Method and system for generating pyramid fisheye lens detail-in-context presentations
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for generating a presentation of a region-of-interest in an original image for display on a display screen, the method comprising:
- generating at least one intermediate level image corresponding to a region of the original image, said at least one intermediate level image being smaller in area than the original image and being magnified relative to the original image;
generating a focal region image corresponding to a subregion of said region of the original image, said focal region image being smaller in area than the at least one intermediate level image and being magnified relative to the at least one intermediate level image;
overlaying the at least one intermediate level image over the original image; and
overlaying the focal region image over the at least one intermediate level imagewherein generating at least one intermediate level image comprises;
generating a first intermediate level image corresponding to a region of the original image, said first intermediate level image being smaller in area than the original image and being magnified relative to the original image; and
generating a second intermediate level image corresponding to a subregion of the original image, said second intermediate level image being smaller in area than the first intermediate level image and being magnified relative to the first intermediate level image; and
wherein generating the focal region image comprises generating the focal region image such that the focal region image is smaller in area than the second intermediate level image and is magnified relative to the second intermediate level image.
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Abstract
A method for generating a presentation of a region-of-interest in an original image for display on a display screen, comprising: establishing a focal region for the region-of-interest at least partially surrounded by a shoulder region; creating a focal region image for the focal region by scaling the original image within the focal region by a focal region magnification; creating a shoulder region image for the shoulder region by scaling the original image within the shoulder region by a shoulder region magnification, the shoulder region magnification being less than the focal region magnification; and, overlaying the focal region image and the shoulder region image on the original image to thereby generate the presentation.
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1. A computer-implemented method for generating a presentation of a region-of-interest in an original image for display on a display screen, the method comprising:
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generating at least one intermediate level image corresponding to a region of the original image, said at least one intermediate level image being smaller in area than the original image and being magnified relative to the original image; generating a focal region image corresponding to a subregion of said region of the original image, said focal region image being smaller in area than the at least one intermediate level image and being magnified relative to the at least one intermediate level image; overlaying the at least one intermediate level image over the original image; and overlaying the focal region image over the at least one intermediate level image wherein generating at least one intermediate level image comprises; generating a first intermediate level image corresponding to a region of the original image, said first intermediate level image being smaller in area than the original image and being magnified relative to the original image; and generating a second intermediate level image corresponding to a subregion of the original image, said second intermediate level image being smaller in area than the first intermediate level image and being magnified relative to the first intermediate level image; and wherein generating the focal region image comprises generating the focal region image such that the focal region image is smaller in area than the second intermediate level image and is magnified relative to the second intermediate level image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for generating a presentation of a region-of-interest in an original image for display on a display screen, comprising:
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a processor coupled to memory; and modules within the memory and executed by the processor, the modules including; a module for generating at least one intermediate level image corresponding to a region of the original image, said at least one intermediate level image being smaller in area than the original image and being magnified relative to the original image; a module for generating a focal region image corresponding to a subregion of said region of the original image, said focal region image being smaller in area than the at least one intermediate level image and being magnified relative to the at least one intermediate level image; a module for overlaying the at least one intermediate level image over the original image; and a module for overlaying the focal region image over the at least one intermediate level image; wherein the module for generating at least one intermediate level image is configured to; generate a first intermediate level image corresponding to a region of the original image, said first intermediate level image being smaller in area than the original image and being magnified relative to the original image; and generate a second intermediate level image corresponding to a subregion of the original image, said second intermediate level image being smaller in area than the first intermediate level image and being magnified relative to the first intermediate level image; and wherein the module for generating the focal region image is configured to generate the focal region image such that the focal region image is smaller in area than the second intermediate level image and is magnified relative to the second intermediate level image. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An article of manufacture comprising a computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, responsive to execution by a data processing system, cause the data processing system to perform operations comprising:
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generating at least one intermediate level image corresponding to a region of an original image, said at least one intermediate level image being smaller in area than the original image and being magnified relative to the original image; generating a focal region image corresponding to a subregion of said region of the original image, said focal region image being smaller in area than the at least one intermediate level image and being magnified relative to the at least one intermediate level image; overlaying the at least one intermediate level image over the original image; and overlaying the focal region image over the at least one intermediate level image; wherein generating at least one intermediate level image comprises; generating a first intermediate level image corresponding to a region of the original image, said first intermediate level image being smaller in area than the original image and being magnified relative to the original image; and generating a second intermediate level image corresponding to a subregion of the original image, said second intermediate level image being smaller in area than the first intermediate level image and being magnified relative to the first intermediate level image; and wherein generating the focal region image comprises generating the focal region image such that the focal region image is smaller in area than the second intermediate level image and is magnified relative to the second intermediate level image. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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