Patent ID: 8739060

Claim:
A method in a computer system for specifying viewports of an image so that outlines of multiple viewports with different aspect ratios can be displayed simultaneously relative to an indicated location and the portions of the image that will be displayed by each of the viewports can be viewed, wherein the computer system includes a display device, the method comprising: displaying the image on the display device; receiving an indication of a location on the displayed image for a viewport; displaying an outline of a first viewport with a first aspect ratio on the displayed image at the indicated location so that a portion of the displayed image is visible through the outline of the first viewport; and displaying an outline of a second viewport with a second aspect ratio on the displayed image at the indicated location so that a portion of the displayed image is visible through the outline of the second viewport, wherein the second aspect ratio is different from the first aspect ratio, wherein the outlines of the viewports are displayed centered around the indicated location, and wherein the outlines of the viewports are movable and resizable as a group, such that a common center point is maintained for the outlines of the viewports, so that outlines of multiple viewports with different aspect ratios can be displayed simultaneously relative to the indicated location and the portions of the displayed image that will be displayed by each of the viewports can be viewed.