Image navigation apparatus and method
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1. A graphical user interface (“
- GUI”
) for managing a set of images comprising;
a thumbnail region for displaying a first group of thumbnail images;
a highlight element to highlight a specified one of said first group of thumbnail images responsive to a user input device;
a selection graphic associated with each of said thumbnail images to indicate which of said images have been selected by a user, wherein said selection graphic appears within and/or substantially proximate to said thumbnail image as a consequence of said user'"'"'s action to highlight said thumbnail image and said selection graphic contains information specific to said highlighted thumbnail image including at least a graphical check box which may be selectively checked or unchecked by said user; and
a navigation map positioned adjacent to said thumbnail region for graphically displaying;
an indication of a plurality of groups of thumbnail images, each group of said plurality discernable from one another and displayable in said thumbnail region at one time, said plurality of groups including;
said first group of thumbnail images displayed on said thumbnail region; and
a second group of thumbnail images that are not currently displayed in said thumbnail region;
an indication of a particular thumbnail image currently being highlighted;
an indication of particular thumbnail images currently selected by said user; and
a positional relationship between said first group of thumbnail images and said second group of thumbnail images.
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Abstract
A graphical user interface (“GUI”) for managing a set of images is described comprising: a thumbnail region for displaying a first group of thumbnail images; a highlight element to highlight a specified one of the first group of thumbnail images responsive to user input; and a navigation map positioned adjacent to the thumbnail region for graphically displaying an indication of the particular thumbnail image currently being highlighted and further graphically displaying a positional relationship between the first group of thumbnail images and a second group of thumbnail images not currently displayed in the thumbnail region.
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30 Claims
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1. A graphical user interface (“
- GUI”
) for managing a set of images comprising;a thumbnail region for displaying a first group of thumbnail images; a highlight element to highlight a specified one of said first group of thumbnail images responsive to a user input device; a selection graphic associated with each of said thumbnail images to indicate which of said images have been selected by a user, wherein said selection graphic appears within and/or substantially proximate to said thumbnail image as a consequence of said user'"'"'s action to highlight said thumbnail image and said selection graphic contains information specific to said highlighted thumbnail image including at least a graphical check box which may be selectively checked or unchecked by said user; and a navigation map positioned adjacent to said thumbnail region for graphically displaying; an indication of a plurality of groups of thumbnail images, each group of said plurality discernable from one another and displayable in said thumbnail region at one time, said plurality of groups including; said first group of thumbnail images displayed on said thumbnail region; and a second group of thumbnail images that are not currently displayed in said thumbnail region; an indication of a particular thumbnail image currently being highlighted; an indication of particular thumbnail images currently selected by said user; and a positional relationship between said first group of thumbnail images and said second group of thumbnail images. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An article of manufacture including program code which, when executed by a machine, causes said machine to generate a graphical user interface (“
- GUI”
) comprising;a thumbnail region for displaying a first group of thumbnail images; a highlight element to highlight a specified one of said first group of thumbnail images responsive to a user input device; a selection graphic associated with each of said thumbnail images to indicate which of said images have been selected by a user, wherein said selection graphic appears within and/or substantially proximate to said thumbnail image as a consequence of said user'"'"'s action to highlight said thumbnail image and said selection graphic contains information specific to said highlighted thumbnail image including at least a graphical check box which may be selectively checked or unchecked by said user; and a navigation map positioned adjacent to said thumbnail region for graphically displaying; an indication of a plurality of groups of thumbnail images, each group of said plurality discernable from one another and displayable in said thumbnail region at one time, said plurality of groups including; said first group of thumbnail images displayed on said thumbnail region; and a second group of thumbnail images that are not currently displayed in said thumbnail region; an indication of a particular thumbnail image currently being highlighted; an indication of particular thumbnail images currently selected by said user; and a positional relationship between said first group of thumbnail images and said second group of thumbnail images. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for processing graphical images comprising:
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combining means for combining said graphical images into a thumbnail region for displaying a first group of thumbnail images; highlight movement means for moving a highlight element to highlight a specified one of said first group of thumbnail images responsive to a means for receiving user input; a selection graphic associated with each of said thumbnail images to indicate which of said images have been selected by a user, wherein said selection graphic appears within and/or substantially proximate to said thumbnail image as a consequence of said user'"'"'s action to highlight said thumbnail image and said selection graphic contains information specific to said highlighted thumbnail image including at least a graphical check box which may be selectively checked or unchecked by said user; and navigation map indication means for moving an indication of the particular thumbnail image currently being highlighted within a navigation map positioned adjacent to said thumbnail region, said moving of said indication occurring concurrently with said moving of said highlight element, said navigational map indication means further graphically displaying within said navigational map; an indication of a plurality of groups of thumbnail images, each group of said plurality discernable from one another and displayable in said thumbnail region at one time, said plurality of groups including; said first group of thumbnail images displayed on said thumbnail region; and a second group of thumbnail images that are not currently displayed in said thumbnail region; an indication of a particular thumbnail image currently being highlighted; an indication of particular thumbnail images currently selected by said user; and a positional relationship between said first group of thumbnail images and said second group of thumbnail images. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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