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.
Claims22
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.
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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.
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A camera control system, comprising:
- a hand unit comprising a control knob configured to receive a user input for controlling a first lens setting of a lens;
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- a slider bar detachably attached to the hand unit, the slider bar comprising:
- a slider operable in a transitional direction for controlling a second lens setting;
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- an elongated display extending in parallel to the transitional direction, the elongated display configurable to display one or more markings corresponding to the second lens setting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.