System and method for visual annotation and knowledge representation

A device for visually annotating a digital image, the device comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a computer memory operably coupled to the processor, the computer memory comprising programming code that, upon execution by the processor, performs operations comprising
• presenting a digital image in a user interface of a display;
• receiving information defining a region of interest identified by a user interacting with the presented digital image;
• receiving textual information associated with the received information, wherein an annotation comprises the received information and the received textual information;
• presenting the digital image overlaid with the received information and the received textual information;
• presenting a plurality of annotation indicators in the user interface, an annotation indicator of the plurality of annotation indicators including the received textual information associated with the annotation;
• receiving a selection of a first annotation indicator of the presented plurality of annotation indicators;
• and
• presenting the digital image without the received information and the received textual information associated with the received selection.

A computer memory comprising programming code therein that, upon execution by a processor, causes a computer to:

• present a digital image in a user interface of a display;
• receive information defining a region of interest identified by a user interacting with the presented digital image;
• receive textual information associated with the received information, wherein an annotation comprises the received information and the received textual information;
• present the digital image overlaid with the received information and the received textual information;
• present a plurality of annotation indicators in the user interface, an annotation indicator of the plurality of annotation indicators including the received textual information associated with the annotation;
• receive a selection of a first annotation indicator of the presented plurality of annotation indicators;
• and
• present the digital image without the received information and the received textual information associated with the received selection.