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US 6,346,950 B1Granted
System and method for display images using anamorphic video
AssigneeCompaq Computer Corporation
InventorNorman P. Jouppi
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Abstract
An image is displayed using anamorphic video. A first portion of an image is displayed on a display at a first scale. At least one second portion of the image is displayed on the display. The at least one second portion is adjacent the first portion of the image. The second portion is displayed at a second scale higher than the first scale.
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A method of displaying an image on a display, comprising the steps of:
- portioning the image into center, first side, and second side portions, the first and second side portions of the image being adjacent the center portion of the image, wherein the center, first side and second side portions of the image together represent a single contiguous field of view;
- displaying the center portion of the image on the display the center display portion being displayed at a first scale;
- and
- displaying the first and second side portions of the image on the display, the first and second side displayed portions being adjacent the center displayed portion, the first and second side displayed portions being displayed at a second scale higher than the first scale.
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A method for displaying an image on a display, comprising the steps of:
- portioning the image into center, first side, and second side portions, the first and second side portions of the image being adjacent the center portion of the image, wherein the center, first side and second side portions of the image together represent a single contiguous field of view;
- displaying the center portion of the image on the display, the center displayed portion being displayed at a first scale;
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- displaying the first and second side portions of the image on the display, the first and second side displayed portions being adjacent the center displayed portion at first and second inner edges, respectively, the first and second side displayed portions having first and second outer edges, respectively, the first and second side displayed portions being displayed at an increasing scale such that the first and second side displayed portions are displayed at a second scale equal to a minimum predetermined scale at the first and second inner edges, the second scale being increased to a maximum predetermined scale at the first and second outer edges.
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A method of displaying an image on a display, comprising the steps of:
- portioning the image into a first portion and at least one second portion, the at least one second portion of the image being adjacent the first portion of the image, wherein the first portion of the image and the at least one second portion of the image together represent a single contiguous field of view;
- displaying the first portion of the image on the display, the first displayed portion being displayed at a first scale;
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- displaying the at least one second portion of the image on the display, the at least one second displayed portion being adjacent the first displayed portion, the at least one second displayed portion being displayed at a second scale higher than the first scale.
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A computer system for displaying an image on a display, the computer system comprising:
- a processor;
- a display coupled to the processor;
- and
- a memory storing instructions that cause the processor to:
- portion the image into a first portion and at least one second portion, the at least one second portion of the image being adjacent the first portion of the image, wherein the first portion of the image and the at least one second portion of the image together represent a single contiguous field of view;
- display the first portion of the image on the display, the first displayed portion being displayed at a first scale;
- and
- display the at least one second portion of the image on the display, the at least one second displayed portion being adjacent the first displayed portion, the at least one second displayed portion being displayed at a second scale higher than the first scale.
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A computer system for displaying an image on a display, the computer system comprising:
- a processor;
- a display coupled to the processor;
- and
- a memory storing instructions that cause the processor to:
- portion the image into center, first side, and second side portions, the first and second side portions of the image being adjacent the center portion of the image, wherein the center, first side and second side portions of the image together represent a single contiguous field of view;
- display the center portion of the image on the display, the center displayed portion being displayed at a first scale;
- and
- display the first and second side portions of the image on the display, the first and second side displayed portions being adjacent the center displayed portion, the first and second side displayed portions being displayed at a second scale higher than the first scale.
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A computer system for displaying an image on a display, the computer system comprising:
- a processor;
- a display device coupled to the processor;
- and
- a memory storing instructions that cause the processor to:
- portion the image into center, first side, and second side portions, the first and second side portions of the image being adjacent the center portion of the image, wherein the center, first side and second side portions of the image together represent a single contiguous field of view;
- display the center portion of the image on the display device, the center displayed portion being displayed at a first scale;
- and
- display the first and second side portions of the image on the display device, the first and second side displayed portions being adjacent the center displayed portion at first and second inner edges, respectively, the first and second side displayed portions having first and second outer edges, respectively, the first and second side displayed portions being displayed at an increasing scale such that the first and second side displayed portions are displayed at a second scale equal to a minimum predetermined scale at the first and second inner edges, the second scale being increased to a maximum predetermined scale at the first and second outer edges.
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A computer program product, the computer program product for use in conjunction with a computer system having a display device, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism comprising:
- an initial set of instructions that portion an image into a first portion and at least one second portion, the at least one second portion of the image being adjacent the first portion of the image, wherein the first portion of the image and the at least one second portion of the image together represent a single contiguous field of view;
- a first set of instructions that display the first portion of the image on the display device, the first displayed portion being displayed at a first scale;
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- a second set of instructions that display the at least one second portion of the image on the display device, the at least one second displayed portion being adjacent the first displayed portion, the at least one second displayed portion being displayed at a second scale higher than the first scale.
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A computer program product, the computer program product for use in conjunction with a computer system having a display device, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism comprising:
- an initial set of instructions that portion an image into center, first side, and second side portions, the first and second side portions of the image being adjacent the center portion of the image, wherein the center, first side and second side portions of the image together represent a single contiguous field of view;
- a first set of instructions that display the center portion of the image on the display device, the center displayed portion being displayed at a first scale;
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- a second set of instructions that display the first and second side portions of the image on the display device, the first and second side displayed portions being adjacent the center displayed portion, the first and second side displayed portions being displayed at a second scale higher than the first scale.
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A computer program product, the computer program product for use in conjunction with a computer system having a display device, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism comprising:
- an initial set of instructions that portion an image into center, first side, and second side portions, the first and second side portions of the image being adjacent the center portion of the image, wherein the center, first side and second side portions of the image together represent a single contiguous field of view;
- a first set of instructions that display the center portion of the image on the display device, the center displayed portion being displayed at a first scale;
- and
- a second set of instructions that display the first and second side portions of the image on the display device, the first and second side displayed portions being adjacent the center displayed portion at first and second inner edges, respectively, the first and second side displayed portions having first and second outer edges, respectively, the first and second side displayed portions being displayed at an increasing scale such that the first and second side displayed portions are displayed at a second scale equal to a minimum predetermined scale at the first and second inner edges, the second scale being increased to a maximum predetermined scale at the first and second outer edges.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.