Method of recording image data, and computer system capable of recording image data
AssigneeGEO Vision Inc.
InventorKuang-cheng Tai
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Abstract
A method of recording image data includes the steps of: (a) storing image frame data in a video buffer that is accessed by a computer monitor, the computer monitor showing an image corresponding to the image frame data; (b) selecting a region of the image shown on the computer monitor; (c) retrieving from the video buffer a segment of the image frame data corresponding to the selected region of the image shown on the computer monitor; and (d) storing the segment of the image frame data retrieved from the video buffer as a corresponding file in a data storage device.
Claims16
A method of recording image data, comprising the steps of:
- (a) storing image frame data in a video buffer that is accessed by a computer monitor, the computer monitor showing an image corresponding to the image frame data;
- (b) selecting a region of the image shown on the computer monitor;
- (c) retrieving from the video buffer a segment of the image frame data corresponding to the selected region of the image shown on the computer monitor;
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- (d) storing the segment of the image frame data retrieved from the video buffer as a corresponding file in a data storage device.
A computer system capable of recording image data, comprising:
- a data storage device;
- a video buffer adapted for storing image frame data therein;
- a computer monitor connected to said video buffer, said computer monitor accessing the image frame data stored in said video buffer and showing an image corresponding to the image frame data;
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- a processing unit connected to said data storage device and said video buffer, said processing unit including
- selecting means for selecting a region of the image shown on said computer monitor,
- retrieving means for retrieving from said video buffer a segment of the image frame data corresponding to the selected region of the image shown on said computer monitor, and
- recording means for storing the segment of the image frame data retrieved from said video buffer as a corresponding file in said data storage device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.