Patent ID: 6215485
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: G06T,G11B,H04N

Abstract:
A resolution-independent image translation system that operates upon at least one low-resolution image converted from a corresponding at least one high-resolution image, comprising:means for enabling a user to specify at least one effect having a location on the at least one low-resolution image; anda resolution-independent image translator that generates at least one record comprising at least a first and a second resolution-independent datum describing the location of the at least one effect, wherein the resolution-independent image translator comprises:a user interface that receives from a user a selected first resolution and second resolution; anda metadata and compositor interface generator that:receives from the user interface the selected first resolution and second resolution,generates at least one first low-resolution datum that describes the location of the at least one effect on the at least one low-resolution image,generates at least one second low-resolution datum that describes at least one location-related distinguishing characteristic of the at least one effect on the at least one low-resolution image,scales the at least one first low-resolution datum using the first user-selected resolution,generates the first resolution-independent datum using the scaled at least one first low-resolution datum,scales the at least one second low-resolution datum using the second user-selected resolution,generates the second resolution-independent datum using the scaled at least one second low-resolution datum, andstores in a metadata data structure the first resolution-independent datum and the second resolution-independent datum.