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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2001
Stephen G. Malloy Desormeaux, Rochester, NY (US);
Stephen G. Malloy Desormeaux, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
In a camera and method, the electronic image initially made available for viewing, following deactivation and reactivation of a display, depends upon the duration of inactivity and the prior electronic image viewed. In the method, a series of electronic images are sequentially captured and stored in memory in a camera. An image display of the camera is then selectively activated. A default image is shown on the display responsive to the activating. The display is selectively switched to a user selected image following the showing of the default image. The display is deactivated at the end of a display deactivation time period and selectively reactivated following the deactivating. The default image is shown, responsive to the reactivating, when the deactivating is prior to the switching. The user selected image is shown, responsive to the reactivating, when the deactivating follows the switching and the reactivating is during a first time period following the deactivating. The default image is shown, responsive to the reactivating, when the deactivating follows the switching and the reactivating is during a second time period following the first time period.