Detail-in-context lenses for interacting with objects in digital image presentations
First Claim
1. A 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 said item from a user;
distorting said original image to produce a distorted region for said item to provide said user with detailed information for said item; and
, receiving a purchase signal for said item from said user.
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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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30 Claims
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1. A method for initiating an electronic shopping transaction for a user-selectable item presented in a computer generated original image on a display, comprising:
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receiving a selection signal for said item from a user;
distorting said original image to produce a distorted region for said item to provide said user with detailed information for said item; and
,receiving a purchase signal for said item from said user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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5. The method of claim I wherein said original image includes a DVD image, a video cassette image, a cable television image, a satellite television image, and a video game image.
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8. The method of claim I wherein said distorted region is on said item.
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16. A method for initiating a control operation for a user-selectable video game character presented in a computer generated original image on a display, comprising:
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receiving a selection signal for said character from a user;
distorting said original image to produce a distorted region for said character to provide said user with detailed information for said character; and
,receiving a control signal for said character from said user.
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17. A method for emphasizing an advertisement presented in a computer generated original image on a display, comprising:
distorting said original image to produce a distorted region for said advertisement to provide a user with detailed information for said advertisement.
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18. A method for presenting a second GUI over a first GUI on a computer display to avoid occlusion of predetermined elements of said first GUI, comprising:
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determining whether overlaying said second GUI on said first GUI will occlude said predetermined elements;
in response to said determining, distorting said second GUI to produce a distorted GUI having a distorted region avoiding said occlusion of said predetermined elements; and
,overlaying said distorted GUI on said first GUI for presentation on said computer display. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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