Method, apparatus, and computer program product for generating, from first information for a first image, second information for a second image corresponding to a portion of the first image

A method comprising the steps of:

• displaying a first image on a display element of a computer system for viewing by a first user;
• receiving, from the user, selections of one or more portions of the image;
• displaying the one or more portions to an audience on respective one or more audience display elements, wherein the entire first image is displayed in view of the first user and only the selected portions are displayed in view of audience;
• sending, to a converter from the computer system, first information for the first display element image and selection data identifying the portions of the image;
• generating at least second information by the converter for one or more audience display element images corresponding to the user-selected one or more portions of the first image;
• and
• scaling the audience display element images selectively by the converter, so that the audience display element image sizes relative to the audience display elements may be different than the respective sizes of the selected portions of the first image relative to the entire first image or relative to the first display element, wherein the selections of portions of the image include selections identifying a window of the first image and the step of sending first information includes the step of:
• sending supplemental information to the converter such that, responsive to a portion of such a selected window being obscured in its first user display element image by another window in the first image, the selected window's audience display element image includes the obscured portion of the first window.

A computer program product comprising:

• instructions for displaying a first image on a first display element for viewing by a first user;
• instructions for receiving user inputs including at least one input selecting one or more portions of the first image;
• instructions for sending first information to a converter for generating the first display element image;
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• instructions for sending first selection data to the converter, responsive to the at least one input, identifying the selected portions of the first image, wherein the converter generates information for one or more audience display element images corresponding to the user-selected one or more portions of the first image and selectively scales the audience display element images, so that the audience display element image sizes relative to the audience display elements may be different than the respective sizes of the selected portions of the first image relative to the entire first image or relative to the first display element, and wherein the entire first image is displayed in view of the first user and only the selected portions are displayed in view of an audience, wherein the selections of portions of the image include selections identifying a window of the first image and the instructions for sending first information include:
• instructions for sending supplemental information to the converter such that, responsive to a portion of such a selected window being obscured in its first user display element image by another window in the first image, the selected window's audience display element image includes the obscured portion of the first window.