US 10,321,046 B2 · Imaging apparatus

Abstract

The present invention is to provide an imaging apparatus superior in operability and visibility at the time of setting and adjusting functions thereof. The apparatus includes GUI screen image generating means for generating a GUI screen image for operating the imaging apparatus to display the GUI screen image on image display means; operating means for operating the GUI screen image displayed on the image display means; controlling means for controlling the imaging apparatus in accordance with the operation of the GUI screen image by the operating means; storing means for storing hierarchy type main menu information; menu generating means; and menu editing means capable of editing the unique menu information generated by the menu generating means. The controlling means controls the GUI screen image generating means when detecting a predetermined operation by the operating means, and the GUI screen image generating means generates the GUI screen image in which the index information to operate the menu editing means is included in the unique menu information, in accordance with the control by the controlling means, and displays the GUI screen image on the image display means.

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Dependent claims

An electronic apparatus comprising:

an image display;
a memory configured to store a default personal menu screen including a plurality of set item placeholder buttons and a menu edit button, and a plurality of set items;
and
circuitry configured to
generate a first graphical user interface (GUI) image based on the default personal menu screen,
control the image display to display the first GUI image,
responsive to a selection of the menu edit button, switch to an personal menu editing screen from the default personal menu screen by
generating a second GUI image based on the personal menu editing screen, and
controlling the image display to display the second GUI image, the personal menu editing screen including an add button,
responsive to a selection of the add button, generate a third GUI image based on list information of the plurality of set items,
control the image display to display the third GUI image,
responsive to a selection of a set item from the list information, generate a customized personal menu screen from the default personal menu screen by replacing one of the plurality of set item placeholder buttons with a set item button associated with the set item selected from the list information, the set item button being indicative of a specific function of the set item, and
control the memory to store the customized personal menu screen with the set item button.

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A method comprising:

generating, with circuitry, a first graphical user interface (GUI) image based on a default personal menu screen that is stored in a memory, the default personal menu screen including a plurality of set item placeholder buttons and a menu edit button,
controlling, with the circuitry, an image display to display the first GUI image;
receiving, with the circuitry, a first input indicative of a selection of the menu edit button;
switching, with the circuitry, the default personal menu screen to a personal menu editing screen including an add button in response to receiving the first input by
generating a second GUI image based on the personal menu editing screen, and
controlling the image display to display the second GUI image;
receiving, with the circuitry, a second input indicative of a selection of the add button;
generating, with the circuitry, a third GUI image based on list information of a plurality of set items that is stored in the memory in response to receiving the second input;
controlling, with the circuitry, the image display to display the third GUI image;
receiving, with the circuitry, a third input indicative of a selection of a set item from the list information;
generating, with the circuitry, a customized personal menu screen from the default personal menu screen by replacing one of the plurality of set item placeholder buttons with a set item button associated with the set item selected from the list information in response to receiving the third input, the set item button being indicative of a specific function of the set item;
and
controlling, with the circuitry, the memory to store the customized personal menu screen with the set item button.

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A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by an electronic processor, are configured to perform a set of operations, the set of operations comprising:

generating a first graphical user interface (GUI) image based on a default personal menu screen that is stored in a memory, the default personal menu screen including a plurality of set item placeholder buttons and a menu edit button;
controlling an image display to display the first GUI image;
receiving a first input indicative of a selection of the menu edit button;
switching the default personal menu screen to an personal menu editing screen including an add button in response to receiving the first input by
generating a second GUI image based on the personal menu editing screen, and
controlling the image display to display the second GUI image;
receiving a second input indicative of a selection of the add button;
generating a third GUI image based on list information of a plurality of set items that is stored in the memory in response to receiving the second input;
controlling the image display to display the third GUI image;
receiving a third input indicative of a selection of a set item from the list information;
generating a customized personal menu screen from the default personal menu screen by replacing one of the plurality of set item placeholder buttons with a set item button associated with the set item selected from the list information in response to receiving the third input, the set item button being indicative of a specific function of the set item;
and
controlling the memory to store the customized personal menu screen with the set item button.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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