IP Library Granted Patent US 9,607,554
Granted Patent B2
US 9,607,554 · App. 14/755,100 · Granted Mar 28, 2017

Image pickup device and image pickup method

Inventors: Takashi Ishihara (Kanagawa, JP); Kazutaka Yamamoto (Kanagawa, JP); Katsuyuki Ito (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 9,607,554
App. No.
14/755,100
Granted
Mar 28, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image pickup device, having first, second and third imaging modes, includes: a camera; a display that displays a video image obtained by the camera in the first, second and third imaging modes; and a touch panel that overlaps the display, and detects a flick operation in at least left and right directions. Switching to the second imaging mode occurs by a first flick operation in the right direction in the first imaging mode. Switching to the third imaging mode occurs by a second flick operation in the right direction in the second imaging mode. Switching to the second imaging mode occurs by a third flick operation in the left direction in the third imaging mode. Switching to the first imaging mode occurs by a fourth flick operation in the left direction in the second imaging mode.

Claims (33)

1. An image pickup device comprising:

at least one camera, including a single camera capable of obtaining a video image and capturing at least one still image;

a display; and

a touch panel that overlaps the display, and is capable of detecting a flick operation in at least left and right directions,

wherein the image pickup device has at least a first mode, a second mode, and a third mode,

switching to the second mode occurs by a first flick operation in the right direction in the first mode,

switching to the third mode occurs by a third flick operation in the left direction in the first mode,

switching to the first mode occurs by a second flick operation in the left direction in the second mode,

and

switching to the first mode occurs by a fourth flick operation in the right direction in the third mode,

wherein, in the first mode, while the display is displaying the video image obtained by the single camera, the single camera captures the at least one still image, and

wherein, in one of the second and third modes, the display displays the at least one still image which was captured by the single camera in the first mode.

2. The image pickup device according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in an other of the second and third modes, the display does not display the video image obtained by the single camera.

3. The image pickup device according to claim 1 ,

wherein, the one of the second and third modes is a viewer mode.

4. The image pickup device according to claim 1 ,

wherein, an application program of at least the first mode is pre-installed in the image pickup device.

5. The image pickup device according to claim 1 ,

wherein, the first mode is different from the second mode and the third mode, and the second mode is different from the third mode.

6. The image pickup device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the right direction and the left direction are different by at least 160 degrees or more and at least 200 degrees or less.

7. The image pickup device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the right direction and the left direction are different by at least 170 degrees or more and at least 190 degrees or less.

8. The image pickup device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the display has a rectangular shape, and

wherein the right direction or the left direction is a direction away from a predetermined side of the rectangular shape.

9. The image pickup device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the touch panel overlaps a substantially entire surface of the display.

10. The image pickup device according to claim 9 ,

wherein an area of the display overlapped with the touch panel is 90% or more and 100% or less of an area of the display.

11. The image pickup device according to claim 9 ,

wherein an area of the touch panel overlapped with the display is 90% or more and 100% or less of an area of the touch panel.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 9, 2022
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 060119/0989 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 3, 2016
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 039551/0064 →
Priority Claims (4)
JP 2011-223175 · Oct 7, 2011 · national
JP 2011-228032 · Oct 17, 2011 · national
JP 2011-273522 · Dec 14, 2011 · national
JP 2012-018818 · Jan 31, 2012 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 14642903 · Mar 10, 2015
Continuation 14240778
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