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Appliance and method for navigating among multiple captured images and functional menus

Assignee: HP Inc
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Filing: 1999-04-09
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2019-04-09
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Abstract

Abstract A capturing and viewing appliance (22) and method are used for capturing and communicating images. The capturing and viewing appliance (22) is an instrument used to capture and communicate images to other devices with communication capabilities. The capturing and viewing appliance (22) includes a processor (62) for manipulating and viewing the images on a built-in display (24). Program code (70) stored in internal memory includes a menu/image navigation application program (104) which allows the user to use navigation buttons (42, 44, 46, 48) to view multiple images as well as navigate menus. According to another aspect of the invention, the menu/image navigation interface (104) provides a user-friendly interface for effective communication of functionality of an appliance (22) or other device to the user through use of animated transitions. Through the use of icons, menus, navigation buttons (42, 44, 46, 48) and animated transitions used to communicate functionality to the user, the present invention presents a novel user interface which makes the menu/image navigation user interface (104) and method a solution in devices with limited resources which need to be able to navigate among multiple images arranged in different orientations. The menu/image navigation appliance (22) and method is designed for navigating among multiple captured images and operating the appliance (22) using menus through instrument reuse which is especially useful in portable hand-held appliances or other devices which are capable of displaying images where space and compactness are a concern.

Inventors

  • 👤 James C. Dow
  • 👤 Dan L. Dalton
  • 👤 Michael L. Rudd
  • 👤 Karin C. Ruffatto
  • 👤 Barry K. Hansen
  • 👤 Thomas E. Berg
  • 👤 David J. Sims
  • 👤 Daniel Formosa
  • 👤 Sandra Nieves
  • 👤 Paul Hamburger
  • 👤 Michael J. Devries
  • 👤 Nancy Shepard
  • 👤 Scott Henderson
  • 👤 Davin Stowell
  • 👤 Steven Vordenberg

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 12:06
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/0035; H04N1/00405; H04N1/00408; H04N1/00413; H04N1/00127; H04N1/00352; H04N1/00384; H04N1/00411; H04N1/00472; H04N1/00474; H04N1/00477; H04N1/00482; H04N1/04; H04N1/10; H04N1/107; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/0077; H04N2201/0081; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S715/00; Y10S715/961; Y10S715/965; Y10S715/97

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 127 words
A hand-held image capturing and communication appliance (22), comprising: a photoelement array (52) for acquiring image data (74); a menu interface (104) for controlling said appliance (22); a memory (64) for saving said image data (74); a processor (62) in communication with said memory (64); a control instrument (42, 44, 46, 48) in communication with said processor (62); a display (24) in communication with said processor (62) for displaying said image data; and program code (70) stored in said memory (64) and executed by said processor (62) using said control instrument for navigating among a plurality of said image data (74), said program code (70) further comprising a menu navigation software module (104) for navigating a plurality of menus of said menu interface using said control instrument.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 24 words
The appliance (22) of claim 1, wherein said control instrument (42, 44, 46, 48) is a set of navigational buttons (42, 44, 46, 48).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 38 words
The appliance (22) of claim 2, wherein said set of navigational buttons (42, 44, 46, 48) comprise: a left navigation button (46); a right navigation button (48); an up navigation button (42); and a down navigation button (44).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 35 words
The appliance (22) of claim 3, wherein said left navigation button (46) deactivates at least one of said plurality of menus which is displayed on said display (24) when said menu interface (104) is active.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 34 words
The appliance (22) of claim 3, wherein said up navigation button (42) distinguishes each said element of said menu sequentially up a list of said menu elements when said menu interface (104) is active.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 35 words
The appliance (22) of claim 3, wherein said down navigation button (44) distinguishes each of said elements of said menu sequentially down a list of said menu elements when said menu interface (104) is active.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 41 words
The appliance (22) of claim 3, wherein said up navigation button (42) navigates among attached images grouped into a logical unit when said menu interface (104) is not active and an image is displayed which is grouped into said logical unit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 41 words
The appliance (22) of claim 3, wherein said down navigation button (44) navigates among attached images grouped into a logical unit when said menu interface (104) is not active and an image is displayed which is grouped into said logical unit.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 32 words
The appliance (22) of claim 3, wherein said left navigation button (46) navigates among said image data (74) stored in said memory (64) which is not in the current logically grouped unit.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 32 words
The appliance (22) of claim 3, wherein said right navigation button (48) navigates among said image data stored (74) in said memory (64) which is not in the current logically grouped unit.

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