Method and system for displaying images and associated multimedia types in the interface of a digital camera
AssigneeFlashPoint Technology, Inc.
InventorEric C. Anderson
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Abstract
A method and system for displaying a series of images captured by a digital camera, which includes a user interface that includes a view finder. The method and system first stores each of the captured images in memory, and then displays a plurality of image cells in the view finder, wherein each of the image cells corresponds to one of the captured images. The method and system further provides at least one of the image cells with an image area for displaying the corresponding captured image, and further provides the at least one image cell with an icon area for displaying additional information regarding the corresponding captured image.
Claims13
A method for displaying a series of images captured by a digital camera, the digital camera including a user interface that includes a view finder, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) storing each one of the captured images, each one of the captured images having one or more media types associated therewith, wherein the media types include a still image, a burst image, a time lapse image, a panorama image, a movie clip, and sound;
- (b) displaying a plurality of image cells in the view finder, wherein each of the image cells corresponds to one of the captured images;
- (c) providing at least one of the image cells with an image area for displaying the corresponding captured image;
- (d) providing the at least one image cell with an icon area adjacent to the image area for displaying additional information regarding the corresponding captured image;
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- (e) displaying graphical icons in the icon area indicating the media types associated with the captured image.
A system for displaying a series of images captured by a digital camera, the digital camera including a user interface that includes a view finder, the system comprising:
- means for storing each one of the captured images, each one of the captured images having one or more media types associated therewith, wherein the media types include a still image, a burst image, a time lapse image, a panorama image, a movie clip, and sound;
- means for displaying a plurality of image cells in the view finder, each of the image cells corresponding to one of the captured images, wherein at least one of the image cells includes an image area for displaying the corresponding captured image, and an icon area adjacent to the image area for displaying additional information regarding the corresponding captured image;
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- means for displaying graphical icons in the icon area indicating the media types associated with the captured image.
A digital camera device comprising:
- a memory device coupled to the digital camera device for storing sets of image data, each set of the image data having one or more media types associated therewith, wherein the media types include a still image, a burst image, a time lapse image, a panorama image, a movie lip, and sound;
- a memory manager for allocating storage locations within the memory device to store the sets of image data, the image data stored in a file format that includes the image data, a thumb nail image of the image data, and an information field for storing information regarding the image data, including the associated media types;
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- an interface coupled to the memory device for displaying a plurality of image cells corresponding to the image data, wherein at least one of the image cells includes an image area for displaying the thumb nail image of the corresponding image data, and an icon area adjacent to the image area for displaying additional information regarding the corresponding image data, including graphical icons indicating the media types associated with the captured image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.