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US 8,300,133 B2Granted
Imaging apparatus
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorMikio Miyanishi
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Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes: an ocular-type finder; a display section provided below the finder and having a display screen capable of displaying an image; processing means for detecting where a finger touches the display screen and carrying out a process according to the touched position; and a grip serving for gripping purposes provided to the right of the display section, wherein an angled area formed of a right end area and a lower end area is defined in the right half of the display screen, and the processing means includes limited processing means for carrying out a process associated with a touching operation detected only in the angled area when an eye has approached the finder.
Claims14
An imaging apparatus comprising:
- an ocular-type finder;
- a display section provided below the finder and having a display screen capable of displaying an image;
- processing means for detecting where a finger touches the display screen and carrying out a process according to the touched position;
- and
- a grip serving for gripping purposes provided to the right of the display section,
- wherein an angled area formed of a right end area and a lower end area is defined in the right half of the display screen, and
- the processing means includes limited processing means for carrying out a process associated with a touching operation detected only in the angled area when an eye has approached the finder,
- wherein the display screen can be switched between a displayed state and a non-displayed state, when the display screen is in the displayed state and an eye has approached the finder the display screen is automatically switched to the non-displayed state, and when the touching is detected after the display screen is automatically switched to the non-displayed state an indication associated with the detected touching is automatically displayed in the ocular-type finder.
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An imaging apparatus comprising:
- an ocular-type finder;
- a display section provided below the finder and having a display screen capable of displaying an image;
- and
- processing means for detecting where a finger touches the display screen and carrying out a process according to the touched position,
- wherein the processing means includes limited processing means for carrying out a process associated with a touching operation detected only in the area of the display screen where the face does not prevent a touching operation performed by the finger when an eye has approached the finder,
- wherein the display screen can be switched between a displayed state and a non-displayed state, when the display screen is in the displayed state and an eye has approached the finder the display screen is automatically switched to the non-displayed state, and when the touching is detected after the display screen is automatically switched to the non-displayed state an indication associated with the detected touching is automatically displayed in the ocular-type finder.
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An imaging apparatus comprising:
- an ocular-type finder;
- a display section provided below the finder and having a display screen capable of displaying an image;
- processing means for detecting where a finger touches the display screen and carrying out a process according to the touched position;
- and
- a grip serving for gripping purposes provided to the right of the display section,
- wherein a right end area is defined in the right half of the display screen, and
- the processing means includes limited processing means for carrying out a process associated with a touching operation detected only in the right end area when an eye has approached the finder,
- wherein the display screen can be switched between a displayed state and a non-displayed state, when the display screen is in the displayed state and an eye has approached the finder the display screen is automatically switched to the non-displayed state, and when the touching is detected after the display screen is automatically switched to the non-displayed state an indication associated with the detected touching is automatically displayed in the ocular-type finder.
5 more elements
An imaging apparatus comprising:
- an ocular-type finder;
- a display section provided below the finder and having a display screen capable of displaying an image;
- processing means for detecting where a finger touches the display screen and carrying out a process according to the touched position;
- and
- a grip serving for gripping purposes provided to the right of the display section,
- wherein a lower end area is defined in the right half of the display screen, and
- the processing means includes limited processing means for carrying out a process associated with a touching operation detected only in the lower end area when an eye has approached the finder,
- wherein the display screen can be switched between a displayed state and a non-displayed state, when the display screen is in the displayed state and an eye has approached the finder the display screen is automatically switched to the non-displayed state, and when the touching is detected after the display screen is automatically switched to the non-displayed state an indication associated with the detected touching is automatically displayed in the ocular-type finder.
5 more elements
An imaging apparatus comprising:
- an ocular-type finder;
- a display section provided below the finder and having a display screen capable of displaying an image;
- a processing unit configured to detect where a finger touches the display screen and carry out a process according to the touched position;
- and
- a grip serving for gripping purposes provided to the right of the display section,
- wherein an angled area formed of a right end area and a lower end area is defined in the right half of the display screen, and
- the processing unit includes a limited processing unit configured to carry out a process associated with a touching operation detected only in the angled area when an eye has approached the finder,
- wherein the display screen can be switched between a displayed state and a non-displayed state, when the display screen is in the displayed state and an eye has approached the finder the display screen is automatically switched to the non-displayed state, and when the touching is detected after the display screen is automatically switched to the non-displayed state an indication associated with the detected touching is automatically displayed in the ocular-type finder.
5 more elements
An imaging apparatus comprising:
- an ocular-type finder;
- a display section provided below the finder and having a display screen capable of displaying an image;
- and
- a processing unit configured to detect where a finger touches the display screen and carry out a process according to the touched position,
- wherein the processing unit includes a limited processing unit configured to carry out a process associated with a touching operation detected only in the area of the display screen where the face does not prevent a touching operation performed by the finger when an eye has approached the finder,
- wherein the display screen can be switched between a displayed state and a non-displayed state, when the display screen is in the displayed state and an eye has approached the finder the display screen is automatically switched to the non-displayed state, and when the touching is detected after the display screen is automatically switched to the non-displayed state an indication associated with the detected touching is automatically displayed in the ocular-type finder.
3 more elements
An imaging apparatus comprising:
- an ocular-type finder;
- a display section provided below the finder and having a display screen capable of displaying an image;
- a processing unit configured to detect where a finger touches the display screen and carry out a process according to the touched position;
- and
- a grip serving for gripping purposes provided to the right of the display section,
- wherein a right end area is defined in the right half of the display screen, and
- the processing unit includes a limited processing unit configured to carry out a process associated with a touching operation detected only in the right end area when an eye has approached the finder,
- wherein the display screen can be switched between a displayed state and a non-displayed state, when the display screen is in the displayed state and an eye has approached the finder the display screen is automatically switched to the non-displayed state, and when the touching is detected after the display screen is automatically switched to the non-displayed state an indication associated with the detected touching is automatically displayed in the ocular-type finder.
5 more elements
An imaging apparatus comprising:
- an ocular-type finder;
- a display section provided below the finder and having a display screen capable of displaying an image;
- a processing unit configured to detect where a finger touches the display screen and carry out a process according to the touched position;
- and
- a grip serving for gripping purposes provided to the right of the display section,
- wherein a lower end area is defined in the right half of the display screen, and
- the processing unit includes a limited processing unit configured to carry out a process associated with a touching operation detected only in the lower end area when an eye has approached the finder,
- wherein the display screen can be switched between a displayed state and a non-displayed state, when the display screen is in the displayed state and an eye has approached the finder the display screen is automatically switched to the non-displayed state, and when the touching is detected after the display screen is automatically switched to the non-displayed state an indication associated with the detected touching is automatically displayed in the ocular-type finder.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.