Detail-in-context lenses for interacting with objects in digital image presentations
US8311915B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 14, 2009 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 20, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2340/14
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods for initiating an electronic shopping transaction, for initiating a control operation for a user-selectable video game character, for emphasizing an advertisement in a computer generated display, and for presenting multiple GUIs in desktop user interfaces using detail-in-context graphical distortions. The method for initiating an electronic shopping transaction, for a user-selectable item presented in a computer generated original image on a display, comprising: receiving a selection signal for the item from a user; distorting the original image to produce a distorted region for the item to provide the user with detailed information for the item; and, receiving a purchase signal for the item from the user.
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