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Rendering annotations for images

US8194102B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

Michael F. Cohen · Seattle, US
Qing Luan · Beijing, CN
Steven M. Drucker · Bellevue, US
Johannes Peter Kopf · Hamburg, DE
Ying Xu · Tomball, US
Matthew Uyttendaele · Seattle, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 6, 2008
Grant date	Jun 5, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 12, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T3/40
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques are described for rendering annotations associated with an image. A view of an image maybe shown on a display, and different portions of the image are displayed and undisplayed in the view according to panning and/or zooming of the image within the view. The image may have annotations. An annotation may have a location in the image and may have associated renderable media. The location of the annotation relative to the view may change according to the panning and/or zooming. A strength of the annotation may be computed, the strength changing based the panning and/or zooming of the image. The media may be rendered according to the strength. Whether to render the media may be determined by comparing the strength to a threshold.

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