Patent ID: 7804508

Claim:
A method, comprising: displaying an image; displaying a virtual loupe comprising a target region and a lens region, wherein the lens region is displayed at a fixed distance from the target region, wherein the lens region is displayed at a first orientation relative to the target region; wherein the lens region is separate from the target region; receiving a first user input selecting a first location, of the target region, on the image; wherein a depiction of a first visual information associated with the first location is displayed within the target region; wherein a magnified depiction of the first visual information is displayed within the lens region; receiving a second user input moving the target region from the first location to a second location on the image; in response to receiving the second user input, moving the target region to the second location; moving the lens region to concurrently maintain (1) the fixed distance of the lens region from the target region and (2) the first orientation of the lens region relative to the target region; wherein a depiction of a second visual information associated with the second location is displayed within the target region; wherein a magnified depiction of the second visual information is displayed within the lens region.