Patent Document ID: 20040080525
Application ID: 10428356
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A method for labeling and subsequently identifying selected areas within images from a sequence of one or more images operative to be displayed by a display of a computer having a memory for storing the images, comprising the steps of: (a) identifying an area to be labeled within an image from said sequence of images; (b) labeling every pixel within said area with an area identifier which is unique to said area; (c) storing each labeled pixel in a labeled portion of memory linked to said image; (d) repeating steps (a) through (c) for each selected area within each image from said sequence of images; (e) interrogating said memory in response to a user's selection of a pixel location within a selected area from a selected image displayed on said display to locate a labeled portion corresponding to said selected image; (f) evaluating said labeled portion corresponding to said selected image to locate an area identifier corresponding to said pixel location; and (g) identifying said area identifier to said computer as an indication of said selected area.