Interactive assistant process for aiding a user in camera setup and operation
AssigneeFlashPoint Technology, Inc.
InventorsDan Torres, Eric Anderson
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Abstract
A system and method for providing user assistance to a user of a digital image device. The present invention, referred to as an interactive context assistant, includes computer-readable instructions stored in a memory unit of the digital image device which are executed by a central processing unit. The present invention is configured to automatically recognize an attribute of the image data. The present invention also includes a database which specifies the user assistance according to the attribute of the image data. The present invention retrieves from the database the user assistance corresponding to the attribute and provides the user assistance to the user via a user interface.
Claims18
A digital image device configured to capture and manipulate image data, said digital image device comprising:
- a system bus
- a central processing unit coupled to said system bus;
- an input/output device coupled to said system bus, said input/output device configured to provide a user interface;
- and
- a memory unit coupled to said system bus, said memory unit having stored therein a database and computer-readable instructions, said computer-readable instructions executed by said central processing unit to provide user assistance to a user of said digital image device by:
- performing an analysis of said image data;
- automatically recognizing an attribute of said image data based on said analysis;
- retrieving from said database said user assistance corresponding to said attribute;
- automatically communicating said user assistance to said user to provide user assistance to said user of said digital image device;
- and
- automatically adjusting settings of said digital imaging device based on said user assistance for recapture of said image.
A method for providing user assistance to a user of a digital image device, said digital image device configured to capture and manipulate image data, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) performing an analysis of said image data;
- b) recognizing an attribute of said image data based on said analysis;
- c) retrieving from a database said user assistance corresponding to said attribute;
- d) automatically communicating said user assistance to said user;
- and
- e) automatically adjusting settings of said digital imaging device based on said user assistance for recapture of said image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.