Lens-defined adjustment of displays

• US 9,760,235 B2
• Filed: 02/09/2009
• Issued: 09/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Accessify, LLC (Ascend Innovation Management, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Callahan Cellular LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Baar, David J. P., Lochner, Timothy, Shoemaker, Garth B. D., Carlisle, Andrew, Skiers, Andrew, Jetha, Zeenat
• Primary Examiner(s): HARRISON, CHANTE E
• Application Number:
  US12/368,268
• Publication Number:
  US 20090284542A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,137 Days
• Field of Search: 345660, 345619, 345629, 345 76, 345 77, 345690, 345647, 715781
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04805 Virtual magnifying lens, i.e. window or frame movable on top of displayed information to enlarge it for better reading or selection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0407 Resolution change, inclusive of the use of different resolutions for different screen areas
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/045 Zooming at least part of an image, i.e. enlarging it or shrinking it
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports

Abstract

In an implementation, an image is distorted for display on a display device to give an appearance of a lens being applied to the image. A brightness level of the appearance of the lens for display on the display device is adjusted such that the brightness level of the appearance of the lens differs from a brightness level of the portion of the image that surrounds the appearance of the lens.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

distorting an image for display on a display device to give an appearance of a lens being applied to the image; and

adjusting a brightness level of the appearance of the lens for display on the display device such that the brightness level of the appearance of the lens differs from a brightness level of a portion of the image outside the appearance of the lens,

wherein;

the appearance of the lens includes a shoulder region that surrounds a focal region, the shoulder region having a magnification that varies from a magnification of the focal region to provide a transition from the focal region to the portion of the image outside the appearance of the lens; and

the brightness level of the appearance of the lens varies across the appearance of the lens.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the adjusting is performed in response to interaction with one or more icons in a graphical user interface.

3. The method of claim 2, where the one or more icons are a slide bar.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising causing display of a graphical user interface (“

GUI”

) on the display for adjusting the appearance of the lens.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the focal region has a size and a shape and further comprising receiving one or more signals for adjusting at least one of the size, the shape, or the magnification of the focal region.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the one or more signals for adjusting at least one of the size, the shape, or the magnification of the focal region are received via a graphical user interface (“

GUI”

).

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the GUI includes at least one of:

a slide bar icon for adjusting a magnification for the appearance of the lens;

a slide bar icon for adjusting a degree of scooping for the appearance of the lens;

a bounding rectangle icon with at least one handle icon for adjusting the size or the shape for the focal region;

a bounding rectangle icon with at least one handle icon for adjusting a size or a shape for the shoulder region;

a move icon for adjusting a location for the appearance of the lens within an undistorted region of the image;

a pickup icon for adjusting a location for the shoulder region within the undistorted region of the image;

or

a fold icon for adjusting a location for the focal region relative to the shoulder region.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the adjusting is performed by decreasing the brightness level of the portion of the image outside the appearance of the lens.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the brightness level of the appearance of the lens diminishes from the focal region to the portion of the image outside of the appearance of the lens.

10. A method comprising:

distorting an image for display on a display device to give an appearance of a lens being applied to the image; and

adjusting a contrast level of the appearance of the lens for display on the display device such that the contrast level of the appearance of the lens differs from a contrast level of a portion of the image outside the appearance of the lens,

wherein;

the appearance of the lens includes a shoulder region that surrounds a focal region, the shoulder region having a magnification that varies from a magnification of the focal region to provide a transition from the focal region to the portion of the image outside the appearance of the lens; and

the contrast level of the appearance of the lens varies across the appearance of the lens.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the adjusting is performed in response to interaction with one or more icons in a graphical user interface.

12. The method of claim 11, where the one or more icons are a slide bar.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising causing display of a graphical user interface (“

GUI”

) on the display for adjusting the appearance of the lens.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the focal region has a size and a shape and further comprising receiving one or more signals for adjusting at least one of the size, the shape, or the magnification of the focal region.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the one or more signals for adjusting at least one of the size, the shape, or the magnification of the focal region are received via a graphical user interface (“

GUI”

).

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the GUI includes at least one of:

a slide bar icon for adjusting a magnification for the appearance of the lens;

a slide bar icon for adjusting a degree of scooping for the appearance of the lens;

a bounding rectangle icon with at least one handle icon for adjusting the size or the shape for the focal region;

a bounding rectangle icon with at least one handle icon for adjusting a size or a shape for the shoulder region;

a move icon for adjusting a location for the appearance of the lens within an undistorted region of the image;

a pickup icon for adjusting a location for the shoulder region within the undistorted region of the image;

or

a fold icon for adjusting a location for the focal region relative to the shoulder region.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein the adjusting is performed by decreasing the contrast level of the portion of the image outside the appearance of the lens.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein the contrast level of the appearance of the lens diminishes from the focal region to the portion of the image outside of the appearance of the lens.