CN1893560A - Electronic equipment and menu display method - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to an electronic equipment and menu display method. The electronic apparatus has the function of displaying a menu. It is provided with a system controller 2, a flash memory 2a, a display controller 5, and an LCD6. The system controller 2 performs setting in response to input operations, and the flash memory 2a stores the menu operating position on a menu screen which is set by the system controller 2. The system controller 2 controls display of an LCD6 through a display controller 5 according to the menu operating position stored by the flash memory 2a when the menu is displayed. The present invention provided an electronic apparatus exhibiting a high operability as preventing incorrect operations by a user.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to have menu display function, can show for example electronic equipment or the device of menu screen, with and the display packing of menu, more particularly, relate to the display packing of digital camera and menu thereof.
Background technology
In electronic equipments such as digital camera, majority is that the content stores that the user is set is inner at device, even power supply by temporarily disconnected, also can move according to original setting when energized once more.But therefore the operation because the original content of setting of storage may lead to errors, is not deliberately stored in the device that has, but is returned initial value.
When connecting the power supply of digital camera once more, if the user forgets the content of original setting, for example setting such as scenery pattern, in order to prevent exposure and the not reciprocity problem of focus, generally use can be returned initial value, promptly returns the digital camera that is set at common photography.
As digital camera in the past, for example can enumerating, the spy opens inventions disclosed such as 2003-134359 communique.
But, use and above-mentionedly do not store setting, but return the digital camera occasion of initial value, if the user need reuse original setting, then owing to all need to select this original setting at every turn, therefore, existence diminishes the problem of operating characteristics.
And, must set change continually for the user, from menu item, select this setting item itself very loaded down with trivial details, diminish the operating characteristics of this digital camera.
Summary of the invention
The present invention puts forward for solving the existing problem of above-mentioned prior art, the objective of the invention is to, and a kind of electronic equipment or device are provided, and can prevent to have good operating characteristics when the user from misoperation taking place.
To achieve these goals, the present invention proposes following scheme:
(1) a kind of electronic equipment has the function of display menu, it is characterized in that, comprising:
The setting means are set according to input operation;
The storage means, storage is by the menu operation position of the menu screen of described setting means setting;
Control device, when showing described menu screen, the menu operation position according to storing in the described storage means shows control.
(2) in the electronic equipment of (1), it is characterized in that:
The menu operation position of storing in the described storage means is selected photograph mode position when showing that photograph mode is selected picture as described menu screen.
(3) in the electronic equipment of (1), it is characterized in that:
The menu operation position of storing in the described storage means is in display setting project picture item selected position during as described menu screen.
(4) a kind of menu display method of electronic equipment is characterized in that, comprising:
Storing step, the menu operation position of the menu screen of the corresponding setting of storage with input operation;
The control step display when the display menu picture, shows control according to the menu operation position of described storage.
(5) in the menu display method of the electronic equipment of (4), it is characterized in that:
The menu operation position of described storage is selected photograph mode position when showing that photograph mode is selected picture as described menu screen.
(6) in the menu display method of the electronic equipment of (4), it is characterized in that:
The menu operation position of described storage is in display setting project picture item selected position during as described menu screen.
According to the invention in (1) or (4), by the menu operation position in the menu screen of storage setting, when the display menu picture, show control according to the menu operation position of storing, can improve user's ease-to-operate.
According to the invention in (2) or (5), store as the menu operation position selected photograph mode position by will show that photograph mode selects picture as described menu screen the time, with in order to prevent that mistake photography from making the initialized setting of setting itself compare, and can improve operating characteristics.
According to the invention in (3) or (6), by with display setting project picture during as described menu screen the item selected position store as the menu operation position, compare with the setting that need change continually, can improve operating characteristics.
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Fig. 1 represents the block diagram of the digital camera formation that the embodiment of the invention relates to;
Fig. 2 A-Fig. 2 C represents the demonstration example of the menu operation picture of scenery pattern;
Fig. 3 represents the action step flow chart that carries out for the menu screen shown in displayed map 2A-Fig. 2 C;
Fig. 4 represents to set the demonstration example of display frame.
Embodiment
Below, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.In embodiments of the present invention, enumerating digital camera describes.In following examples, though to inscape, kind, combination, shape, configuration waits and has done various qualifications relatively,, these only exemplify, and the present invention is not limited thereto.
Fig. 1 represents the block diagram of the digital camera formation that the embodiment of the invention relates to.
Digital camera 1 shown in Figure 1 comprises systems control division 2, image pickup part 3, image processing part 4, display control unit 5, display part 6 is (for example, constitute by LCD, Liquid Crystal Display is designated hereinafter simply as " LCD "), recording medium interface portion 7, recording medium 8, hardkey (Hard Key) interface portion 9, communication interface part 10 etc.
Systems control division 2 comprises host CPU (Central Processing unit), synchronous DRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory is designated hereinafter simply as " SDRAM "), timer etc.The integral body of these systems control division 2 control figure cameras.And systems control division 2 also comprises non-volatile flash memories 2a, so that temporarily store the information of the relevant menu operation of aftermentioned position.
Image pickup part 3 is by lens, optical system parts such as lens CD-ROM drive motor, and charge coupled device (Charge-coupled Device is designated hereinafter simply as " CCD "), CCD drive circuit, formations such as analog digital (Analog-digital is designated hereinafter simply as " A/D ") converter.
Image processing part 4 comprises image processing with large scale integrated circuit (Large-scaleIntegration is designated hereinafter simply as " LSI "), and memory etc.4 pairs of picture signals that obtain by image pickup part 3 of this image processing part are carried out various processing, for example carry out Joint Photographic Experts Group's (JointPhotographic Experts Group is designated hereinafter simply as " JPEG ") compression, or the JPEG divergence process etc., simultaneously, the CCD driving time of control image pickup part 3, lens CD-ROM drive motor etc. are carried out zoom, focusing, exposure adjustment etc.
Display control unit 5 comprises digital simulation (Digital-analog is designated hereinafter simply as " D/A ") converter, screen display controller (onscreen display controller) etc.5 pairs of picture signals of handling by image processing part 4 of this display control unit are handled, so that image is presented on the LCD6.And display control unit 5 also generates the various graph images that are used for user interface, and it is presented at the control of LCD6.
LCD6 shows the image of handling by display control unit 5 as display part, or shows the graph image that is used for user interface.
Recording medium interface portion 7 is made of memory card controller etc., is connected with recording medium 8.
Hardkey interface portion 9 for example comprises devices such as secondary CPU, is used for the user interface state of key or dial etc. (not having diagram) is detected.Also main power source is controlled, provided electric power with host CPU to systems control division 2.
Communication interface part 10 is made of communication card controller etc., is connected with various communication modules, carries out data communication.The digital camera 1 that present embodiment is related to and for example USB (UniversalSerial Bus is designated hereinafter simply as " USB ") be when being connected, and image-reproducing apparatus 11 will pass on the image that comes from digital camera 1 and regenerate.
The following describes the basic photography action of the digital camera 1 that present embodiment relates to.
Before photography, the user operates various keys and dial key etc. (not diagram).If photography pattern (scenery pattern or sequence photography pattern etc.) is determined, then this content of operation is differentiated at systems control division 2 by hardkey interface portion 9.
Systems control division 2 makes it generate the guiding figure according to this content of operation control display control unit 5, is presented on the LCD6.Thus, urge the user to carry out next step operation.
In addition, if the photography pattern is determined, systems control division 2 will be set in image processing part 4 with the corresponding processing parameter of this pattern.Then, after photography is ready, starting image pickup part 3 and image processing part 4, according to the control from image processing part 4, image pickup part 3 began to be used for the shooting action of display monitoring image before the reality photography.
The data of photography are delivered to image processing part 4 continuously, carry out color space transformation at image processing part 4, and γ proofreaies and correct, processing such as white balance (white balance) adjustment.Afterwards, above-mentioned treated view data is sent to display control unit 5.Meanwhile, carry out exposure tests at image processing part 4, control image pickup part 3 is adjusted.
At display control unit 5, above-mentioned view data is carried out signal processing, be presented on the LCD6, provide the shooting state to the user.
If detecting release-push is in half down state, then this operation is same with mode initialization, is differentiated at systems control division 2 by hardkey interface portion 9.
Systems control division 2 control image processing parts 4, image processing part 4 extracts the evaluation of estimate that is used to control automatic focusing (autofocus) from monitoring image, according to fixed algorithm controls image pickup part 3, the adjustment of focusing.
If press zoom button (not diagram), then this operation is differentiated at systems control division 2 by hardkey interface portion 9.
Systems control division 2 control image pickup parts 3 make it carry out the zoom action towards the direction of being imported.
If press release-push (not diagram) fully, then this operation is differentiated at systems control division 2 by hardkey interface portion 9.Systems control division 2 begins the photography action according to the photography pattern control image processing part of setting 4.
Image pickup part 3 is according to the control from image processing part 4, read fixed image, send it to image processing part 4.Image processing part 4 carries out and the corresponding image processing of photography pattern, and compression is handled.At this moment, also generate down scaling image data, compress, make thumbnail (thumbnail) data from view data.
Common photography pattern occasion after frame part image is read and handles, finishes the photography action.Sequence photography pattern occasion is detecting before release-push removes, with fixed frame per second (frame rate) carry out reading and handling of image repeatedly.
View data and thumbnail data after systems control division 2 will compress are read, and after the additional header, are written in the recording medium 8 by recording medium interface portion 7.Here, in heading message, comprise selecteed photography pattern information, information such as photography time on date.
Carrying out above-mentioned a series of photography actions back end photography.
The characteristic action of the digital camera that the embodiment of the invention is related to describes below.
The menu operation of scenery pattern (シ one Application モ one De) at first, is described with reference to Fig. 2.
So-called scenery pattern is meant such pattern: during photography, the user is fit to the setting of this scenery automatically by select to meet the scenery of photography conditions from predefined some photography scenery.The photography scenery that can select by the scenery pattern comprises the portrait that for example is fit to take the personage, the physical culture of the subject that suitable shooting is being moved, or be fit to take green, the distant view of the landscape that blue sky is many, be fit to take the night scene of night scene, be fit to take the literal of being noted down on the blackboard in the meeting, be adapted at the ISO of dim light place photography etc.
The user presses menu display key (not diagram) earlier in order to select the scenery pattern from common photograph mode, makes being used to shown in Fig. 2 A select the menu screen 100 of scenery pattern to be presented at LCD6.In this menu screen 100, show predefined some photography scenery projects.Shown in Fig. 2 A, in some projects of menu screen 100, the expression project 101 of photography usually is in selected state.That is to say that the position of project 101 becomes menu operation position (focusing position) in the menu screen.And, display setting mark 102 in project 101, expression digital camera 1 be set at common photograph mode.
Then, user's push key (not diagram) is selected from some projects of menu screen 100 and the corresponding project of photograph mode of wishing.Shown in Fig. 2 B, the project 103 that expression is used for photograph mode is set at Portrait is in selected state, that is to say that the position of project 103 becomes the menu operation position.
Here, if the user presses definite key, then will set from common photograph mode and change to Portrait as the systems control division 2 of the means of setting.Simultaneously, the systems control division 2 that has as the display control means function with display control unit 5 shows control by display control unit 5, shown in Fig. 2 C, make display setting mark 104 in the portrait project 103, represent that this digital camera is set at Portrait.As mentioned above, from the scenery pattern, select after the photograph mode, the menu screen occasion that shows the scenery pattern once more, the menu screen of demonstration shown in Fig. 2 C, by from this menu screen 100, selecting and the corresponding project of photograph mode of wishing, the Portrait of above-mentioned setting can be changed to the photograph mode of new selection, simultaneously, control makes that setting mark also represents the new photograph mode of selecting.After this, before the power supply of digital camera 1 is cut off, carry out same action.
Here, be set under the state of Portrait, with the dump occasion of digital camera 1, systems control division 2 is with selecteed item location in the menu screen, and promptly the menu operation positional information stores among the flash memories 2a.
When connecting the power supply of digital camera 1 once more, identical with conventional art, with common photograph mode starting, still, when the user pressed the menu display key in order to select the scenery pattern once more, the menu screen 100 of demonstration was different with picture in the past.More particularly, in digital camera in the past, shown in Fig. 2 A, the menu operation position is 101 of the common photography project of expression.But, in the digital camera 1 that present embodiment relates to, carried out the menu operation occasion in systems control division 2 judgements, read the menu operation position that is stored among the flash memories 2a, shown in Fig. 2 B, the project 103 of the expression Portrait of setting before making the menu operation position become to cut off the electricity supply.
Like this, after energized,, do not need from the scenery pattern, to select once more once more Portrait yet, only can set by definite operation even the user need set the scenery pattern occasion of setting before the dump once more.
Fig. 3 represents to be used to show the action step flow chart of above-mentioned menu screen.
At step S1, judge whether to be used to select the menu operation of scenery pattern.If judge the menu operation ("Yes" of step S1) that is used to select the scenery pattern, then enter step S2, if judge the menu operation ("No" of step S1) that is not used to select the scenery pattern, then judge again.
At step S2, systems control division 2 makes the background image of menu screen, shows.
At step S3, the scenery pattern (comprising common photograph mode) of present setting is differentiated, display setting is represented (setting mark) in the scenery project of setting.
At step S4, systems control division 2 shows control, reads the information of menu operation position from flash memories among the 2a, makes the menu operation position become the position that (last time) selected before the dump.
The following describes the menu item operation of the digital camera that the embodiment of the invention relates to.
In the digital camera 1 that the embodiment of the invention relates to, if the specific key of operation then can show setting display frame 200 as shown in Figure 4 in LCD6.
The project 201 that for example is used to set correction exposure is set in this setting display frame 200, be used to set the project 202 of white balance, be used to set the projects such as project 203 of ISO (International StandardizationOrganization, International Standards Organization) photosensitivity.Here, set occasion if white balance is carried out in user's option 202, systems control division 2 with the menu operation location storage of this white balance in flash memories 2a.Then, when the user represents to set display frame 200 once more, from flash memories 2a, read the menu operation positional information, make the menu operation position become the position of selecting last time.Like this, even the user frequently changes occasion by the setting of setting 200 pairs of identical items of display frame,, therefore, can improve operability owing to do not need to change menu operation choice of location project at every turn.
In the present embodiment, enumerate digital camera and describe as electronic equipment one example, still, the present invention is not limited thereto, certainly also applicable to all electronic equipments with menu display function.
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1. an electronic equipment has the function of display menu, it is characterized in that, comprising:
The setting means are set according to input operation;
The storage means, storage is by the menu operation position of the menu screen of described setting means setting;
Control device, when showing described menu screen, the menu operation position according to storing in the described storage means shows control.
2. according to the electronic equipment of record in the claim 1, it is characterized in that:
The menu operation position of storing in the described storage means is selected photograph mode position when showing that photograph mode is selected picture as described menu screen.
3. according to the electronic equipment of record in the claim 1, it is characterized in that:
The menu operation position of storing in the described storage means is in display setting project picture item selected position during as described menu screen.
4. the menu display method of an electronic equipment is characterized in that, comprising:
Storing step, the menu operation position of the menu screen of the corresponding setting of storage with input operation;
The control step display when the display menu picture, shows control according to the menu operation position of described storage.
5. according to the menu display method of the electronic equipment of record in the claim 4, it is characterized in that:
The menu operation position of described storage is selected photograph mode position when showing that photograph mode is selected picture as described menu screen.
6. according to the menu display method of electronic equipment of record in the claim 4, it is characterized in that: the menu operation position of described storage is in display setting project picture item selected position during as described menu screen.
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