Patent ID: 6237010
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
A method, for use on a computer system, of creating and publishing a set of images, each image in the set being stored in a multi-resolution image file which contains at least the image in multiple resolutions, viewing parameters for viewing the image, and information related to the image, the method comprising the steps of:displaying, in a first portion of a user interface on a computer-generated workbench, a plurality of images retrieved from multi-resolution image files;correcting, in a workspace in a second portion of the user interface, images selected from the workbench, the correcting step comprising altering viewing parameters in multi-resolution image files corresponding to the selected images, and updating the selected images on the workbench to include corrections made in the workspace, the corrections made in the second portion of the user interface updating images displayed in the first portion of the user interface;composing, in the workspace, images selected from the workbench, the composing step comprising adding or deleting, from multi-resolution image files corresponding to the selected images, information related to the selected images; andpublishing a set of images displayed on the workbench, the set of images comprising corrected and composed images.