KR19980023024A - Character display of camera and its method - Google Patents

Abstract

1. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

Character display and method of the camera.

2. The technical problem to be solved by the invention

It is intended to solve the disadvantage of not knowing the location of the picture or the photographer because only the date or time can be printed in the conventional camera.

3. Summary of Solution to Invention

A button control unit 40 for selecting a date / time / character display mode and having a plurality of input buttons for inputting numbers or characters; A display control unit 60 for changing a mode according to a button operated by the button operation unit 40 and controlling display of numbers or letters while interfacing data with the camera unit 50 for photographing; An SMC liquid crystal display unit 30 for displaying a letter or a number set by the control of the display control unit 60; Characterized by consisting of a light emitting display unit 70 that indicates that the letter or number set by the control of the display control unit 60 is being printed on the film.

4. Important uses of the invention

This is used to display text on the camera.

Description

Character display of camera and its method

The present invention relates to a character display of a camera, and in particular, to display the date or time in a picture as well as the character display device of the camera to improve the function of the camera to print the characters such as name or shooting location, and the like It is about a method.

In general, the camera is equipped with a device called a QD (Quartz Date) module to print the date or time on the film. That is, if the mode is selected so that the date or time can be printed by operating the mode selection button before shooting, the date or time is printed on the exposed film after shooting. If the date or time is printed on the picture, you can see when the picture was taken even after the time passed. However, since humans have limitations in terms of memory, it is impossible to remember the location of an old photograph (except in a special place or a public place) by date or time alone. In particular, if you're looking at old photos, it's hard to remember where and when they were taken. That is, such a general camera has a disadvantage in that it is impossible to print other characters on the film other than the date and time.

Therefore, the present invention has been proposed to solve the disadvantages of the general camera as described above, the object of the present invention is to print the date or time as well as the character of the camera, such as printing the name or shooting location as well as the conventional An object of the present invention is to provide a character display device for a camera.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a text display method of the camera to improve the function of the camera by printing the date or time in the picture as well as the character of the name or shooting location as well.

Technical means for achieving the object of the present invention, the button control unit having a plurality of input buttons for selecting the date / time / character display mode and input numbers or characters; A display control unit for changing a mode according to a button operated by the button operation unit and controlling display of numbers or letters while interfacing data with a camera unit for photographing; An SMC liquid crystal display for displaying a letter or number set under the control of the display control unit; And a light emitting display unit for displaying that a letter or number set by the control of the display control unit is being printed on the film.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method for retrieving the operation of a mode selection button in a state in which an SMC liquid crystal display is initialized when power is supplied to a camera; A second process of determining a corresponding mode and displaying a screen for displaying a date on the SMC liquid crystal display and setting a changed date according to a user's operation if the mode is a date display mode; A third process of displaying a screen for displaying a date / time on the SMC liquid crystal display and setting a date and time changed according to a user's operation if the mode determined in the second process is a date / time display mode; A fourth process of displaying a screen for displaying a character on the SMC liquid crystal display and setting an input character according to a user's operation if the mode determined in the second process is a character display mode; If the mode determined in the second process is a date / character display mode, the SMC liquid crystal display displays a screen for the date / character and sets a date / character input according to a user's operation.

1 is a rear perspective view of the camera according to the present invention;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the cover open state of the camera according to the present invention

Figure 3 is a block diagram of a character display device of the camera according to the present invention

Figure 4 is a flow chart showing a character display method of the camera according to the present invention

5 is a display state of the LCD according to the Morton selection in the present invention

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

10: finder, 20: cover, 30: SMC liquid crystal display, 40: button control, 60: display control. 70: SMC light emitting unit

1 is a rear perspective view of a camera to which the present invention is applied.

As shown, the pinter 10, the cover 20, the SMC liquid crystal display unit 30, the mode selection button 41 for selecting the date / time / character printing mode, consonant / for character input Vowel input buttons 42 and 43, numeral input button 44 for number input, next button 45 for shifting a digit to input the next character or number when entering letters or numbers, and letters or numbers The set button 46 for designating the input completion state after the completion of the input.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the cover of the camera to which the present invention is open, showing the mounting position of the SMC liquid crystal display unit 30.

3 is a block diagram of a character display device of a camera according to the present invention.

As shown, a button control unit 40 having a plurality of input buttons for selecting a date / time / character display mode and input numbers or characters; A display control unit 60 for changing a mode according to a button operated by the button operation unit 40 and controlling display of numbers or letters while interfacing data with the camera unit 50 for photographing; An SMC liquid crystal display unit 30 for displaying a letter or a number set by the control of the display control unit 60; It is composed of a light emitting display unit 70 for indicating that the character or number set by the control of the display control unit 60 is being printed on the film.

The operation of the text display device of the camera according to the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5 as follows.

First, when power is supplied to the camera (ST1), the SMC liquid crystal display unit 30 is in an initial state (ST2).

In this state, if the user does not select the text display mode, the user enters the standby mode (ST5). If shooting is performed in the standby mode, the date, time, or text set by the user is printed on the film before the exposed film is wound. In this case, since the display mode is not selected by the user, the next film is wound by immediately winding the exposed film and winding the next shot.

On the other hand, when the user operates the mode selection button 41 in the above-described step (ST3), the first time is the date display mode, the screen shown in 82 of Fig. 5 is displayed on the SMC liquid crystal display (30) (ST7) . When the screen is displayed as described above, the user manipulates the numeric input button 44 to change the date. At this time, the movement state of the cursor (or blinking) is at the position of 1, which is thousand units. If you press the number input button 44 to increase the number by 1 each time. In this way, when the change of the number of thousand units is completed, the next button 45 is pressed to change the number of the hundred units (9), and when the next button 45 is pressed, the number of digits moves to the hundred units. That is, when one number is changed, the next button 45 is pressed to change the next number. If the number is not changed, the next digit of the number is moved to the right by pressing the next button 45 only. In this way, when the date change is completed, the user presses the set button 46 (ST8-ST10), and when the set button is pressed, the completed date is memorized. After the photographing is made, the memorized date is printed on the film before winding the exposed film. At this time, the SMC light emitting unit 70 emits light, indicating that the set date is being printed on the film (ST6). Next, when the user presses the mode selection button 41 again, the date / time display mode is entered, and a screen such as 83 of FIG. 5 is displayed on the SMC liquid crystal display. When the year, month, day and time are displayed in this way, the user operates the numeric input button 44 and the next button 45 to change the date and time as described above. When the change is completed, the set button 46 is changed. Press to ensure that the changed date and time are memorized (ST11-ST14). After the shooting is taken as described above, the date and time memorized before winding the exposed film is printed on the film and the film is wound.

In this case, the SMC light emitting unit 70 emits light to indicate that the date and time are being printed on the film. In addition, in the date / time display mode as described above, when the user presses the mode selection button 41 again, the text display mode is entered, and the SMC liquid crystal display unit 30 is initialized.

In this state, the letters are made by operating the consonant input button 42 and the vowel input button 43, and when one letter is completed, the next button 45 is moved to move the position, and the desired letter is When all is completed, the set button 46 is pressed to memorize the set characters (ST15-ST21). 84 of FIG. 5 shows the display state of the completed character in the character display mode.

Finally, when the mode selection button 41 is pressed again in the character display mode, the date / character display mode is entered, and the display state of the SMC liquid crystal display unit 30 is as shown in FIG.

In this state, the date is changed by operating the numeric input button 44 and the next button 45. When the date is changed, the consonant input button 42 and the vowel input button 43 are completed to complete the character. do.

When the input of the date and characters is completed, the set button 46 is pressed to memorize the date and characters. When the photographing is performed, the film is wound after printing the date and characters set on the film before winding the exposed film. (ST22 -ST31). Here, the size of the SMC liquid crystal display unit 30 is formed according to the size of the cover 20.

As described above, the present invention can print the date or time, as well as the characters on the film, so that the printing place or the name of the photographer can be printed at the time of shooting, so it is easy to see who, when and where and when the photo was taken after a considerable time. You can see the effect.

Claims (8)

A camera capable of printing a date / time, comprising: a button control unit 40 having a plurality of input buttons for selecting a date / time / character display mode and inputting numbers or characters; A display control unit 60 for changing a mode according to a button operated by the button operation unit 40 and controlling display of numbers or letters while interfacing data with the camera unit 50 for photographing; An SMC liquid crystal display unit 30 for displaying a character or a number set by the control of the display control unit 60; Character display device of the camera, characterized in that it comprises a light-emitting display unit 70 for indicating that the character or number set by the control of the display control unit 60 is printed on the film. The button input unit (40) according to claim 1, wherein the button input unit (40) includes a mode selection button (41) for selecting a date / time / character display mode, consonant / vowel input buttons (42) and (43) for character input, and a number. A number input button 44 for input, a next button 45 for shifting a digit to input the next letter or number when a letter or number is input, and a set for designating an input completion state after completion of the letter or number input. Character display device of the camera, characterized in that consisting of a button (46). The character display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the SMC liquid crystal display unit (40) and the button operation unit (40) are provided at a predetermined position of the cover (20). A camera capable of printing a date / time, comprising: a first process (ST1-ST3) of searching for operation of a mode selection button in a state in which an SMC liquid crystal display is initialized when power is supplied to the camera; A second step of determining a corresponding mode when the mode selection button is operated in the first step, and displaying a screen for displaying a date on the SMC liquid crystal display and setting a changed date according to a user's operation if the mode is a date display mode; (ST7-ST10); If the mode determined in the second process is a date / time display mode, a third process of displaying a screen for displaying a date / time on the SMC liquid crystal display and setting a date and time changed according to a user's operation (ST11 to ST14); )and; A fourth process (ST15-ST21) for displaying a screen for displaying a character on the SMC liquid crystal display and setting an input character according to a user's operation if the mode determined in the second process is a character display mode; If the mode determined in the second process is a date / character display mode, a fifth process of displaying a screen for displaying a date / character on the SMC liquid crystal display and setting an input date / character according to a user's operation (ST22 to ST31); The character display method of the camera characterized by consisting of). 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the second steps ST7 to ST10 include: searching for a date display mode (ST7), changing a number when the number button is operated (ST8), and digits when the next button is operated. Moving step (ST9), and setting the changed date when the set button is operated (ST10) characterized in that the camera character display method. The method of claim 4, wherein the fourth steps ST15 to ST21 include: searching whether the character display mode is applied (ST15), and forming letters according to operations of the consonant and vowel input buttons and the next button (ST16 to ST20). And a set button (ST21) to set a completed character when the set button is operated. The method of claim 4, wherein the mode selection button is not operated (81), the mode selection button is pressed in the initialization mode, the date display mode (82), the mode selection button is pressed in the date display mode When the mode selection button is pressed in the date / time display mode, it becomes the character display mode (84), and when the mode selection button is pressed in the character display mode, it becomes the date / character display mode. Character display method of the camera, characterized in that. According to claim 4, when the mode is selected and the shooting is performed with the date or number or letter set for the mode is set, the date corresponding to the mode set before winding the exposed film while the SMC light emitting unit 70 is turned on And a sixth step (ST4) (ST6) (ST32) of winding the number or letter on the film and then winding it.