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US 2003/0193601 A1Published application
Electronic device and icon changing method
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakashi Kobayashi
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AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakashi Kobayashi
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The present invention provides an apparatus capable of changing an icon representing an electronic device and held by the electronic device to an icon selected by the user. The apparatus inquires to the user whether or not an icon X in a unit space may be changed to an icon A as the icon selected by the user. If the icon X is changed to the icon A, the icon A is readout from an icon memory 104, and the icon X in the unit space is changed to the icon A.
An electronic device having an address space which can be addressed by another electronic device, said electronic device comprising:
An icon changing method for changing an icon in an electronic device having an address space which can be accessed by another electronic device, said method comprising the steps of:
An electronic device having an address space which can be addressed by another electronic device, said electronic device comprising:
An icon changing method for changing an icon in an electric device having an address space which can be accessed by another electronic device, said method comprising the steps of:
An electronic device having an address space which can be addressed by another electronic device, said electronic device comprising:
An icon changing method for changing an icon in an electric device having an address space which can be accessed by another electronic device, said method comprising the steps of:
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an icon of electronic device such as a digital video camera, a digital camera and the like.
2. Related Background Art
FIG. 1 is a view for schematically showing a 1394 device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a flow chart for showing a processing procedure of icon changing processing A;
FIG. 3 is a flow chart for showing a processing procedure of icon changing processing B;
The present invention will now be explained in connection with preferred embodiments thereof with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7.
First of all, a summary of a 1394 device 100 as an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIG. 1. In this embodiment, while an example that the 1394 device is an image photo-taking apparatus such as a digital video camera, a digital camera or the like will be explained, the 1394 device may be other device.
A digital interface 101 is a digital interface conforming to IEEE Std 1394-1995 and IEEE Std 1394a-2000. The IEEE Std 1394-1995 is one of standards regarding a serial bus and IEEE Std 1394a-2000 is an expansion standard of the IEEE Std 1394-1995.