Abstract:
A method and system (110) is disclosed for accelerating a user interface on a display of an image capture unit. The image capture unit (114) includes a plurality of images files for providing a plurality of images. In the first aspect, the method and system (110) comprises selecting an image based upon a scrolling method and providing a predetermined number of speculation buffer. The method and system (110) includes organizing the predetermined number of speculation buffers based upon the selected images so as to assign each of the predetermined number of speculation buffers to store one of the plurality of images in response to the scrolling method. In second aspect, the image capture unit (114) operates in a plurality of modes. The image capture unit (114) also includes a plurality of input buffers which are utilizing one of the plurality of modes and are unutilized on at least one of the other of the plurality of modes. The method and system (110) in accordance with this aspect comprises reallocating the input buffers as speculation buffers and providing image data from the image files to the speculation buffers when the image capture unit (110) is in the at least one of the plurality of modes.
Abstract:
A method for systematic generation of one or more image groups to relate a plurality of images as a single group includes providing an image command sequence. The image command sequence controls an image capture session and further includes a first command (700), the first command initiating the image capture session and formation of a first group, a plurality of parameters (702), the plurality of parameters characterizing the first group as one of at least two image capture group formats, and a second command (706), the second command ending the image capture session, wherein the image command sequence results in the single group of related images.
Abstract:
A system and method for dynamically updating software-driven features in an electronic imaging device (114), including digital cameras, is disclosed. The user of the electronic imaging device (114) may desire various features which are not supported by the baseline application program that is built into the electronic imaging device (114). In the present invention, the user may select removable memory devices to supplement the baseline application program. The user inserts the removable memory device (354) into an external connector (352) of the electronic imaging device. The computer (118) of the electronic imaging device then automatically scans the removable memory device (354) for executable software items, and displays these items in various menus as appropriate. The user may then select these items for execution without having to reboot the computer of the electronic imaging device (114). When the user is finished using the features on the removable memory device (354), he may remove it with no subsequent operator intervention required. The computer (118) of the electronic imaging device (114) then automatically removes from the appropriate menus the executable software items that had been added.
Abstract:
The system and method provide hosting entity-specific photo-sharing websites for entity-specific image capture devices by providing software for the entity-specific image capture devices that causes the image capture devices to transmit entity ID information when the image capture devices transmit images over the Internet. The system and method further provide an online photo-sharing service capable of hosting the entity-specific photo-sharing websites for each of the entities, such that when the image capture devices connect to photo-sharing service, the photo-sharing service uses the entity ID received from the image capture devices to automatically associate the image with the photo-sharing website of the identified entity.
Abstract:
A method and system for viewing images from an image capture device (110) on a host computer (112). The method and system include establishing communication between the image capture device (110) and the host computer (112), and mounting the image capture device (110) as a disk on the host computer (112). The method and system further include automatically generating an Internet page description file (140) in the image capture device (110) that references the images stored therein, and accessing the Internet page description file (140) through a standard web browser on the host computer (112). The user may then view the images stored in image capture device (110) on the host computer (112) through the web browser.
Abstract:
A method and system for accelerating a user interface on a display of an image capture unit is disclosed. The first aspect of the invention comprises a method and system for providing a low resolution image (606), medium resolution image (608) and high resolution image (604) within each image file (346) and allowing the medium resolution image to be viewed on the display. The second aspect of the invention comprises a method for providing a low resolution image within each file that is associated with a high resolution image within each image file, allowing the low resolution image to be viewed on the display and causing the related high resolution image to be displayed on top of the low resolution image dependent upon the quality of the low resolution image. The method and system also includes allowing for navigation between low resolution images based upon user interaction.
Abstract:
A method and system (110) for correcting the aspect ratio of an image captured by a digital camera (114) is disclosed. In one aspect, the method and system (110) include determining if the image requires cropping, decompressing the image, and cropping the image if the image requires cropping. The image is then provided to a display. In another aspect, the method and system (110) include cropping an image to a predetermined shape and providing the data to a display buffer.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for automatically rotating a graphical user interface for managing portrait and landscape captures in an image capture unit. A method and apparatus for viewing an image in an image capture unit including a display comprises the steps of providing a first orientation associated with the image via step (700) and providing a second orientation associated with the image capture unit via step (702). It is then determined whether the first orientation is different from the second orientation via step (704), and the image is displayed in the second orientation if the first and second orientations are different from each other via step (706).
Abstract:
A method and system for automatically configuring a hand-held electronic device for accessing a site on a public network is disclosed. The method and system include establishing a connection to a website server, which is responsible for establishing and maintaining website accounts, and sending information uniquely identifying the electronic device to the website server. The server then sends user account information to the device, including an account ID and password, created based on the electronic device information. The user account information is then stored on electronic device for use the next time the electronic device accesses the website, whereby the user does not have to enter account information in order to establish the ISP connection or the website account before accessing the public network.
Abstract:
A method and system for providing instant review of a last image in an image capture device (110). The image capture device includes a viewfinder (408) for displaying a live image and each image of a plurality of previously captured images. The method and system is capable of displaying the last image substantially immediately after the last image has been captured. In another aspect, the image capture device (110) contains an image processing system (118) allowing a user to access a play mode and a review mode while the last image captured undergoes processing by the image processing system.