# US 9,521,313 B2 · Image capturing control apparatus, image capturing control method, and computer program > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,521,313 B2 - Document ID: US9521313B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/390,593 - Filed: 2013-07-31 - Published: 2015-07-02 - Granted: 2016-12-13 - Earliest claimed: 2012-08-07 - Assignees: Sony Corporation - Applicants: Sony Corporation - Inventors: Koji Ozaki - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9521313B2 ## CPC - H04N 23/62: Control of parameters via user interfaces - G06F 3/04817: using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) - G06F 3/0482: Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus - G06F 3/04842: Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) - G06F 3/04847: Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials - G06F 3/0485: Scrolling or panning - G06F 3/0488: using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures - H04N 23/631: {Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters} - H04N 23/667: Camera operation mode switching, e.g. between still and video, sport and normal or high- and low-resolution modes - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract An information processing system that detects that a first user input is received at a user interface corresponding to a display configured to display an image captured by an image capturing unit; determines a status of a timer corresponding to the user interface upon detecting the first user input; controls an image capture operation of the image capturing unit upon detecting the first input and determining that the status of the timer satisfies a first predetermined condition; and controls the display to display an image condition settings menu upon detecting the first input and determining that the status of the timer satisfies a second predetermined condition. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An information processing system comprising circuitry configured to: detect that a first user input is received at a user interface corresponding to a display configured to display an image captured by an image capturing unit; determine a timer value of a timer corresponding to the user interface upon the detection of the first user input; control an image capture operation of the image capturing unit upon the detection of the first user input and the determination that the timer value is within a predetermined threshold time; and control the display to display an image condition settings menu upon the detection of the first user input and the determination that the timer value exceeds the predetermined threshold time. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The information processing system of claim 1, wherein the user interface is a touch panel disposed on, or integrally formed with, the display. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The information processing system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry is configured to detect that a second user input is received at the touch panel selecting the displayed image. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The information processing system of claim 3, wherein the circuitry is configured to control a focusing operation corresponding to the image captured by the image capturing unit at a position corresponding to the second user input. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The information processing system of claim 3, wherein the circuitry is configured to start the timer upon detecting that the second user input is received at the touch panel. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The information processing system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry is configured to control the image capture operation upon the detection of the first user input and the determination that the timer has been started and is within the predetermined threshold time. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The information processing system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry is further configured to control the display to display the image condition settings menu upon the detection of the first user input and the determination that the timer has not yet started or exceeds the predetermined threshold time. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The information processing system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry is configured to: detect that a second user input is received at a user interface corresponding to the display in an event the image condition settings menu is displayed; and control the display to stop displaying the image condition settings menu upon detecting the second user input. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The information processing system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry is further configured to: control the display to display an icon corresponding to the image capture operation; and detect, as the first user input, a selection of the icon corresponding to the image capture operation. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The information processing system of claim 9, wherein the icon indicates image condition settings associated with the icon. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The information processing system of claim 10, wherein the icon indicates an image size setting corresponding to the image capture operation. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The information processing system of claim 10, wherein the icon indicates a format setting corresponding to a moving image capture operation. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The information processing system of claim 10, wherein the icon indicates a remaining amount of recording time or remaining number of still images able to be captured based on a capacity of a memory storing a result of the image capture operation. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The information processing system of claim 10, wherein the icon indicates a moving image capturing setting or a still image capturing setting. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The information processing system of claim 10, wherein the circuitry is configured to: detect a dragging user input corresponding to the icon; and control the display to scroll through a plurality of icons, which each indicates different image condition settings. ### Claim 16 (depends on 2) The information processing system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry is further configured to: control the display to display an icon corresponding to a still image capture operation; detect, as the first user input, a selection of the icon corresponding to the still image capture operation; control a still image capture operation of the image captured by the image capturing unit upon the detection of the first user input and the determination that the timer value is within the predetermined threshold time; and control the display to display the image condition settings menu upon the detection of the first user input and the determination that the timer value exceeds the predetermined threshold time. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The information processing system of claim 16, wherein the circuitry is further configured to: control the display to replace the icon corresponding to the still image capture operation with an icon corresponding to a moving image capture operation in an event a moving image option is selected in the image condition settings menu. ### Claim 18 (depends on 2) The information processing system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry is further configured to: control the display to display an icon corresponding to a moving image capture operation; detect, as the first user input, a selection of the icon corresponding to the moving image capture operation; control a moving image capture operation of the image captured by the image capturing unit upon the detection of the first user input and the determination that the timer value is within the predetermined threshold time; and control the display to display the image condition settings menu upon the detection of the first user input and the determination that the timer value exceeds the predetermined threshold time. ### Claim 19 A method performed by an information processing system, the method comprising: in one or more processors: detecting that a first user input is received at a user interface corresponding to a display configured to display a captured image; determining a timer value of a timer corresponding to the user interface upon the detection of the first user input; controlling an image capture operation upon the detection of the first user input and the determination that the timer value is within a predetermined threshold time; and controlling the display to display an image condition settings menu upon the detection of the first user input and the determination that the timer value exceeds the predetermined threshold time. ### Claim 20 A non-transitory computer-readable medium including computer-program instruction, which when executed by an information processing system, cause the information processing system to: detecting that a first user input is received at a user interface corresponding to a display configured to display a captured image; determining a timer value of a timer corresponding to the user interface upon the detection of the first user input; controlling an image capture operation upon the detection of the first user input and the determination that the timer value is within a predetermined threshold time; and controlling the display to display an image condition settings menu upon the detection of the first user input and the determination that the timer value exceeds the predetermined threshold time. ### Claim 21 (depends on 1) The information processing system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry is further configured to control the display to display an icon corresponding to the image capture operation, wherein the icon indicates one or more of image size setting, format setting, remaining amount of recording time, remaining number of still images able to be captured, moving image capturing setting, a still image capturing setting or a combination thereof.