Graphical user interface for detail-in-context presentations
US7197719B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 3, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/04805
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for displaying a region of interest within visual information on a display screen of a computer, the region of interest including a focal region and a base region. The method includes the steps of: providing means for selecting at least one parameter for transforming at least one of the region of interest, the focal region, and the base region; selecting the parameter using the means for selecting; transforming the visual information in accordance with a predetermined distortion function and the parameter to produce transformed visual information; and, displaying the transformed visual information on the display screen.
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