System and methodology for image and overlaid annotation display, management and communication

A method comprising:

• accessing original composition data representative of a display representation of an underlying layer of display;
• accessing an indexed database of the image data for each of a plurality of specific sections representative of a respective associated display presentation;
• segmenting the image data into first slices for a first orientation;
• segmenting the first slices into second slices for a second orientation generally perpendicular to the first orientation;
• associating annotation data for annotations representative of a display representation of an overlaying annotation layer with a respective one of the specific sections;
• and
• displaying a visual display of the respective display representation of the annotations overlaid atop, aligned to the respective specific section of the underlying layer, and integrated with the visual display of the respective display representation of the associated specific section to provide an integrated display presentation in either the first or second orientation.

A system, comprising:

• means for selecting a portion of image data from an image database;
• means for generating an underlying video display presentation based on the portion of image data;
• means for selecting a specific location within the video display presentation having associated location data;
• means for annotating to the specific location within the video display presentation with annotation data;
• means for segmenting the image data into first slices for a first orientation and for segmenting the first slices into second slices for a second orientation at least generally perpendicular to the first orientation;
• means for associating the annotation data with the associated location data for the specific location;
• means for accessing the annotation data and the location data;
• and
• means for generating a composite video display of the underlying video display and the annotation data at the specific location of the underlying video display including the first slices in the first orientation and the second slices in the second orientation.