Graphical user interface system and process for navigating a set of images
US7737995B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/54
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and process for navigating unstructured or loosely structured image sets on a display screen is presented. These image sets are navigated by grouping each image thereof into clusters and arranging the clusters in a left-to-right or up-and-down manner. A set number of the clusters are displayed to a viewer. The viewer can then scroll through and select another cluster in the arrangement as desired. Within a cluster, images are arranged in a grid in a sequence order based on a sequence number assigned to each in the clustering procedure. The viewer is also able to zoom into a selected cluster to, in effect, successively form smaller sub-clusters until only a single image is displayed in a cluster under consideration. In addition, the viewer can zoom out again in a similar manner.
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