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Reviewing and navigating among images on an image capture unit using a thumbnail position memory bar
Assignee: FlashPoint Technology Inc
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Filing: 2000-03-24
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Granted: 2004-03-02
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Expires: 2020-03-24
Abstract
Abstract A method for reviewing and navigating among stored images on an image capture unit having a display, wherein each of the stored images is represented by a thumbnail image is disclosed. The method begins by displaying a page of thumbnail images on a display in which when the page is full of thumbnails, the thumbnails are arranged in an N×M array. A memory bar is displayed adjacent to the page on the display, wherein the memory bar indicates a position of the displayed page in relation to the other pages of stored images. The user may navigate among the thumbnail images in the displayed page via the up, down, right and left buttons, where a highlight area indicates a location of a currently selected thumbnail. The user may also navigate from the displayed page to other pages via up, down, right and left buttons, wherein the displayed page is replaced with a second page. In response, the memory bar is updated to indicate a position of the second page in relation to the other pages.
Inventors
- 👤 Eric C. Anderson
- 👤 John F. Pavley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 21:11
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/0035; H04N23/00; H04N23/60; H04N23/63; H04N23/633; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/765; H04N5/77; H04N5/772; H04N2101/00; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3201; H04N2201/3225; H04N2201/3243; H04N2201/3247; H04N2201/3252
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 39
Claim 1
Independent Claim
179 words
A method for reviewing and navigating among stored images on an image capture unit having a display, wherein each of the stored images is represented by a thumbnail image, the method comprising the steps of: (a) displaying a page of thumbnail images on a display in which when the page is full of thumbnails, all the thumbnails are arranged in an N×M array; (b) displaying a memory bar adjacent to the page on the display, wherein the memory bar indicates a position of the displayed page in relation to the other pages of stored images; (c) allowing the user to navigate among the thumbnail images in the displayed page via the up, down, right and left buttons, where a highlight area indicates a location of a currently selected thumbnail; (d) allowing the user to navigate from the displayed page to other pages via up, down, right and left buttons, wherein the displayed page is replaced with a second page; and (e) updating the memory bar to indicate a position of the second page in relation to the other pages.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
179 words
A method for reviewing and navigating among stored images on an image capture unit having a display, wherein each of the stored images is represented by a thumbnail image, the method comprising the steps of: (a) displaying a page of thumbnail images on a display in which when the page is full of thumbnails, all the thumbnails are arranged in an N×M array; (b) displaying a memory bar adjacent to the page on the display, wherein the memory bar indicates a position of the displayed page in relation to the other pages of stored images; (c) allowing the user to navigate among the thumbnail images in the displayed page via the up, down, right and left buttons, where a highlight area indicates a location of a currently selected thumbnail; (d) allowing the user to navigate from the displayed page to other pages via up, down, right and left buttons, wherein the displayed page is replaced with a second page; and (e) updating the memory bar to indicate a position of the second page in relation to the other pages.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1 wherein step (c) further includes the step of: (i) on the memory bar, indicating the location of the currently selected thumbnail within the displayed page.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 2 wherein step (b) further includes the step of: (i) providing the memory bar with a series of min-pages representing pages, where each mini-page includes an N×M array of graphical elements representing thumbnail positions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 3 wherein step (e) further includes the step of: (i) performing one or more operations on the selected thumbnail, including playing the image, deleting the image, editing the image, and displaying information about the image.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 4 wherein step (c) further includes the steps of: (ii) allowing the user navigate one thumbnail at a time with one press of the buttons.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 5 wherein step (b) further includes the step of: (ii) displaying the memory bar along a vertical edge of the display and displaying vertically aligned min-pages, whereby the user navigates between the pages with vertical navigation buttons.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 6 wherein step (d) further includes the step of: (i) allowing the user to navigate one page at a time with a double press of either the up or down buttons.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method of claim 7 wherein step (d) further includes the step of: (ii) allowing the user to navigate to first page from any other page with a triple press of the up button; and (iii) allowing the user to navigate to a last page from any other page with a triple press of the down button.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 5 wherein step (b) further includes the step of: (ii) displaying the memory bar along a horizontal edge of the display and displaying horizontally aligned min-pages, whereby the user navigates between the pages with horizontal navigation buttons.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
182 words
A computer readable medium containing program instructions for reviewing and navigating among stored images on an image capture unit having a display, wherein each of the stored images is represented by a thumbnail image, the program instructions for: (a) displaying a page of thumbnail images on a display in which when the page is full of thumbnails, all the thumbnails are arranged in an N×M array; (b) displaying a memory bar adjacent to the page on the display, wherein the memory bar indicates a position of the displayed page in relation to the other pages of stored images; (c) allowing the user to navigate among the thumbnail images in the displayed page via the up, down, right and left buttons, where a highlight area indicates a location of a currently selected thumbnail; (d) allowing the user to navigate from the displayed page to other pages via up, down, right and left buttons, wherein the displayed page is replaced with a second page; and (e) updating the memory bar to indicate a position of the second page in relation to the other pages.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
182 words
A computer readable medium containing program instructions for reviewing and navigating among stored images on an image capture unit having a display, wherein each of the stored images is represented by a thumbnail image, the program instructions for: (a) displaying a page of thumbnail images on a display in which when the page is full of thumbnails, all the thumbnails are arranged in an N×M array; (b) displaying a memory bar adjacent to the page on the display, wherein the memory bar indicates a position of the displayed page in relation to the other pages of stored images; (c) allowing the user to navigate among the thumbnail images in the displayed page via the up, down, right and left buttons, where a highlight area indicates a location of a currently selected thumbnail; (d) allowing the user to navigate from the displayed page to other pages via up, down, right and left buttons, wherein the displayed page is replaced with a second page; and (e) updating the memory bar to indicate a position of the second page in relation to the other pages.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
32 words
The computer readable medium of claim 10 wherein instruction (c) further includes the instruction of: (i) on the memory bar, indicating the location of the currently selected thumbnail within the displayed page.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
40 words
The computer readable medium of claim 11 wherein instruction (b) further includes the instruction of: (i) providing the memory bar with a series of min-pages representing pages, where each mini-page includes an N×M array of graphical elements representing thumbnail positions.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
41 words
The computer readable medium of claim 12 wherein instruction (e) further includes the instruction of: (i) performing one or more operations on the selected thumbnail, including playing the image, deleting the image, editing the image, and displaying information about the image.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
31 words
The computer readable medium of claim 13 wherein instruction (c) further includes the instruction of: (ii) allowing the user navigate one thumbnail at a time with one press of the buttons.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
43 words
The computer readable medium of claim 14 wherein instruction (b) further includes the instruction of: (ii) displaying the memory bar along a vertical edge of the display and displaying vertically aligned min-pages, whereby the user navigates between the pages with vertical navigation buttons.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
36 words
The computer readable medium of claim 15 wherein instruction (d) further includes the instruction of: (i) allowing the user to navigate one page a time with a double press of either the up or down buttons.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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The computer readable medium of claim 16 wherein instruction (d) further includes the instruction of: (ii) allowing the user to navigate to first page from any other page with a triple press of the up button; and (iii) allowing the user to navigate to a last page from any other page with a triple press of the down button.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
43 words
The computer readable medium of claim 14 wherein instruction (b) further includes the instruction of: (ii) displaying the memory bar along a horizontal edge of the display and displaying horizontally aligned min-pages, whereby the user navigates between the pages with horizontal navigation buttons.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
203 words
A image capture unit comprising: a memory for storing digital images, wherein each of the digital images is represented by a thumbnail; a four-way navigation control having left, right, up, and down buttons; a display; and a processor for controlling operation of the image capture unit by: displaying a page of thumbnail images on the display for review by a user, wherein when the page is full of thumbnails, all the thumbnails are arranged in an N×M array, displaying a memory bar adjacent to the page on the display, wherein the memory bar indicates a position of the displayed page in relation to the other pages of stored images, highlighting a location of a currently selected thumbnail on the displayed page in response to the user pressing the up, down, right and left buttons to navigate among the thumbnail images, on the memory bar, indicating the location of the currently selected thumbnail within the displayed page; in response to the user navigating from the displayed page to other pages via up, down, right and left buttons, replacing the displayed page with a second page, and updating the memory bar to indicate a position of the second page in relation to the other pages.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
203 words
A image capture unit comprising: a memory for storing digital images, wherein each of the digital images is represented by a thumbnail; a four-way navigation control having left, right, up, and down buttons; a display; and a processor for controlling operation of the image capture unit by: displaying a page of thumbnail images on the display for review by a user, wherein when the page is full of thumbnails, all the thumbnails are arranged in an N×M array, displaying a memory bar adjacent to the page on the display, wherein the memory bar indicates a position of the displayed page in relation to the other pages of stored images, highlighting a location of a currently selected thumbnail on the displayed page in response to the user pressing the up, down, right and left buttons to navigate among the thumbnail images, on the memory bar, indicating the location of the currently selected thumbnail within the displayed page; in response to the user navigating from the displayed page to other pages via up, down, right and left buttons, replacing the displayed page with a second page, and updating the memory bar to indicate a position of the second page in relation to the other pages.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
31 words
The image capture unit of claim 19 wherein the memory bar includes a series of min-pages representing pages, where each mini-page includes an N×M array of graphical elements representing thumbnail positions.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
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The image capture unit of claim 20 wherein in response to input by the user, the processor performs one or more operations on the selected thumbnail, including playing the image, deleting the image, editing the image, and displaying information about the image.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
25 words
The image capture unit of claim 20 wherein the user is allowed to navigate one thumbnail at a time with one press of the buttons.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
36 words
The image capture unit of claim 22 wherein the memory bar is displayed along a vertical edge of the display and displaying vertically aligned min-pages, whereby the user navigates between the pages with vertical navigation buttons.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
30 words
The image capture unit of claim 23 wherein the user is allowed to navigate one page at a time with a double press of either the up or down buttons.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
48 words
The image capture unit of claim 24 wherein the user is allowed to navigate to first page from any other page with a triple press of the up button and to navigate to a last page from any other page with a triple press of the down button.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
36 words
The image capture unit of claim 22 wherein the memory bar is displayed along a horizontal edge of the display and displaying horizontally aligned min-pages, whereby the user navigates between the pages with horizontal navigation buttons.
Claim 30
Independent Claim
211 words
A method for reviewing and navigating among stored images on an image capture unit having a display, wherein each of the stored images is represented by a thumbnail image, the method comprising the steps of: (a) displaying a page of a sequence of pages, wherein each of the pages is capable of displaying an array of N×M images; (b) allowing a user to navigate among images within the displayed page and to navigate between pages; (c) highlighting each image on the page as a user navigates among the images within the displayed page, wherein the highlighted image is a currently selected image; (d) displaying a memory bar adjacent to an edge of the display, wherein the memory bar functions to indicate a position of the displayed page in relation to other pages, and to indicate the position of the currently selected image within the displayed page by, (i) displaying a series of mini-pages representing the pages, where each mini-page includes an N×M array of elements representing image positions within the corresponding page, (ii) highlighting the mini-page in the memory bar corresponding to the displayed page as the user navigates from page to page, and (iii) highlighting the element within the mini-page corresponding to the currently selected image within the displayed page.
Claim 31
Independent Claim
211 words
A method for reviewing and navigating among stored images on an image capture unit having a display, wherein each of the stored images is represented by a thumbnail image, the method comprising the steps of: (a) displaying a page of a sequence of pages, wherein each of the pages is capable of displaying an array of N×M images; (b) allowing a user to navigate among images within the displayed page and to navigate between pages; (c) highlighting each image on the page as a user navigates among the images within the displayed page, wherein the highlighted image is a currently selected image; (d) displaying a memory bar adjacent to an edge of the display, wherein the memory bar functions to indicate a position of the displayed page in relation to other pages, and to indicate the position of the currently selected image within the displayed page by, (i) displaying a series of mini-pages representing the pages, where each mini-page includes an N×M array of elements representing image positions within the corresponding page, (ii) highlighting the mini-page in the memory bar corresponding to the displayed page as the user navigates from page to page, and (iii) highlighting the element within the mini-page corresponding to the currently selected image within the displayed page.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 27 wherein step (a) further includes the step of: (i) displaying the images as thumbnail images.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 28 wherein step (a) further includes the step of: (ii) allowing the user to choose different display formats for the pages.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 29 wherein step (b) further includes thee step of: (i) providing an Navigation button having a left, right, up, and down buttons.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 30 wherein step (c) further includes the step of: (i) allowing the user navigate one thumbnail at a time with one press of the navigation buttons.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 31 wherein step (d) further includes the step of: (i) displaying the memory bar along a vertical edge of the display and displaying vertically aligned min-pages, whereby the user navigates between the pages with vertical navigation buttons.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 32 wherein step (c) further includes the step of: (ii) allowing the user to navigate one page at a time with a double press of either the up or down buttons.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method of claim 33 wherein step (c) further includes the step of: (iv) allowing the user to navigate to first page from any other page with a triple press of the up button; and (v) allowing the user to navigate to a last page from any other page with a triple press of the down button.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 34 wherein step (d) further includes the step of: (ii) displaying the memory bar along a horizontal edge of the display and displaying horizontally aligned min-pages, whereby the user navigates between the pages with horizontal navigation buttons.
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