Using detail-in-context lenses for accurate digital image cropping and measurement
First Claim
1. A method for cropping a computer generated original image on a display, comprising the steps of:
- adjusting a user-selected movable boundary on said original image to define a cropped image within said boundary, said boundary defined by two or more points on said original image;
distorting said original image in regions surrounding said points by applying a lens to one or more of said regions, whereby said boundary is accurately positioned for cropping; and
, displaying a graphical user interface (“
GUI”
) over one or more of said regions for adjusting said lens;
wherein said lens includes a focal region and a base region and said GUI includes at least one of;
a slide bar icon for adjusting a magnification for said lens;
a slide bar icon for adjusting a degree of scooping for said lens;
a bounding rectangle icon with at least one handle icon for adjusting a size and a shape for said focal region;
a bounding rectangle icon with at least one handle icon for adjusting a size and a shape for said base region;
a move icon for adjusting a location for said lens on said boundary;
a pickup icon for adjusting a location for said base region within said original image; and
, a fold icon for adjusting a location for said focal region relative to said base region.
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Abstract
A method for cropping a computer generated original image on a display, comprising the steps of: adjusting a user-selected movable boundary on the original image to define a cropped image within the boundary, the boundary defined by two or more points on the original image; and, distorting the original image in regions surrounding the points, whereby the boundary is accurately positioned for cropping. And, a method for measuring within a computer generated original image on a display, comprising the steps of: adjusting a user-selected movable line segment on the original image to define points on the original image for measuring between; and, distorting the original image in regions surrounding the points, whereby the points are accurately positioned for measuring.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for cropping a computer generated original image on a display, comprising the steps of:
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adjusting a user-selected movable boundary on said original image to define a cropped image within said boundary, said boundary defined by two or more points on said original image; distorting said original image in regions surrounding said points by applying a lens to one or more of said regions, whereby said boundary is accurately positioned for cropping; and
, displaying a graphical user interface (“
GUI”
) over one or more of said regions for adjusting said lens;wherein said lens includes a focal region and a base region and said GUI includes at least one of;
a slide bar icon for adjusting a magnification for said lens;
a slide bar icon for adjusting a degree of scooping for said lens;
a bounding rectangle icon with at least one handle icon for adjusting a size and a shape for said focal region;
a bounding rectangle icon with at least one handle icon for adjusting a size and a shape for said base region;
a move icon for adjusting a location for said lens on said boundary;
a pickup icon for adjusting a location for said base region within said original image; and
, a fold icon for adjusting a location for said focal region relative to said base region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13)
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6. A method for measuring within a computer generated original image on a display, comprising the steps of:
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adjusting a user-selected movable line segment on said original image to define points on said original image for measuring between; distorting said original image in regions surrounding said points by applying a lens to one or more of said regions, whereby said points are accurately positioned for measuring; and
, displaying a graphical user interface (“
GUI”
) over one or more of said regions for adjusting said lens;wherein said lens includes a focal region and a base region and said GUI includes at least one of;
a slide bar icon for adjusting a magnification for said lens;
a slide bar icon for adjusting a degree of scooping for said lens;
a bounding rectangle icon with at least one handle icon for adjusting a size and a shape for said focal region;
a bounding rectangle icon with at least one handle icon for adjusting a size and a shape for said base region;
a move icon for adjusting a location for said lens on said boundary;
a pickup icon for adjusting a location for said base region within said original image; and
, a fold icon for adjusting a location for said focal region relative to said base region. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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14. A method for cropping a computer generated original image on a display, comprising:
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adjusting a user-selected movable boundary on said original image to define a cropped image within said boundary, said boundary defined by two or more points on said original image; and
,distorting said original image in respective regions surrounding said points to produce a distorted image by displacing said original image onto a lens for each region and perspectively projecting said displacing onto a plane in a direction aligned with a viewpoint for said region, whereby said boundary is accurately positioned for cropping. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for measuring within a computer generated original image on a display, comprising:
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adjusting a user-selected movable line segment on said original image to define points on said original image for measuring between; and
,distorting said original image in respective regions surrounding said points to produce a distorted image by displacing said original image onto a lens for each region and perspectively projecting said displacing onto a plane in a direction aligned with a viewpoint for said region, whereby said points are accurately positioned for measuring. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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