capability

Abstract

A system and method for making menu items easily adjustable on the setting screen of a camera with regard to the predetermined object to be operated. The camera setting utility screen for the CCD camera is displayed on the liquid crystal display any one of the plural number of menu items is selected from said camera setting utility screen displayed according to the rotation operation and the push operation of the jog dial. The setting condition with regard to the menu item selected is adjusted corresponding to the rotation operation and the push operation of the jog dial. The CCD camera is set to the setting condition adjusted, such that operation of selection of menu item to the adjustment of setting condition can be conducted merely by the rotation operation and the push operation of the jog dial.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a camera;

a display screen for displaying a setting screen for said camera to be operated on said display screen;

a jog dial adapted for;

selecting any one of a plurality of menu items from a ring shaped menu on said setting screen displayed on said display screen according to a first rotation operation and a first push operation of said jog dial;

adjusting one of a plurality of setting conditions of the selected menu item displayed on a list menu or items according to a second rotation operation of said jog dial which adjusts a slide bar in a rightward or leftward direction;

selecting a specific setting condition of the selected menu item with a second push operation of said jog dial;

wherein said camera is set to said setting condition adjusted by said jog dial,

wherein said jog dial moves a ring shaped menu in one direction according to a directional rotation operation allowing selection of any one of the plural number of menu items by a push operation,

wherein the push operation of said jog dial allows setting condition indicated by a marker display of the selected menu item on a second menu to be adjusted in accordance with a second direction rotational operation and allows the setting condition to be set with a second push operation of said jog dial,

wherein the second menu shows a specific marker location indicating a current value for each menu item,

wherein the marker display is adjusted in a linear direction in response to the second direction rotational operation of said jog dial, and

wherein each menu item on the ring shaped menu has a coinciding menu item on the second menu.

2. A method for adjusting a camera setting, said method comprising the steps of:

providing said camera on a computer;

displaying a setting screen with regard to said camera to be operated on a display screen of said computer;

selecting any one of plurality of menu items from a ring shaped menu on said setting screen displayed on said display screen according to a first rotation operation and a first push operation of a jog dial mounted on said computer;

adjusting one of a plurality of setting conditions of the selected menu item displayed on a list menu according to a second rotation operation of said jog dial which adjusts a slide bar in a rightward or leftward direction;

selecting a specific setting condition of the selected menu item with a second push operation of said jog dial; and

setting said camera to said setting condition adjusted by said selecting and adjusting steps,

wherein said selecting and adjusting steps move a ring shaped menu in one direction according to a directional rotation operation allowing selection of any one of the plural number of menu items by a push operation of said jog dial,

wherein the push operation allows setting condition indicated by a marker display of the selected menu item on a second menu to be adjusted in accordance with a second direction rotational operation and allows the setting condition to be set with a second push operation of said jog dial,

wherein the second menu shows a specific marker location indicating a current value for each menu item,

wherein the marker display is adjusted in a linear direction in response to the second direction rotational operation of said jog dial, and

wherein each menu item on the ring shaped menu has a coinciding menu item on the second menu.

3. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having a program stored therein for adjusting a camera setting, said program comprising the steps of:

displaying a setting screen with regard to said camera to be operated on a display screen of a computer comprising said camera;

selecting any one of a plurality of menu items from a ring shaped menu on said setting screen displayed on said display screen at said display step according to a first rotation operation and a first push operation of a jog dial mounted on said computer;

adjusting one of a plurality of setting conditions of the selected menu item displayed on a list menu according to a second rotation operation of said jog dial which adjusts a slide bar in a rightward or leftward direction;

selecting a specific setting condition of the selected menu item with a second push operation of said jog dial; and

setting said camera to said setting condition adjusted at said selecting and adjusting steps,

wherein said selecting and adjusting steps move a ring shaped menu in one direction according to a directional rotation operation allowing selection of any one of the plural number of menu items by a push operation of said jog dial,

wherein the push operation allows setting condition indicated by a marker display of the selected menu item on a second menu to be adjusted in accordance with a second direction rotational operation and allows the setting condition to be set with a second push operation of said jog dial,

wherein the second menu shows a specific marker location indicating a current value for each menu item,

wherein the marker display is adjusted in a linear direction in response to the second direction rotational operation of said jog dial, and

wherein each menu item on the ring shaped menu has a coinciding menu item on the second menu.