Patent ID: 6259457
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
A system for generating a montage image, the system comprising:(a) an image database having a plurality of image data files containing data correlated to stored images;(b) a display generator operatively coupled to the image database and responsive to operational parameters for generating montage images;(c) wherein the display generator includes an image selector for selecting one or more of said stored images from the image database;(d) and wherein the display generator further includes an image modifier for determining modifying characteristics for each of the selected images;(e) and wherein the modifying characteristics of a selected image include the relative orientation of the selected image in the montage image;(f) a randomizer operatively coupled to the image modifier for seemingly randomizing the determination of the modifying characteristics for at least one of the selected images;(g) a user interface operatively coupled to the display generator for inputting operational parameters; and(h) a display device operatively coupled to the display generator for displaying the selected images as modified by the modifying characteristics in a montage image.