Displaying a plurality of images in a stack arrangement
First Claim
1. A method of displaying a plurality of images, each image having an associated aspect ratio and at least one of said images having a different aspect ratio to at least one other of said images, said method comprising the steps of:
- selecting a side of the plurality of images;
displaying a first of said images and a second of said images substantially behind said first image, said first image being scaled so that the aspect ratio of said first image is maintained, and said second image being scaled based on a distance between the selected side of the first image and the selected side of the second image, so that the aspect ratio of said second image is maintained.
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Abstract
A method (700) of displaying a plurality of images is disclosed. The method (700) displays the images in a stack arrangement. The stack may be a perspective stack and a non-perspective stack. Another method (1200) of displaying a plurality of images is also disclosed. The method (1200) displays the images in a stack following any arbitrary path. The methods (700) and (1200) are particularly advantageous for displaying a collection of images of irregular sizes and aspect ratios. The methods (700) and (1200) maintain the regular geometric layout of a stack of images and also ensure that the size of the minimum visible area of each image in the stack remains the same irrespective of the aspect ratio of a particular image.
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43 Claims
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1. A method of displaying a plurality of images, each image having an associated aspect ratio and at least one of said images having a different aspect ratio to at least one other of said images, said method comprising the steps of:
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selecting a side of the plurality of images; displaying a first of said images and a second of said images substantially behind said first image, said first image being scaled so that the aspect ratio of said first image is maintained, and said second image being scaled based on a distance between the selected side of the first image and the selected side of the second image, so that the aspect ratio of said second image is maintained. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of displaying a plurality of images on a display device, each image having first and second dimensions defining an aspect ratio and at least one image of said images having a different aspect ratio to at least one other of said images, said method comprising the steps of:
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selecting a side of the plurality of images; and displaying a first of said images, and displaying a second of said images substantially behind said first image, the first and second dimensions of said first image being scaled so as to maintain the aspect ratio of said first image, and the first and second dimensions of said second image being scaled based on a distance between the selected side of the first image and the selected side of the second image, so as to maintain the aspect ratio of said second image, wherein at least one of the first and second scaled dimensions of said second image is determined, by a processor, according to a predetermined ratio with respect to a corresponding scaled dimension of said first image. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method of display a plurality of images on a display device, said method comprising the steps of:
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selecting a side of the plurality of images; displaying a first of said plurality of images, and a second of said images substantially behind the first image, said first image being scaled so that the aspect ratio of said first image is maintained, and said second image being scaled based on a distance between the selected side of the first image and the selected side of the second image, so that the aspect ratio of said second image is maintained, wherein said second image is positioned according to a predetermined ratio based on said predetermined first space.
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40. An apparatus for displaying a plurality of images on a display device, each image having first and second dimensions defining an aspect ratio and at least one image of said images having a different aspect ratio to at least one other of said images, said apparatus comprising:
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selection means for selecting a side for the plurality of images; and display means for displaying a first of said images, and a second of said images substantially behind said first image, the first and second dimensions of said first image being scaled so as to maintain the aspect ratio of said first image, and the first and second dimensions of said second image being scaled based on a distance between a selected side of the first image and a selected side of the second image, so as to maintain the aspect ratio of said second image, and wherein at least one of the first and second scaled dimensions of said second image are determined, by a processor, according to a predetermined ratio with respect to a corresponding scaled dimension of said first image.
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41. An apparatus for displaying a plurality of images, each image having an associated aspect ratio and at least one of said images having a different aspect ratio to at least one other of said images, said apparatus comprising:
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selection means of selecting a side for the plurality of images; a display means for displaying a first of said images, and a second of said images substantially behind said first image, said first image being scaled so that the aspect ratio of said first image is maintained, and said second image being scaled based on a distance between the selected side of the first image and the selected side of the second image, so that the aspect ratio of said second images is maintained.
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42. A computer readable storage medium, having a program recorded thereon, where the program is configured to make a computer execute a procedure to display a plurality of images on a display device, each image having a first and second dimensions defining an aspect ratio and at least one image of said images having a different aspect ratio to at least one other of said images, said program comprising:
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code for selecting a side for the plurality of images; code for displaying a first of said images, and a second of said images substantially behind said first image, the first and second dimensions of said first image being scaled so as to maintain the aspect ratio of said first image;
the first and second scaled dimensions of said second image being scaled based on a distance between the selected side of the first image and the selected side of the second image, so as to maintain the aspect ratio of said second image, and wherein at least one of the first and second scaled dimensions of said second image is determined, by a processor, according to a predetermined ratio with respect to a corresponding scaled dimension of said first image.
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43. A computer readable storage medium, having a program recorded thereon for displaying a plurality of images, each image having an associated aspect ratio and at least one of said images having a different aspect ratio to at least one other of said images, said program comprising:
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code for selecting a side for the plurality of images; and code for displaying a first of said images, and a second of said images substantially behind said first image, said first image being scaled so that the aspect ratio of said first image is maintained; and
said second image being scaled based on a distance between the selected side of the first image and the selected side of the second image, so that the aspect ratio of said second image is maintained.
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Specification