Abstract: A method of personalizing an interface of a portable electronic device comprises the steps of interfacing the portable electronic device to a workstation, modifying the existing version of the user interface so as to define a personalized version of the user interface, transferring information defining the personalized version of the user interface from the workstation to the portable electronic device, and implementing the personalized version of the user interface on the portable electronic device.

Abstract: A method of personalizing an interface of a portable electronic device comprises the steps of interfacing the portable electronic device to a workstation, modifying the existing version of the user interface so as to define a personalized version of the user interface, transferring information defining the personalized version of the user interface from the workstation to the portable electronic device, and implementing the personalized version of the user interface on the portable electronic device.

Abstract: A modeless electronic imaging apparatus, such as a digital still camera, uses a touch-sensitive shutter button to automatically display “live” images from an image sensor whenever a user touches the shutter button. When the user is not touching the shutter button, the apparatus displays stored image data of the last stored image, or may display menu data according to actuation of system navigation buttons. The apparatus does not require the switching of modes between image capture mode and stored image display mode, but is always capable of image capture as well as stored image display.

Abstract: A method and system for improving the quality of an image in an electronic imaging system is disclosed. The method and system comprise capturing an image frame, capturing a compressed dark frame, decompressing a portion of the compressed dark frame and subtracting the decompressed portion of the compressed dark frame from a corresponding section of the image frame. The steps of decompressing a portion of the compressed dark frame and subtracting the decompressed portion from a corresponding section of the image frame are repeated for additional portions of the compressed dark frame.

Abstract: A method and system for improving the quality of an image obtained by an electronic imaging system is disclosed. The method and system comprise capturing an image frame, capturing a partial dark frame and subtracting the partial dark frame from a corresponding section of the image frame. The steps of capturing a partial dark frame and subtracting the partial dark frame from a corresponding section of the image frame are repeated for additional partial dark frames.

Abstract: This invention is a digital camera that measures its internal temperature using the dark current of the photo detector. Using the temperature information the digital camera controls its internal temperature by selectively shutting down or slowing down heat generating components.

Abstract: A method of managing electronic images in an electronic imaging device includes capturing an electronic image and associating an intent attribute with the electronic image. The intent attribute directs actions to be performed with the electronic image.

Abstract: A device configured to display images. The device comprises a storage component, a first buffer, a second buffer and a display controller. The first buffer comprises a plurality of memory locations and is configured to store a first image from the storage component. The second buffer comprises a plurality of memory locations and is configured to store a second image from the storage component. The memory locations of the first buffer are interleaved with the memory locations of the second buffer in a common memory space. The display controller is coupled to the first and second buffers and is configured to retrieve a part of the first image from the first buffer and a part of the second image from the second buffer.

Abstract: A method of personalizing an interface of a portable electronic device comprises the steps of interfacing the portable electronic device to a workstation, modifying the existing version of the user interface so as to define a personalized version of the user interface, transferring information defining the personalized version of the user interface from the workstation to the portable electronic device, and implementing the personalized version of the user interface on the portable electronic device.

Abstract: A method and system for improving the quality of an image obtained by an electronic imaging system is disclosed. The method and system comprise capturing an image frame, capturing a partial dark frame and subtracting the partial dark frame from a corresponding section of the image frame. The steps of capturing a partial dark frame and subtracting the partial dark frame from a corresponding section of the image frame are repeated for additional partial dark frames.

Abstract: A system for capturing, via a digital camera, an audio clip either before, during, or after the capture of an associated photographic image. The system allows a user to associate an audio clip with a corresponding photographic image by using two shutter button positions to respectively control the initiation of an audio recording and the termination thereof. In operation, a user presses shutter button to a partially depressed position which initiates audio capture. The user then fully depresses the shutter button, which initiates image capture with continued recording of the audio clip. Audio recording continues until the shutter button is filly released. The recorded audio clip and corresponding image are stored in local camera memory in a format that allows them to be re-associated when the memory is downloaded from the camera.

Abstract: A method and system for improving the quality of an image in an electronic imaging system is disclosed. The method and system comprise capturing an image frame, capturing a compressed dark frame, decompressing a portion of the compressed dark frame and subtracting the decompressed portion of the compressed dark frame from a corresponding section of the image frame. The steps of decompressing a portion of the compressed dark frame and subtracting the decompressed portion from a corresponding section of the image frame are repeated for additional portions of the compressed dark frame.

Abstract: A camera user interface assembly including at least one object viewer, a resizeable, image-capture-area designator superimposed on said at least one object viewer and a size selector operatively associated with said designator.

Abstract: A device configured to display images. The device comprises a storage component, a first buffer, a second buffer and a display controller. The first buffer comprises a plurality of memory locations and is configured to store a first image from the storage component. The second buffer comprises a plurality of memory locations and is configured to store a second image from the storage component. The memory locations of the first buffer are interleaved with the memory locations of the second buffer in a common memory space. The display controller is coupled to the first and second buffers and is configured to retrieve a part of the first image from the first buffer and a part of the second image from the second buffer.

Abstract: A system on a development computer system that sends commands over a network to a target computer system to cause the target computer system to compile code from the development computer system. Before sending compiler parameters to the target computer system, the system converts all the command line compiler parameters into a neutral parameter format and then into a format usable on the target computer system. Compile errors are converted into a neutral format and then into a format that is usable by the system on the development computer system. This allows a developer using the development computer system to perform the compile and receive error messages as if the compile were being performed on the development computer system. The system also converts the file names for the source file and any other desirable files to allow the target computer system to access the source files located on the development computer system over the network.