Patent ID: 6509915
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: G06F,G09G,G16H

Abstract:
A computerized image manipulation system comprising,(a) a monitor; (b) a CPU with memory; (c) a user interface including: (i) a cursor maneuvering tool, and (i) user indicators associated with the cursor maneuvering tool for indicating an action associated with a location of a cursor on a display on the monitor; and (d) a program in said memory including: (i) programming to produce digital images on the monitor, (ii) programming to partition the digital images into virtual spaces occupying locations shared by portions of the digital images, and (iii) programming assigning image manipulation action to the partitioned virtual spaces under control of the cursor maneuvering tool and at least one of the user indicators upon movement of the cursor into a location on the image corresponding to one of the virtual spaces partitioned thereon, wherein the programming to partition the digital images into virtual spaces comprises programming that partitions at least substantially the entire image area into virtual spaces.