System and method for displaying images using anamorphic video
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1. A method of displaying an image on a display, comprising the steps of:
- displaying a center portion of an image on a display at a first scale; and
displaying first and second side portions of the image on the display, the first and second side portions being adjacent the center portion, the first and second side portions being displayed at a second scale higher than the first scale.
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Abstract
An image is displayed using anamorphic video. A first portion of an image is displayed on a display at a first scale. At least one second portion of the image is displayed on the display. The at least one second portion is adjacent the first portion of the image. The second portion is displayed at a second scale higher than the first scale.
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1. A method of displaying an image on a display, comprising the steps of:
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displaying a center portion of an image on a display at a first scale; and
displaying first and second side portions of the image on the display, the first and second side portions being adjacent the center portion, the first and second side portions being displayed at a second scale higher than the first scale. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for displaying an image on a display, comprising the steps of:
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displaying a center portion of an image on a display at a first scale; and
displaying first and second side portions of the image on the display, the first and second side portions being adjacent the center portion at first and second inner edges, respectively, the first and second side portions having first and second outer edges, respectively, the first and second side portions being displayed at an increasing scale such that the first and second side portions are displayed at a second scale equal to a minimum predetermined scale at the first and second inner edges, the second scale being increased to a maximum predetermined scale at the first and second outer edges. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A method of displaying an image on a display, comprising the steps of:
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displaying a first portion of an image on a display at a first scale; and
displaying at least one second portion of the image on the display, the at least one second portion being adjacent the first portion, the at least one second portion being displayed at a second scale higher than the first scale. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A computer system for displaying an image on a display, the computer system comprising:
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a processor;
a display device coupled to the processor; and
a memory storing instructions that cause the processor to;
display on the display device a first portion of an image on the display at a first scale; and
display at least one second portion of the image on the display, the at least one second portion being adjacent the first portion, the at least one second portion being displayed at a second scale higher than the first scale. - View Dependent Claims (12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20)
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13. A computer system for displaying an image on a display, the computer system comprising:
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a processor;
a display coupled to the processor; and
a memory storing instructions that cause the processor to;
display on the display device a center portion of an image on the display at a first scale; and
display first and second side portions of the image on the display, the first and second side portions being adjacent the center portion, the first and second side portions being displayed at a second scale higher than the first scale.
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18. A computer system for displaying an image on a display, the computer sytem comprising:
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a processor;
a display device coupled to the processor; and
a memory storing instructions that cause the processor to;
display a center portion of an image at a first scale on the display device; and
display first and second side portions of the image on the display device, the first and second side portions being adjacent the center portion at first and second inner edges, respectively, the first and second side portions having first and second outer edges, respectively, the first and second side portions being displayed at an increasing scale such that the first and second side portions are displayed at a second scale equal to a minimum predetermined scale at the first and second inner edges, the second scale being increased to a maximum predetermined scale at the first and second outer edges.
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21. A computer program product, the computer program product for use in conjunction with a computer system having a display device, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism comprising:
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a first set of instructions that display a first portion of an image on the display device at a first scale; and
a second set of instructions that display at least one second portion of the image on the display device, the at least one second portion being adjacent the first portion, the at least one second portion being displayed at a second scale higher than the first scale.
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22. A computer program product, the computer program product for use in conjunction with a computer system having a display device, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism comprising:
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a first set of instructions that display a center portion of an image on the display device at a first scale; and
a second set of instructions that display first and second side portions of the image on the display device, the first and second side portions being adjacent the center portion, the first and second side portions being displayed at a second scale higher than the first scale. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29)
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27. A computer program product, the computer program product for use in conjunction with a computer system having a display device, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism comprising:
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a first set of instructions that display a center portion of an image on the display device at a first scale; and
a second set of instructions that display first and second side portions of the image on the display device, the first and second side portions being adjacent the center portion at first and second inner edges, respectively, the first and second side portions having first and second outer edges, respectively, the first and second side portions being displayed at an increasing scale such that the first and second side portions are displayed at a second scale equal to a minimum predetermined scale at the first and second inner edges, the second scale being increased to a maximum predetermined scale at the first and second outer edges.
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30. A robotic telepresence system, comprising:
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a user station at a first geographic location, the user station being responsive to a user, and communicating information to the user, and communicating information from said user, the user station having a user display; and
a robot at a second geographic location, responsive to the user station, the robot providing a three dimensional representation of the user transmitted from the user station, the robot for sensing predetermined types of information and communicating that information back to the user, the robot including;
at least one first sensor to sense first image information at a first predetermined high resolution level; and
at least one second sensor to sense second image information at a predetermined low resolution level, wherein the robot transmits the sensed information from the at least one first sensor and from the at least one second sensor to the user station;
wherein the first image information from the at least one first sensor is displayed on the user display at a first scale, and the second image information from the at least one second sensor is displayed on the user display, the second image information being displayed adjacent the first image information, the second image information being displayed at a second scale higher than the first scale. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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