Apparatus and method for spatially positioning images
AssigneeVanguard Imaging Ltd.
InventorsRobert O. Kenet, Guillermo J. Tearney
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for facilitating the positioning of a live image with respect to a reference image in which the live and reference images are combined to produce a composite image that is displayed.
Claims38
A method of facilitating the positioning of a live image of a body surface with respect to a reference image of the same body surface, comprising:
- obtaining the live image;
- obtaining the reference image;
- intermingling the live and reference images to produce a composite image including alternately juxtaposing image portions of said live and reference images in a tesselation;
- and
- displaying said composite image.
A method of facilitating the positioning of a live image with respect to a reference image, comprising:
- obtaining the live image;
- obtaining and storing the reference image;
- alternately selecting geometrically-shaped portions of the two images to produce a composite image comprising interspersed geometrically-shaped image portions of said live and reference images;
- and
- displaying the composite image.
A method of facilitating the positioning of a live digital image with respect to a digital reference image, comprising:
- obtaining the live digital image;
- obtaining and storing the digital reference image;
- displaying spaced portions of said digital reference image;
- and
- displaying spaced portions of said live image interspersed between said displayed digital reference image portions to create an intermingled composite display including alternately juxtaposed image portions of said live and reference digital images.
An apparatus for facilitating the positioning of a live image of a body surface with respect to a reference image of the same body surface, comprising:
- means for obtaining the live image;
- means for obtaining the reference image;
- means for intermingling the live and reference images to produce a composite image including means for alternately juxtaposing image portions of said live and reference images in a tesselation;
- and
- means for displaying said composite image.
An apparatus for facilitating the positioning of a live image with respect to a reference image, comprising:
- means for obtaining the live image;
- means for obtaining and storing the reference image;
- means for alternately selecting geometrically-shaped portions of the two images to produce a composite image comprising interspersed geometrically-shaped image portions of said live and reference images;
- and
- means for displaying said composite image.
An apparatus for facilitating the positioning of a live digital image with respect to a digital reference image, comprising:
- means for obtaining the live digital image;
- means for obtaining and storing the digital reference image;
- means for displaying spaced portions of said digital reference image;
- and
- means for displaying spaced portions of said live image interspersed between said displayed digital reference image portions to create an intermingled composite display including alternately juxtaposed image portions of said live and stored digital images.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.