Patent ID: 6580466
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
A method comprising the steps of:providing an electronic representation of a first image to be displayed on at least a portion of a display; using a predetermined rate of transition between images, processing at least said first image and generating a series of electronic representations of corresponding transition images defining a transition path which transitions away from said first image, said transition path comprising corresponding transition images any given one of which is imperceptibly different from an immediately preceding image along the transition path such that upon successive display of said transition images at said predetermined rate of transition between images or slower, an ordinary human observer will not perceive any difference in said displayed images in said at least a portion of a display over at least about a 5 second interval; making each subsequent different image in said transition path different from a prior image by an image difference determined prior to generation of the subsequent image; and storing said electronic representations of said transition images defining said transition path.