Camera lens controller with adaptive display for marking
AssigneeTilta Inc.
InventorWenping Zeng
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Abstract
A camera lens control system includes a hand control unit equipped with an adaptive display for marking. The adaptive display is electronically controlled or programmed to display any desired objects for marking. The hand control unit includes a body, a control knob attached to the body, and a marking ring concentrically coupled with the control knob. The control knob is configured to receive a user input for controlling a lens setting. The marking ring includes a display configurable to display one or more markings corresponding to the lens setting.
Claims13
A hand unit for a camera control system for controlling a lens, comprising:
- a body comprising a non-volatile memory configured to store a first profile and a second profile respectively corresponding to a first lens and a second lens;
- a control knob rotatably attached to the body, the control knob configured to receive a user input for controlling a lens setting;
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- a marking ring concentrically coupled with the control knob, the marking ring comprising a display configurable to display one or more markings corresponding to the lens setting, wherein the marking ring is configurable to display:
- a first plurality of markings that are mapped to respective predetermined settings of the first lens stored in the first profile;
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- a second plurality of markings that are mapped to respective predetermined settings of the second lens stored in the second profile.
A method of operating a hand unit of a camera control system for controlling a camera, the hand unit comprising a body and an input device operatively attached to the body, comprising:
- operating the input device to a first position relative the body, causing a first lens installed on the camera to be set in a first predetermined setting;
- recording a first mapping between the first position and the first predetermined setting;
- displaying a first marking on a display of the input device to denote the first position;
- moving the input device to a second position relative the body, causing the first lens to be set in a second predetermined setting that is different from the first predetermined setting;
- recording a second mapping between the second position and the second predetermined setting;
- displaying a second marking on the display to denote the second position;
- storing a first lens profile in a non-volatile memory included in the body, the first lens profile comprising the first mapping and the second mapping;
- replacing the first lens with a second lens on the camera;
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- retrieving a second lens profile from the non-volatile memory to configure the display to display a plurality of markings that are mapped to respective predetermined settings of the second lens.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.