Display overlay containing spatially-distributed menu options for a digital camera user interface
US7265786B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 13, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2101/00
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A digital camera which captures digital images comprising: a display for displaying an image(s) captured by the digital camera; a user actuatable switch assembly having a plurality of spatially arrayed actuatable positions; and means for displaying a menu overlay over an image(s) displayed on the display, wherein the menu overlay displays selectable options spatially arrayed in the same pattern as the plurality of spatially arrayed actuatable positions, such that actuation of the switch at one of the plurality of positions selects the option displayed at a like position of the menu overlay.
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