Patent ID: 6967667

Claim:
A method of producing a kaleidoscope image which is usable in a scrapbook, comprising the steps of: providing a first display area on a display for displaying an image; providing a second display area on the display adjacent to the first display area; providing a format selector to enable a selection of a right-handed layout in which the first display area is placed to the right of the second display area when viewed on the display, and a selection of a left-handed layout in which the first display area is placed to the left of the second display area when viewed on the display; providing a window on a portion of the image, said window being movable by a user relative to the image displayed in the first display area to produce a windowed image comprised of the portion of the image; and simultaneously creating and displaying, in the second display area adjacent the first display area, a kaleidoscope version of the windowed image when the window is moved, said kaleidoscope version having a symmetrical design produced by arranging a series of the windowed image displayed in the first display area.