Patent ID: 7129981

Claim:
A method for generating an image for user viewing wherein images have a field of view angles formed between two lines intersecting at a point of view and traversing two edges of view area in a direction of view of the image, the method comprising the steps of: determining a point of interest of a user within a full field of view in a first electronic image; capturing a full resolution circular foveal image within said full field of view, said foveal image having a field of view being centered upon said point of interest and having a field of view angle between 1° and 4°; capturing a peripheral image within said full field of view having a reduced resolution, being centered upon same said point of interest, and having a field of view angle greater than said foveal field of view angle and less than or equal to said full field of view angle; transmitting said foveal image and said peripheral image to a remote display device; overlaying by said remote display device said foveal image onto said peripheral image both of which being centered upon same said point of interest such that a combined image having a full resolution foveal area and a surrounding reduced resolution peripheral area is rendered; displaying said combined image to a user; capturing a full resolution peripheral image having said peripheral field of view angle and being centered upon same said user point of interest; subsequent to transmission of said reduced resolution peripheral image transmitting said full resolution peripheral image to said remote display; and replacing said reduced resolution image in said combined image with said received full resolution peripheral image area surrounding said full resolution foveal image area.