Patent ID: 8972454
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method, in a computing system, of capturing image data comprising: displaying a plurality of graphical user interface components on a display device of the computing system; receiving, in a processor of the computing system, an input signal defining a display area on a display device of the computing system for which image data is to be captured; accessing metadata relating to the plurality of graphical user interface components within the defined display area; for each selected graphical user interface component within the plurality of graphical user interface components within the defined display area, storing an image of the selected graphical user interface component and storing associated position data, wherein the associated position data comprises positional relationships between the plurality of graphical user interface components within the defined display area, the positional relationships including ordering of the plurality of graphical user interface components relative to each other; and generating a layered image capture of the display area comprising the stored image and associated position data for each selected graphical user interface component within the defined display area.