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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2008
Filed:
May. 20, 2004
Girish V. Prabhu, Fairport, NY (US);
Michael E. Miller, Rochester, NY (US);
Su Y. Akyuz, San Jose, CA (US);
John L. Wasula, Rochester, NY (US);
Anthony L. Tintera, Hamlin, NY (US);
Kenneth A. Parulski, Rochester, NY (US);
Girish V. Prabhu, Fairport, NY (US);
Michael E. Miller, Rochester, NY (US);
Su Y. Akyuz, San Jose, CA (US);
John L. Wasula, Rochester, NY (US);
Anthony L. Tintera, Hamlin, NY (US);
Kenneth A. Parulski, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for customizing a digital camera for at least one particular user is disclosed. The digital camera includes a reprogrammable memory for storing firmware which controls the operation of the digital camera and a camera graphical user interface responsive to the firmware stored in the reprogrammable memory. The method includes providing customization software executed external to the digital camera which can access a plurality of firmware components having different camera features. A user selects desired camera features to cause the customization software to access the corresponding firmware component(s). The selected corresponding firmware component(s) are provided to the digital camera and the reprogrammable memory is reprogrammed to store the corresponding firmware component(s) to thereby customize the digital camera.