1. An image display apparatus comprising:
a display;
a shooting mode configured to display, on the display, a first image of an object currently being captured by an imaging unit;
a reproducing mode configured to display, on the display, at least one previously captured second image; and
a shooting and reproducing co-existent mode configured to display, on the display, at least part of the first image and at least part of the second image, the part of the second image displayed having a size different from a size of the part of the first image displayed,
wherein a transition from the shooting mode to the reproducing mode is intermediated by the shooting and reproducing co-existent mode or a transition from the reproducing mode to the shooting mode is configured to be intermediated by the shooting and reproducing co-existent mode.
2. The image display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first image and the at least one second image are displayed on a time axis in the shooting and reproducing co-existent mode.
3. The image display apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:
an input device configured to receive a user input,
wherein the first image and the at least one second image are scrolled along the time axis in response to the user input.
4. The image display apparatus according to claim 3, wherein transition from the shooting mode to the reproducing mode and transition from the reproducing mode to the shooting mode are initiated in response to receipt of user input by the input device.
5. The image display apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the transition from the reproducing mode to the shooting mode is intermediated by a momentary stop.
6. The image display apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the input device is a rotary dial.
7. The image display apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the input device is a touch screen.
8. A method of causing an image display apparatus to display at least one image, comprising:
displaying, on a display, a first image of an object currently being captured by an imaging unit, when a shooting mode is active;
displaying, on the display, at least one previously captured second image, when a reproducing mode is active;
displaying, on the display, at least part of the first image and at least part of the second image, when a shooting and reproducing mode is active, the part of the second image displayed having a size different from a size of the part of the first image displayed;
intermediating, on the display, a transition from the shooting mode to the reproducing mode with the shooting and reproducing co-existent mode; and
intermediating, on the display, a transition from the reproducing mode to the shooting mode with the shooting and reproducing co-existent mode.
9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the first image and the at least one second image are displayed on a time axis in the shooting and reproducing co-existent mode.
10. The method according to claim 9, further comprising:
scrolling the first image and the at least one second image along the time axis in response to receipt of a user input at an input device, when the shooting and reproducing co-existent mode is active.
11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with computer-readable instructions thereon, the computer readable instructions when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
displaying a first image of an object currently being captured by an imaging unit, when a shooting mode is active;
displaying at least one previously captured second image, when a reproducing mode is active;
displaying at least part of the first image and at least part of the second image, when a shooting and reproducing mode is active, the part of the second image displayed having a size different from a size of the part of the first image displayed;
intermediating a transition from the shooting mode to the reproducing mode with the shooting and reproducing co-existent mode; and
intermediating a transition from the reproducing mode to the shooting mode with the shooting and reproducing co-existent mode.
12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 11, wherein the first image and the at least one second image are displayed on a time axis in the shooting and reproducing co-existent mode.
13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 11, further comprising:
scrolling the first image and the at least one second image along the time axis in response to receipt of a user input at an input device, when the shooting and reproducing co-existent mode is active.
14. An image display apparatus comprising:
a display; and
a control unit configured to control the display to display a current image of an object currently being captured by an imaging unit and a previously captured image simultaneously,
wherein the control unit is configured to control, responsive to an instruction, the imaging unit to capture the current image as a new previously captured image, and
the control unit is configured to control, responsive to the instruction, the display to animate a gradual decrease in size of the new previously captured image, the gradual decrease including at least a two-step decrease.
15. The image display apparatus according to claim 14, further comprising:
an input device configured to generate the instruction in response to an external input.
16. The image display apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the input device is a shutter button.
17. A method of causing an image display apparatus to display at least one image, comprising:
displaying, on a display, a current image of an object currently being captured by an imaging unit and a previously captured image simultaneously;
capturing, in the imaging unit and responsive to an instruction, the current image as a new previously captured image; and
animating, on the display, a gradual decrease in size of the new previously captured image,
wherein the gradual decrease including at least a two-step decrease.
18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the instruction is generated in response to depression of a shutter button.
19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with computer-readable instructions thereon that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
displaying a current image of an object currently being captured by an imaging unit and a previously captured image simultaneously;
capturing, responsive to an instruction, the current image as a new previously captured image; and
animating a gradual decrease in size of the new previously captured image,
wherein the gradual decrease including at least a two-step decrease.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 19, wherein the instruction is generated in response to depression of a shutter button.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A compound having the formula
in which:
R1 is a member selected from the group consisting of \u2014OCH3, \u2014SCH3, \u2014N(CH3)2, \u2014NHCH3, \u2014CHO, \u2014COCH3 and \u2014CHOHCH3;
R2 is a member selected from the group consisting of halogen, alkyl, acyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, acyloxy, alkylcarbonate, cypionyloxy, S-alkyl and S-acyl;
R3 is a member selected from the group consisting of alkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy and acyloxy;
R4 is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl; and
X is a member selected from the group consisting of \u2550O and \u2550N\u2014OR5, wherein R5 is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl.
2. A compound in accordance with claim 1 in which:
R1 is \u2014N(CH3)2.
3. A compound in accordance with claim 1 in which:
R2 is halogen.
4. A compound in accordance with claim 1 in which:
R2 is alkoxy.
5. A compound in accordance with claim 1 in which:
R3 is acyloxy.
6. A compound in accordance with claim 1 in which:
R4 is alkyl.
7. A compound in accordance with claim 1 in which:
X is \u2550O.
8. A compound in accordance with claim 1 in which:
X is \u2550N\u2014OR5.
9. A compound in accordance with claim 1 in which:
R1 is \u2014N(CH3)2;
R2 is halogen;
R3 is acyloxy;
R4 is alkyl; and
X is \u2550O.
10. A compound in accordance with claim 9 in which:
R2 is F.
11. A compound in accordance with claim 9 in which:
R2 is Br.
12. A compound in accordance with claim 9 in which:
R2 is Cl.
13. A compound in accordance with claim 9 in which:
R4 is methyl.
14. A compound in accordance with claim 1 in which:
R1 is \u2014N(CH3)2;
R2 is alkyl;
R3 is acyloxy;
R4 is alkyl; and
X is \u2550O.
15. A compound in accordance with claim 1 in which:
R1 is \u2014N(CH3)2;
R2 is alkoxy;
R3 is acyloxy;
R4 is alkyl; and
X is \u2550O.
16. A compound in accordance with claim 15 in which:
R2 is methoxy.
17. A compound in accordance with claim 15 in which:
R2 is ethoxy.
18. A compound in accordance with claim 15 in which:
R3 is acetoxy.
19. A compound in accordance with claim 1 in which:
R1 is \u2014N(CH3)2;
R2 is hydroxy;
R3 is acyloxy;
R4 is alkyl; and
X is \u2550O.
20. A compound in accordance with claim 1 in which:
R1 is \u2014N(CH3)2;
R2 and R3 are both acyloxy;
R4 is alkyl; and
X is \u2550O.
21. A compound in accordance with claim 20 in which:
R2 and R3 are both acetoxy.
22. A compound in accordance with claim 1 in which:
R1 is \u2014N(CH3)2;
R2 is S-acyl;
R3 is a member selected from the group consisting of hydroxy and acyloxy;
R4 is alkyl; and
X is \u2550O.
23. A compound in accordance with claim 1 in which:
R1 is \u2014N(CH3)2;
R2 is cypionyloxy;
R3 is acetoxy;
R4 is alkyl; and
X is \u2550O.
24. A compound in accordance with claim 1 in which:
R1 is \u2014N(CH3)2;
R2 is methoxy;
R3 is acetoxy;
R4 is alkyl; and
X is \u2550N\u2014OR5.
25. A compound in accordance with claim 1 in which:
R1 is \u2014N(CH3)2;
R2 and R3 are both acetoxy;
R4 is alkyl; and
X is \u2550N\u2014OR5.
26. A pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of a compound of claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
27. A method of producing an antiprogestational effect in a patient, said method comprising administering to said patient an effective amount of a compound of claim 1.
28. A method of inducing menses in a patient, said method comprising administering to said patient an effective amount of a compound of claim 1.
29. A method of treating endometriosis, said method comprising administering to said patient an effective amount of a compound of claim 1.
30. A method of treating dysmenorrhea, said method comprising administering to said patient an effective amount of a compound of claim 1.
31. A method of treating endocrine hormone-dependent tumors, said method comprising administering to said patient an effective amount of a compound of claim 1.
32. A method of treating uterine fibroids in a patient, said method comprising administering to said patient an effective amount of a compound of claim 1.
33. A method of inhibiting uterine endometrial proliferation in a patient, said method comprising administering to said patient an effective amount of a compound of claim 1.
34. A method of inducing labor, said method comprising administering to a patient an effective amount of a compound of claim 1.
35. A method of contraception, said method comprising administering to a patient an effective amount of a compound of claim 1.
36. A method of postcoital contraception, said method comprising administering to a patient an effective amount of a compound of claim 1.