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 on a display a pixel representation of a primary oblique image, 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 panning within the primary oblique image, of the displayed primary oblique image;
instructions for selecting an adjacent secondary oblique image from the set of oblique images corresponding to a supplied location coordinate; and
instructions for displaying the adjacent secondary oblique image in response to the detection of the transition event on the display by gradually transitioning between the primary and the adjacent secondary oblique image.
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Abstract
A computer system for continuously panning oblique images is disclosed. 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 on a display a pixel representation of a primary oblique image, 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 panning within the primary oblique image, of the displayed primary oblique image; instructions for selecting an adjacent secondary oblique image from the set of oblique images corresponding to a supplied location coordinate; and instructions for displaying the adjacent secondary oblique image in response to the detection of the transition event on the display by gradually transitioning between the primary and the adjacent secondary oblique image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. 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 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 panning within the primary oblique image, and related to the displayed primary oblique image; and displaying an adjacent secondary oblique image on the display of the computer system by gradually transitioning between the primary and the adjacent secondary oblique image from the set of oblique images responsive to the detection of the transition event. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. 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 the computer system, the set of instructions including instructions for; displaying a pixel representation of a primary oblique image 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 panning within the primary oblique image; and displaying an adjacent secondary oblique image from the set of oblique images by gradually transitioning between the primary and the adjacent secondary oblique image responsive to the detection of the transition event. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. 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:
distributing a set of instructions stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium for; displaying a pixel representation of a primary oblique image 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 panning within the primary oblique image; and displaying at least one adjacent secondary oblique image from the set of oblique images on the display responsive to the detection of the transition event. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. 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 first non-transitory computer readable medium for installation on a second 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 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 while panning within the primary oblique image; and displaying an adjacent secondary oblique image from the set of oblique images on the display responsive to the detection of the approach of the edge. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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