Patent ID: 6700612
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: H04N

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, 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 NÃ—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.