Computer system for continuous oblique panning
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1. A sequence of instructions stored on at least one non-transitory computer readable medium for running on a computer system capable of displaying and navigating oblique imagery, comprising:
- instructions for displaying a pixel representation of a primary oblique image depicting a first area, the primary oblique image being part of a set of adjacent oblique images that partially, but not completely, overlap and represent an area of interest;
instructions for panning within the primary oblique image, the primary oblique image including overlapping data;
instructions for detecting a transition event, triggered by a user, of the displayed primary oblique image;
instructions for selecting at least one adjacent secondary oblique image depicting a second area partially overlapping with the first area and from the set of oblique images corresponding to a supplied location coordinate, the second area extending beyond the first area; and
instructions for displaying the primary oblique image and the at least one adjacent secondary oblique image on a same display such that features in the adjacent primary and secondary oblique images are aligned on the same display;
wherein the primary and secondary oblique images match the perspectives from which the primary and secondary oblique images were captured.
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A computer system for continuously panningoblique images. More particularly, the computer system uses a methodology whereby separate oblique images are presented in a manner that allows a user to maintain an understanding of the relationship of specific features between different oblique images when panning.
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1. A sequence of instructions stored on at least one non-transitory computer readable medium for running on a computer system capable of displaying and navigating oblique imagery, comprising:
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instructions for displaying a pixel representation of a primary oblique image depicting a first area, the primary oblique image being part of a set of adjacent oblique images that partially, but not completely, overlap and represent an area of interest; instructions for panning within the primary oblique image, the primary oblique image including overlapping data; instructions for detecting a transition event, triggered by a user, of the displayed primary oblique image; instructions for selecting at least one adjacent secondary oblique image depicting a second area partially overlapping with the first area and from the set of oblique images corresponding to a supplied location coordinate, the second area extending beyond the first area; and instructions for displaying the primary oblique image and the at least one adjacent secondary oblique image on a same display such that features in the adjacent primary and secondary oblique images are aligned on the same display; wherein the primary and secondary oblique images match the perspectives from which the primary and secondary oblique images were captured. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of using a sequence of instructions for displaying and navigating oblique imagery, comprising:
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displaying a pixel representation of a primary oblique image depicting a first area on a display of a computer system, the primary oblique image being part of a set of oblique images that partially, but not completely, overlap and represent an area of interest; panning within the primary oblique image, the primary oblique image including overlapping people;
including overlapping data;detecting a transition event, triggered by a user, and related to the displayed primary oblique image; and displaying the primary oblique image and at least one adjacent secondary oblique image depicting a second area partially overlapping with the first area, the second area extending beyond the first area, from the set of oblique images on a same display responsive to the detection of the transition event such that features in the primary and adjacent secondary oblique images are aligned on the same display; wherein the primary and secondary oblique images match the perspectives from which the primary and secondary oblique images were captured.
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14. A method for configuring a computer system for displaying oblique images representative of adjacent areas on a display, comprising the step of:
making a set of instructions on a non-transitory computer readable medium accessible to a processor of a computer system, the set of instructions including instructions for; displaying a pixel representation of a primary oblique image depicting a first area on a display of a computer system, the primary oblique image being part of a set of oblique images that partially, but not completely, overlap and represent an area of interest; panning within the primary oblique image, the primary oblique image including overlapping data; detecting a transition event, triggered by a user; and displaying the primary oblique image and at least one adjacent secondary oblique image depicting a second area partially overlapping with the first area, the second area extending beyond the first area, from the set of oblique images on the same display responsive to the detection of the transition event such that features in the primary and at least one secondary oblique images are aligned on the display; wherein the primary and secondary oblique images match the perspectives from which the primary and secondary oblique images were captured.
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15. A method for enhancing an ability of users to display and navigate oblique imagery on a display of a computer system, comprising the step of:
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distributing a set of instructions stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium for; displaying a pixel representation of a primary oblique image depicting a first area on the display of the computer system, the primary oblique image being part of a set of oblique images that partially, but not completely, overlap and represent an area of interest; panning within the primary oblique image, the primary oblique image including overlapping data; detecting a transition event, triggered by a user; and displaying the primary oblique image and at least one adjacent secondary oblique image depicting a second area partially overlapping with the first area, the second area extending beyond the first area, from the set of oblique images on the display responsive to the detection of the transition event such that features in the primary and at least one secondary oblique images are aligned on the display; wherein the primary and secondary oblique images match the perspectives from which the primary and secondary oblique images were captured.
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16. A method for configuring a computer system having a display for displaying oblique images representative of adjacent areas, comprising the step of:
providing access to a set of instructions stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium for installation on a non-transitory computer readable medium associated with the computer system, the set of instructions including instructions for; displaying a pixel representation of a primary oblique image depicting a first area on the display of the computer system, the primary oblique image being part of a set of oblique images that partially, but not completely, overlap and represent an area of interest; panning within the primary oblique image, the primary oblique image including overlapping data; detecting an approach of an edge of the primary oblique image; and displaying the primary oblique image and at least one adjacent secondary oblique image depicting a second area partially overlapping with the first area, the second area extending beyond the first area, from the set of oblique images on the display responsive to the detection of the approach of the edge such that features in the primary and at least one secondary oblique images are aligned on the display; wherein the primary and secondary oblique images match the perspectives from which the primary and secondary oblique images were captured.
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