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Detail-in-context lenses for digital image cropping, measurement and online maps

US8120624B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 9, 2009
Grant dateFeb 21, 2012
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Expiry dateFeb 9, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G5/00
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one or more implementations, a signal is received selecting a geographic location in an original image of a digital map for display on a display. The original image is distorted to give an appearance of a lens being applied to the digital map for display on the display, the appearance of the lens including a focal region that includes a magnification of the geographic location and a base region that surrounds the focal region.

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