Patent ID: 7039876
Filing Date: 2006-05-02
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A user interface comprising: a property page for adjusting a tone curve for an image acquisition device wherein said tone curve shows a transfer function for relating input tones of the image acquisition device to output tones, said property page having at least first and second selection elements displayed within the property page, each of the at least first and second selection elements for selecting and displaying a different appearance of a tone control region of the property page, wherein the tone control region and the property page are an integral part of a same displayed window, and wherein the tone control region changes appearance such that a first appearance of the tone control region is displayed in response to selection of the first selection element, and a second appearance of the tone control region is displayed in response to selection of the second selection element, and wherein the first appearance of the tone control region includes user-manipulable controls whose manipulation is reflected in said tone curve, and wherein the second appearance of the tone control region includes a directly manipulable editable tone curve.