Method and system for transparency adjustment and occlusion resolution for urban landscape visualization
First Claim
1. A method for generating a graphical presentation from a data representation, the method comprising:
- applying a lens to reveal a region-of-interest within an image, wherein the region-of-interest is occluded by an occluding portion of the image;
wherein the lens includes;
an extent of the lens,a focal region including a magnification and a transparency to reduce occlusion of the region-of-interest by the occluding portion, anda shoulder region between the extent of the lens and the focal region; and
wherein the shoulder region;
provides context for the focal region with respect to a portion of the image outside of the extent of the lens by preserving visibility of information surrounding the focal region, andhas decreasing transparency as depth decreases from the focal region to the portion of the image outside of the extent of the lens.
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Abstract
According to certain embodiments of the present invention, a graphical presentation is generated from a data representation. A lens is applied to reveal a region-of-interest occluded by an occluding portion of an image. The lens includes an extent of the lens, a focal region including a magnification and a transparency to reduce occlusion of the region-of-interest by the occluding portion, and a shoulder region between the extent of the lens and the focal region. The shoulder region provides context for the focal region with respect to a portion of the image outside of the extent of the lens by preserving visibility of information surrounding the focal region. The shoulder region also has decreasing transparency as depth decreases from the focal region to the portion of the image outside of the extent of the lens.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for generating a graphical presentation from a data representation, the method comprising:
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applying a lens to reveal a region-of-interest within an image, wherein the region-of-interest is occluded by an occluding portion of the image; wherein the lens includes; an extent of the lens, a focal region including a magnification and a transparency to reduce occlusion of the region-of-interest by the occluding portion, and a shoulder region between the extent of the lens and the focal region; and wherein the shoulder region; provides context for the focal region with respect to a portion of the image outside of the extent of the lens by preserving visibility of information surrounding the focal region, and has decreasing transparency as depth decreases from the focal region to the portion of the image outside of the extent of the lens. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium including program instructions, the program instructions comprising:
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application instructions for applying a lens to reveal a region-of-interest within an image, wherein the region-of-interest is occluded by an occluding portion of the image; wherein the lens includes; an extent of the lens, a focal region including a magnification and a transparency to reduce occlusion of the region-of-interest by the occluding portion, and a shoulder region between the extent of the lens and the focal region; and wherein the shoulder region; provides context for the focal region with respect to a portion of the image outside of the extent of the lens by preserving visibility of information surrounding the focal region, and has decreasing transparency as depth decreases from the focal region to the portion of the image outside of the extent of the lens. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A data processing system comprising a processor and memory including instructions that are executable by the processor to cause the data processing system to perform operations comprising:
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applying a lens to reveal a region-of-interest within an image, wherein the region-of-interest is occluded by an occluding portion of the image; wherein the lens includes; an extent of the lens, a focal region including a magnification and a transparency to reduce occlusion of the region-of-interest by the occluding portion, and a shoulder region between the extent of the lens and the focal region; and wherein the shoulder region; provides context for the focal region with respect to a portion of the image outside of the extent of the lens by preserving visibility of information surrounding the focal region, and has decreasing transparency as depth decreases from the focal region to the portion of the image outside of the extent of the lens. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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