Image handling apparatus and controller for selecting display mode
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1. Image handling apparatus comprising a store for storing digital data defining an image;
- a monitor connected to the store for displaying the image according to one of a plurality of display modes;
control means for controlling the image display in accordance with a selected one of said display modes; and
indicating means including a position defining means defining a monitor display defining area corresponding to the area of the image displayed on the monitor and an indicating device moveable across the position defining means, the indicating means determining the position of the indicating device relative to the position defining means to indicate corresponding parts of the displayed image, wherein movement of the indicating device relative to the position defining means causes the displayed image to vary in accordance with the selected display mode, the type of variation within the selected display mode being dependent on the direction of relative movement between the indicating device and the position defining means, and wherein the control means is responsive to movement of the indicating device beyond the monitor display defining area of the position defining means in any one of at least two directions to select one of said display modes according to the direction of movement of the indicating device, each of said at least two directions corresponding to a different one of said display modes, such that the same relative movement of the indicating device relative to the position defining means within the monitor display defining area will cause different variations in the displayed image in accordance with the selected display mode.
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Abstract
Image handling apparatus comprises a store (22) for storing digital data defining an image; a monitor (30) connected to the store for displaying the image; a control system (1,2) for controlling the image display; and a digitizing tablet (5) defining an area corresponding to the area of the image displayed on the monitor (30) and a pen (31) moveable across the tablet (5). The control system (1,2) is responsive to movement of the pen (31) beyond the monitor display defining area of the tablet (5) to change the manner in which the image is displayed (e.g. scroll, zoom etc.)
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1. Image handling apparatus comprising a store for storing digital data defining an image;
- a monitor connected to the store for displaying the image according to one of a plurality of display modes;
control means for controlling the image display in accordance with a selected one of said display modes; and
indicating means including a position defining means defining a monitor display defining area corresponding to the area of the image displayed on the monitor and an indicating device moveable across the position defining means, the indicating means determining the position of the indicating device relative to the position defining means to indicate corresponding parts of the displayed image, wherein movement of the indicating device relative to the position defining means causes the displayed image to vary in accordance with the selected display mode, the type of variation within the selected display mode being dependent on the direction of relative movement between the indicating device and the position defining means, and wherein the control means is responsive to movement of the indicating device beyond the monitor display defining area of the position defining means in any one of at least two directions to select one of said display modes according to the direction of movement of the indicating device, each of said at least two directions corresponding to a different one of said display modes, such that the same relative movement of the indicating device relative to the position defining means within the monitor display defining area will cause different variations in the displayed image in accordance with the selected display mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- a monitor connected to the store for displaying the image according to one of a plurality of display modes;
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8. A method of image handling comprising the steps of storing digital data defining an image;
- defining an area corresponding to an area of the image on a monitor;
displaying the image in accordance with a selected display mode in the defined area;
moving an indicating device within the defined area to cause the displayed image to vary in accordance with the selected display mode, the type of variation within the selected display mode being dependent on the direction of relative movement between the indicating device and the defined area, and moving the indicating device beyond the defined area in any one of at least two directions to select a different display mode according to the direction of movement of the indicating device, each of said at least two directions corresponding to a different display mode, such that the same relative movement of the indicating device within the defined area causes different variations in the displayed image in accordance with the selected display mode.
- defining an area corresponding to an area of the image on a monitor;
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