Electronic device and function assigning method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11356602-B2
Application number	US-202016944481-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 31, 2020
Priority date	Mar 17, 2004
Publication date	Jun 7, 2022
Grant date	Jun 7, 2022

Abstract

At step ST2, an assign key changing item is selected from menu items. At step ST3, an assign key to which a function is assigned is selected. At step ST4, a function to be assigned is selected. The selected function is assigned to the selected assign key. At step ST5, a setting result indication screen appears. When one of two paired functions is assigned, a message which prompts a user to assign the other function. After the message has appeared for a predetermined time, the latest assigned states appear. At step ST6, the latest assign key information is stored to a non-volatile memory. To quit an assigning process, a menu button 8 is pressed and the menu is closed (at step ST8).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An image processing apparatus, comprising:
signal processing circuitry configured to:
store information indicating a predetermined first function selected from a plurality of functions for controlling an imaging device, the plurality of functions being listed in a menu list and being assigned to respective ones of a plurality of assignable keys for performing an operation input of the imaging device, and
in response to receiving a signal indicating that one of the plurality of assignable keys has been pressed:
automatically retrieve paired function options including a first paired function and a second paired function, the paired function options being associated with the first function, the first paired function corresponding to a first imaging function, the second paired function corresponding to a second imaging function that is opposed to the first imaging operation,
display the paired function options on a display as user-selectable options, and
display a current state of the first function on the display.

2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first function is at least one of a shake compensation, a wide setting, a progressive record, a sharpness, or a gain level.

3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the first function is the shake compensation, and the first paired function is to turn on the shake compensation and the second paired function is to turn off the shake compensation, respectively.

4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the first function is the wide setting, and the first paired function is a telescoping function and the second paired function is a wide function, respectively.

5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the signal processing circuitry is further configured to display an assignment status of the plurality of functions assigned to the respective ones of the plurality of assignable keys.

6. The image processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the assignment status includes a correspondence between each of the plurality of assignable keys and the corresponding function assigned.

7. The image processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the signal processing circuitry is configured to change the assignment status based on a select information indicating a user selection on a screen displaying the assignment status.

8. The image processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the signal processing circuitry is configured to store information indicating at least three of the functions assigned based on the select information.

9. The image processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the signal processing circuitry is configured to display the assignment status based on a select information indicating a user selection of a predetermined icon from among a plurality of vertically aligned icons on the menu list.

10. The image processing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the signal processing circuitry is configured to, in a case where the user selects to assign a predetermined same function to two or more of the assignable keys, store information indicating that the predetermined same function is assigned to each of the two or more of the assignable keys.

11. A method of operating an image processing apparatus, comprising:
storing information indicating a predetermined first function selected from a plurality of functions for controlling an imaging device, the plurality of functions being listed in a menu list and being assigned to respective ones of a plurality of assignable keys for performing an operation input of the imaging device; and
in response to receiving a signal indicating that one of the plurality of assignable keys has been pressed:
automatically retrieve paired function options including a first paired function and a second paired function, the paired function options being associated with the first function, the first paired function corresponding to a first imaging function, the second paired function corresponding to a second imaging function that is opposed to the first imaging operation,
displaying the paired function options on a display as user-selectable options, and
displaying a current state of the first function on the display.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the first function is at least one of a shake compensation, a wide setting, a progressive record, a sharpness, or a gain level.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the first function is the wide setting, and the first paired function is a telescoping function and the second paired function is a wide function, respectively.

14. The method according to claim 11 , comprising:
displaying an assignment status of the plurality of functions assigned to the respective ones of the plurality of assignable keys.

15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the assignment status includes a correspondence between each of the plurality of assignable keys and the corresponding function assigned.

16. The method according to claim 15 , comprising:
changing the assignment status based on a select information indicating a user selection on a screen displaying the assignment status.

17. The method according to claim 16 , comprising:
storing information indicating at least three of the functions assigned based on the select information.

18. The method according to claim 14 , comprising:
displaying the assignment status based on a select information indicating a user selection of a predetermined icon from among a plurality of vertically aligned icons on the menu list.

19. The method according to claim 18 , comprising:
in a case where the user selects to assign a predetermined same function to two or more of the assignable keys, storing information indicating that the predetermined same function is assigned to each of the two or more of the assignable keys.

20. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing program code, the program code being executable by an image processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:
storing information indicating a predetermined first function selected from a plurality of functions for controlling an imaging device, the plurality of functions being listed in a menu list and being assigned to respective ones of a plurality of assignable keys for performing an operation input of the imaging device; and
in response to receiving a signal indicating that one of the plurality of assignable keys has been pressed:
automatically retrieve paired function options including a first paired function and a second paired function, the paired function options being associated with the first function, the first paired function corresponding to a first imaging function, the second paired function corresponding to a second imaging function that is opposed to the first imaging operation,
displaying the paired function options on a display as user-selectable options, and
displaying a current state of the first function on the display.

Assignees

• Sony Corp
• Sony Group Corp

Inventors

• Ohashi Hisashi

Classifications

• H04N23/617 Primary

  Upgrading or updating of programs or applications for camera control · CPC title

• H04N23/631

  Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters · CPC title

• H04N23/62

  Control of parameters via user interfaces · CPC title

• G06F3/0238 Primary

  Programmable keyboards (key guide holders G06F3/0224) · CPC title

• H03M11/04

  Coding of multifunction keys · CPC title