Patent ID: 6215523
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A method for accelerating a user interface of a digital camera having a display, a first mode for capturing images, a second mode for displaying captured images, and a navigation button, comprising the steps of:in response to the digital camera being placed into the second mode, displaying a set of thumbnail images on the display, such that all the thumbnail images in the set are displayed in alignment, wherein the aligned set of thumbnail images is based on a filmstrip metaphor that allows the user to quickly move forward and backward among the captured images chronologically according to date and time;scrolling the thumbnail images in response to a user pressing the navigation button, wherein an indication in the display indicates which of the thumbnail images is currently active, and wherein the thumbnail images are scrolled-off the display and replaced by new thumbnail images; andsimultaneously displaying additional information corresponding to the currently active item in the display adjacent to the aligned set of thumbnail images, the additional information including,a resized thumbnail image that is a larger version of the active thumbnail image, andimage information including date of capture, and what media types are associated with the active image, wherein the media types include at least one of a still image, a time lapse image, a burst image, and sound, wherein as the active thumbnail changes during scrolling, the resized thumbnail is updated accordingly.