Television – Camera – system and detail – Camera connected to computer
Patent
1997-08-22
2000-09-19
Garber, Wendy
Television
Camera, system and detail
Camera connected to computer
348333, H04N 5225
Patent
active
061220035
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for changing operating modes in an image capture device. The image capture device includes a shutter button, a first operating mode for capturing images, and a second operating mode for displaying the captured images on a display device. The method and apparatus include providing the image capture device with two sets of navigational control buttons, wherein a direction of image scrolling on the display in the second operating mode is mapped to the first set of navigational control buttons. The method and apparatus further include switching between the operating modes of the image capture device using the second set of navigational control buttons, whereby a user may change operating modes with the same mechanism that is used for image scrolling.
In a further embodiment of the present invention, the .pi. method and apparatus include providing the image capture device with a third operating mode and automatically switching from either the second or third operating modes to the first operating mode by pressing the shutter button, thereby allowing a user to capture an image from any of the operating modes.
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Flashpoint Technology, Inc.
Garber Wendy
Moe Aung S.
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