Patent ID: 7298409

Claim:
An image display apparatus, comprising: (a) a memory device having circuitry disposed therein for electronic storage and retrieval of information; (b) a display device having a display panel and circuitry for electronically displaying information on the display panel, the display panel having a size appropriate for incorporation with a portable camera; and (c) a display control device electronically connected to the memory device and the display device, the display control device having electronic program logic, which when information is stored in the memory device representing an image, is operable for causing the display control device to retrieve the stored information and display a portion of the image represented by the stored information as a main image on the display panel and range information indicating the portion of the image displayed in relation to the entire image represented by the stored information, wherein both the main image and the entire image are obtained with a single CCD of the portable camera, the entire image is superimposed on the main image display, both the main image and the entire image are displayed in an area contained within the display panel, and no portion of the entire image is hidden when the entire image is superimposed on the main image display.