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User interface technique for producing a second image in the spatial context of a first image using a model-based operation

  • US 5,652,851 A
  • Filed: 07/21/1993
  • Issued: 07/29/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/21/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of operating a machine;

  • the machine including;

    a signal source for producing signals indicating image display requests;

    output circuitry connected to an output utilization device;

    the output utilization device producing human perceptible output;

    the output utilization device including a display having a display area for presenting images in response to receiving image definition data from the output circuitry;

    the display area having a first image displayed in a present image position therein;

    a processor connected for receiving the signals from the signal source, and connected for providing data defining human perceptible output to the output circuitry; and

    memory for storing data;

    the data stored in the memory including;

    a first image model data structure;

    the first image being produced using the first image model data structure; and

    instruction data indicating instructions the processor executes;

    the instruction data including a model-based output operation for use in operating on the first image model data structure;

    the processor further being connected for accessing the data stored in the memory;

    the method comprising;

    operating the processor to receive request signal data from the signal source;

    the request signal data indicating a display request to present an output producing region in a present viewing position in the display area coextensive with the present image position of a first image segment of the first image;

    the output producing region having the model-based output operation associated therewith; and

    operating the processor to respond to the request signal data indicating the display request bydetermining an input portion of the first image model data structure using the present viewing position of the output producing region;

    producing output signal data defining human perceptible output using the model-based output operation and using the input portion of the first image model data structure; and

    providing the output signal data defining the human perceptible output to the output circuitry connected to the output utilization device so that the output utilization device presents the human perceptible output in response to the display of the output producing region substantially at the same time as the first image is being displayed in the display area;

    whereby presentation of the human perceptible output produced using the first image model data structure in response to the display request gives the perception to a machine user of providing information related to the first image segment.

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