Patent ID: 6590583
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
A system including:a screen; and a computer including a computer program for digital image magnification on the screen, the program including computer executable commands that cause the computer to receive from a user an indication of a selected region of an original image on the screen, superimpose on the original image a floating plane region on the screen containing a magnified image of the selected region, wherein the floating plane region has an area larger than an area of the selected region and smaller than an area of the original image, such that the selected region of the original image is magnified and viewed while preserving the context of the selected region, move the selected region, move the floating plane region and dynamically update the magnified image as the selected region moves to preserve the context of the original image, and restore a portion of the image which was previously covered by the floating plane region; wherein the floating plane region is superimposed on the original image such that the floating plane region covers the selected region of the original image; wherein the original image and the magnified image include moving video, and the program includes computer executable commands to synchronize the refreshing of the floating plane with movement of the underlying image data of the video.