Patent ID: 7256801
Filing Date: 2007-08-14
Classification: G06F,G06T,G09G

Abstract:
1. A system for displaying a region of interest within visual information on a display screen, said system having memory and an input device, comprising: a processor coupled to said memory, display screen, and input device and adapted for: applying a transformation to said visual information to improve visual detail in said region of interest by: creating a lens surface having a predetermined lens surface shape for said region of interest; and, creating a presentation by overlaying said visual information on said lens surface and projecting said lens surface with said information onto a plane; said lens surface shape causing overwriting of at least a portion of said visual information adjacent to said region of interest and tapering of at least a portion of said lens surface into at least one undistorted area of said visual information; and, displaying said presentation on said display screen.