Display device with automatic area of importance display
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1. A method for forming an evaluation image for presentation on a display, the method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining an image having a resolution greater than a resolution of the display;
automatically determining an area of importance comprising less than all of the obtained image;
using image elements from the area of importance to form an area of importance image adapted for presentation on the display; and
presenting the area of importance image.
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Abstract
Methods for forming an evaluation image for presentation on a display device and display devices adapted to form such evaluation images are provided. An image is obtained having a resolution greater than a resolution of the display and an area of importance automatically determined comprising less than all of the obtained image. Image elements from the area of importance are used to form an area of importance image adapted for presentation on the display; and the area of importance image is presented.
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43 Claims
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1. A method for forming an evaluation image for presentation on a display, the method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining an image having a resolution greater than a resolution of the display;
automatically determining an area of importance comprising less than all of the obtained image;
using image elements from the area of importance to form an area of importance image adapted for presentation on the display; and
presenting the area of importance image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for using a display having a predetermined image resolution to display an image have greater image resolution than the display;
- the method comprising the steps of;
obtaining the image;
determining an area of importance in the obtained image;
forming an area of importance image containing image information from the area of importance resampled for presentation at the image resolution of the display; and
presenting the area of importance image on the display. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- the method comprising the steps of;
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17. A method for using a display having a predetermined image resolution to display an image have greater image resolution than the display;
- the method comprising the steps of;
obtaining the image;
determining an area of importance in the obtained image;
forming an evaluation image having an appearance that corresponds to the obtained image and is resampled for presentation on the display;
presenting the evaluation image;
forming an area of importance image containing imaging information that corresponds to the area of importance resampled for presentation at the display resolution; and
, presenting the area of importance image on the display when an area of importance verification mode is selected. - View Dependent Claims (18, 20)
- the method comprising the steps of;
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19. A method for presenting an area of importance in an image;
- the method comprising the steps of;
obtaining an archival image;
forming an evaluation image corresponding to the appearance of the archival image and resampled for presentation on the display;
determining an area of importance in the archival image and comprising less than all of the archival image;
displaying an evaluation image that corresponds to the archival image; and
displaying an area of importance image that contains image content the corresponds to the determined area of importance, wherein the image content of the area of importance as displayed in the area of importance image has a greater effective magnification than the area of importance has as displayed in an evaluation image that corresponds to the archival image.
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21. A display device comprising:
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a source of an archival image;
a display; and
a processor adapted to determine an area of importance in an archival image, to form an area of importance image that contains less than all of the archival image including image information from the area of importance and that is adapted to be presented on the display, and to cause the display to present the area of importance image. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A display device comprising:
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a source of an archival image;
a display;
a signal processor that receives the archival image and that is capable of forming images for presentation on the display based upon the archival image; and
a controller operable to cause the signal processor to form an evaluation image for presentation on the display and to form an area of importance image for presentation on the display, wherein the evaluation image depicts what is shown in the archival image and the area of importance image depicts only a portion of the archival image that corresponds to the area of importance. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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