Using detail-in-context lenses for accurate digital image cropping and measurement
First Claim
1. A method for cropping a computer generated original image on a display, comprising the steps of:
- adjusting a user-selected movable boundary on said original image to define a cropped image within said boundary, said boundary defined by two or more points on said original image; and
, distorting said original image in regions surrounding said points, whereby said boundary is accurately positioned for cropping.
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Abstract
A method for cropping a computer generated original image on a display, comprising the steps of: adjusting a user-selected movable boundary on the original image to define a cropped image within the boundary, the boundary defined by two or more points on the original image; and, distorting the original image in regions surrounding the points, whereby the boundary is accurately positioned for cropping. And, a method for measuring within a computer generated original image on a display, comprising the steps of: adjusting a user-selected movable line segment on the original image to define points on the original image for measuring between; and, distorting the original image in regions surrounding the points, whereby the points are accurately positioned for measuring.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for cropping a computer generated original image on a display, comprising the steps of:
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adjusting a user-selected movable boundary on said original image to define a cropped image within said boundary, said boundary defined by two or more points on said original image; and
,distorting said original image in regions surrounding said points, whereby said boundary is accurately positioned for cropping. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19)
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9. A method for measuring within a computer generated original image on a display, comprising the steps of:
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adjusting a user-selected movable line segment on said original image to define points on said original image for measuring between; and
,distorting said original image in regions surrounding said points, whereby said points are accurately positioned for measuring. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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