Touch driven method and apparatus to integrate and display multiple image layers forming alternate depictions of same subject matter
First Claim
1. At least one signal bearing media tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital data processing apparatus to perform operations to manage an interactive display system including a touch-sensitive display, the operations comprising:
- establishing a first image and at least one secondary images, each image representing various spatial coordinates, the spatial coordinates overlapping at least in part such that each image comprises an alternate depiction of subject matter common to all of the images;
presenting the first image upon the display;
responsive to prescribed user input including contact with the display, performing further operations comprising;
updating imagery presented by the display to integrate a region of at least one of the secondary images into the display;
where each integrated region has substantially identical represented coordinates as a counterpart region of the first image;
where each point on the display continues to depict imagery corresponding to the same spatial coordinates regardless of which image is being shown.
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Abstract
An interactive display system, including a touch sensitive display, establishes a first image and at least one secondary image, each image representing various spatial coordinates, the spatial coordinates overlapping at least in part such that each image comprises an alternate depiction of subject matter common to all of the images. The first image is presented upon the display. Responsive to user input including contact with the display, imagery presented by the display is updated to integrate a region of at least one of the secondary images into the display. Each integrated region has substantially identical represented coordinates as a counterpart region of the first image. Further, each integrated region is presented in same scale and display location as the counterpart region of the first image.
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28 Claims
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1. At least one signal bearing media tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital data processing apparatus to perform operations to manage an interactive display system including a touch-sensitive display, the operations comprising:
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establishing a first image and at least one secondary images, each image representing various spatial coordinates, the spatial coordinates overlapping at least in part such that each image comprises an alternate depiction of subject matter common to all of the images;
presenting the first image upon the display;
responsive to prescribed user input including contact with the display, performing further operations comprising;
updating imagery presented by the display to integrate a region of at least one of the secondary images into the display;
where each integrated region has substantially identical represented coordinates as a counterpart region of the first image;
where each point on the display continues to depict imagery corresponding to the same spatial coordinates regardless of which image is being shown. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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7. At least one signal bearing media tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital data processing apparatus to perform operations to manage an interactive display system including a touch-sensitive display, the display presenting a first one of multiple images, each image representing various spatial coordinates, the spatial coordinates overlapping at least in part such that each image comprises an alternate depiction of subject matter common to all of the images, the operations comprising:
responsive to prescribed user input including contact with the display, performing operations comprising;
updating imagery presented by the display to integrate a region of at least one of the secondary images into the display;
where each integrated region has substantially identical represented coordinates as a counterpart region of the first image;
where each point on the display continues to depict imagery corresponding to the same spatial coordinates regardless of which image is being shown.
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14. At least one signal bearing media tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital data processing apparatus to perform operations to manage an interactive display system including a touch-sensitive display, the operations comprising:
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establishing a first image and at least one secondary images, each image representing various spatial coordinates, the spatial coordinates overlapping at least in part such that each image comprises an alternate depiction of subject matter common to all of the images;
presenting the first image upon the display;
responsive to prescribed user contact upon the display, performing operations comprising;
reducing visibility of a fade-out region of the first image;
substantially simultaneously increasing visibility of a fade-in region of one of the secondary images;
where the fade-out region and fade-in regions represent substantially identical spatial coordinates;
where each point on the display continues to depict imagery corresponding to the same spatial coordinates regardless of which image is being shown.
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15. At least one signal bearing media tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital data processing apparatus to perform operations to manage an interactive display system including a touch-sensitive display, the operations comprising:
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establishing a first image and at least one secondary images, each image representing various spatial coordinates, the spatial coordinates overlapping at least in part such that each image comprises an alternate depiction of subject matter common to all of the images;
where the images have a defined order in a series;
presenting the first image upon the display;
responsive to prescribed user contact upon the display, performing operations comprising;
defining a window upon the display, the window representing an extent of represented spatial coordinates;
within the window, varying the display to substantially exclusively show a region of one of the images whose order in the series is proportional to force of user contact upon the display, the shown region corresponding to spatial coordinates represented by the defined window.
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21. At least one signal bearing media tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital data processing apparatus to perform operations to manage an interactive display system including a touch-sensitive display, the operations comprising:
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establishing a first image and at least one secondary images, each image representing various spatial coordinates, the spatial coordinates overlapping at least in part such that each image comprises an alternate depiction of subject matter common to all of the images;
presenting the first image upon the display;
responsive to detecting occurrence of at least first and second contact sites on the display, defining a swipe area upon the display, the swipe area bounded by the first and second contact sites;
within the swipe area, ceasing display of the first image and instead displaying a region of one of the secondary images whose spatial coordinates substantially match spatial coordinates of the first image within the swipe area;
where each point on the display continues to depict imagery corresponding to the same spatial coordinates regardless of which image is being shown;
maintaining display of the first image outside the swipe area.
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28. At least one signal bearing media tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital data processing apparatus to perform operations to manage an interactive display system including a touch-sensitive display, the operations comprising:
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establishing a first image and at least one secondary images, each image representing various spatial coordinates, the spatial coordinates overlapping at least in part such that each image comprises an alternate depiction of subject matter common to all of the images;
responsive to the prescribed user input, presenting a slider tool upon the display;
combining selected ones of the images, where the selected images are combined such that each point on the display continues to depict imagery corresponding to the same spatial coordinates regardless of which image is being shown, and where the combining operation weights the images in proportion to position of the slider tool;
presenting the combined image.
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Specification