Granted Patent B2

US 12,581,184 · App. 18/584,826 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Inventor: Naomi Mori (Kanagawa, JP)

Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

H04N23/632H04N23/633H04N23/72

Abstract

Claims (73)

1 . An image capturing apparatus comprising:

a display;

a memory storing instructions; and

at least one processor that executes the instructions to:

cause the display to display a first display screen that indicates a first setting item group or a second display screen that indicates a second setting item group that is a part of the first setting item group;

select an item from the second setting item group on the second display screen; and

in response to a first operation associated with the selected item while the second display screen is displayed by the display, perform a reordering process to change an order in which the selected item is indicated on the second display screen,

wherein, in response to a user operation performed on the second display screen while an item is selected from the second setting item group, the at least one processor executes the instructions to:

perform, when the operation is the first operation, a reordering process to change a display order of the selected item in the second setting item group on the second display screen; and

perform, when the operation is a second operation different from the first operation, a process corresponding to the selected item.

2 . The image capturing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one processor executes the instructions to, in response to the first operation performed while the first display screen is displayed by the display, register an item selected from the first setting item group on the first display screen as an item in the second setting item group.

3 . The image capturing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein a plurality of second setting item groups is registrable, and

the at least one processor executes the instructions to control the display to indicate one second setting item group among the plurality of second setting item groups on the second display screen in response to a user operation.

4 . The image capturing apparatus according to claim 3 ,

wherein the at least one processor executes the instructions to change an order in which the item selected from the second setting item group is indicated in the one second setting item group currently being indicated on the second display screen.

5 . The image capturing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one processor executes the instructions to

control the display to indicate on the second display screen the second setting item group and a predetermined item for configuration of the second setting item group,

cause the display to display a configuration screen for configuration of the second setting item group in response to selection of the predetermined item, and

in response to selection of an item for reordering on the configuration screen, change an order in which the second setting item group is indicated on the second display screen.

6 . The image capturing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein, when an instruction to change a display order of the second setting item group on the second display screen is made through an operation different from the first operation on the second display screen, the at least one processor executes the instructions to cause the display to display a setting screen that allows selection of an item from the second setting item group whose display order is to be changed and an operation for changing the display order of the selected item, and

when the first operation is performed on the second display screen, the setting screen is displayed with the item selected on the second display screen in a state of being selected as a target item whose display order is to be changed.

7 . The image capturing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second setting item group includes items of the first setting item group that are registered by a user.

8 . The image capturing apparatus according to claim 7 ,

wherein the image capturing apparatus is an imager including an image sensor,

the first setting item group includes menu items for settings of the imager, and

the second setting item group includes setting items of the first setting item group that are registered by the user to be displayed on the second display screen.

9 . The image capturing apparatus according to claim 8 ,

wherein the at least one processor executes the instructions to cause the display to display:

when displaying the first display screen, a first display item for switching to the first display screen, a second display item for switching to the second display screen, and the first setting item group; and

when displaying the second display screen, the first display item, the second display item, and the second setting item group.

10 . The image capturing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one processor executes the instructions to:

select an item from the first setting item group on the first display screen;

in response to a user operation performed on the first display screen while the item is selected from the first setting item group,

perform, when the operation is the first operation, a registration process to register the selected item as part of the second setting item group on the first display screen; and

perform, when the operation is the second operation, a process corresponding to the selected item.

11 . The image capturing apparatus according to claim 10 ,

wherein the first operation is a long-press operation on a specific component.

12 . The image capturing apparatus according to claim 11 ,

the specific component is a touch panel,

the first display screen or the second display screen is displayed on the touch panel,

the first operation is a long-press touch operation on an item selected on the first display screen or the second display screen, and

the second operation is a tap operation on an item selected on the first display screen or the second display screen.

13 . A control method for an image capturing apparatus, comprising:

causing a display to display a first display screen that indicates a first setting item group or a second display screen that indicates a second setting item group that is a part of the first setting item group;

selecting an item from the second setting item group on the second display screen; and

in response to a first operation associated with the selected item while the second display screen is displayed by the display, performing a reordering process for changing an order in which the selected item is indicated on the second display screen,

wherein, in response to a user operation performed on the second display screen while an item is selected from the second setting item group,

performing, when the operation is the first operation, a reordering process to change a display order of the selected item in the second setting item group on the second display screen; and

performing, when the operation is a second operation different from the first operation, a process corresponding to the selected item.

14 . The control method according to claim 13 , comprising:

in response to the first operation performed while the first display screen is displayed by the display, registering an item selected from the first setting item group on the first display screen as an item in the second setting item group.

15 . The control method according to claim 13 ,

wherein a plurality of second setting item groups is registrable, and

the control method comprises controlling the display to indicate one second setting item group among the plurality of second setting item groups on the second display screen in response to a user operation.

16 . The control method according to claim 15 , comprising:

changing an order in which the item selected from the second setting item group is indicated in the one second setting item group currently being indicated on the second display screen.

17 . The control method according to claim 13 , comprising:

controlling the display to indicate on the second display screen the second setting item group and a predetermined item for configuration of the second setting item group;

causing the display to display a configuration screen for configuration of the second setting item group in response to selection of the predetermined item; and

in response to selection of an item for reordering on the configuration screen, changing an order in which the second setting item group is indicated on the second display screen.

18 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a control method for an image capturing apparatus, the control method comprising:

causing a display to display a first display screen that indicates a first setting item group or a second display screen that indicates a second setting item group that is a part of the first setting item group;

selecting an item from the second setting item group on the second display screen; and

in response to a first operation associated with the selected item while the second display screen is displayed by the display, performing a reordering process for changing an order in which the selected item is indicated on the second display screen,

wherein, in response to a user operation performed on the second display screen while an item is selected from the second setting item group,

performing, when the operation is the first operation, a reordering process to change a display order of the selected item in the second setting item group on the second display screen; and

performing, when the operation is a second operation different from the first operation, a process corresponding to the selected item.

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