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Navigating digital images using detail-in-context lenses

US7495678B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 16, 2004
Grant dateFeb 24, 2009
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Expiry dateSep 15, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2203/04805
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for navigating a computer generated original image presented on a display screen, comprising: displaying a first region of the original image; distorting the original image to produce a presentation having a distorted region for the first region and displaying the presentation; receiving a signal from a user to select a second region of the original image through the presentation; and, displaying the second region.

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