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EP0583908A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Image capture apparatus

Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1993-08-02
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2013-08-02
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Abstract

Abstract A method and apparatus for controlling and displaying the image information presently seen by the image capture device together with those images which have been captured and stored upon actuation of the device. In a preferred embodiment, a viewfinder window is located in a capture device window. The capture device window also includes a variety of push buttons, some of which control the image capture device, others of which control the way in which the captured images are displayed on the computer screen. In response to the user command to capture an image, the image will be displayed adjacent to the image capture window. As the user continues to capture images, the frames are displayed as long as the computer has adequate temporary storage. Means to discard some images are also included in the user interface. Preferably, the discarded images are retained to allow the maximum reversibility of decisions to the discard images. The user interface also allows the user to stack a set of images into a single object in the workspace. Images may be manipulated within the stack, discarded or modified or changed between stacks of image objects.

Inventors

  • 👤 Albert Durr Edgar
  • 👤 Garland Ray Bullock
  • 👤 Steven Craig Penn

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 22:27
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/00127; H04N1/00204; H04N1/00236; H04N1/00241; G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/03; G06F3/033; G06T; G06T1/00; G06T1/0007; H04N1/21; H04N1/2104; H04N1/2112; H04N1/2137; H04N23/00; H04N23/60; H04N23/63; H04N23/631; H04N23/632; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/0008; H04N2201/0074

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 112 words
Image capture apparatus comprising an image capture graphical user (118) camera coupled to a computer (100), the computer having an object oriented interface and comprising a display device (114); means to cause display of a current image sensed by an image capture device in a first window (170) on the display device; means responsive to a predetermined user input operation while a screen cursor is located over predetermined area (177) of the display screen to store the current image sensed by the image capture device, to generate an object associated with the stored image and to cause display of the stored image in a second window (190-200) on the display device (114).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 37 words
Image capture apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the computer comprises means to generate an object associated with a plurality of stored image objects whereby the plurality of image objects can be manipulated as a group.
Claim 3
Independent Claim 116 words
A method for controlling an image capture device coupled to a computer system comprising the steps of: displaying a image capture device object on a computer system display, the image capture device object containing a viewfinder object which includes a display of a current image sensed by the image capture device and control objects which if selected cause the computer to send control signals to the image capture device; responsive to the selection of an image capture control object, capturing a first image sensed by the image capture device; creating a first image object containing the first image; and, displaying a representation of the first image object in a first window on the computer system display.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 92 words
An image capture device coupled to a computer system comprising: an image capture device object stored in a memory and for presentation on a computer system display, the image capture device object containing a viewfinder object which includes a display of a objects which if selected cause the computer to send control signals to the image capture device; and, a first image object stored in the memory containing a first image captured by the image capture device, a representation of which is presented in a first window on the computer system display.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 110 words
A user interface for controlling an image capture device coupled to a computer system comprising: an image capture device object stored in a memory and for presentation on a computer system display, the image capture device object containing a viewfinder object which includes a display of a current image sensed by the image capture device and a set of control objects which if selected cause the computer to send control signals to the image capture device; and, a first image object stored in the memory containing a first image captured by the image capture device, a representation of which is presented in a first window on the computer system display.

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