Inventors:
Laura A. Teodosio - Derby CT
Michael I. Mills - Cupertino CA
Mitchell A. Yawitz - Belmont CA
Lili Cheng - New York NY
Assignee:
Apple Computer, Inc. - Cupertino CA
International Classification:
G09G 534
Abstract:
A method, system and program for creating an overview image display of an environment or series of images and a detail window into the overview image display. The detail window consists of a single frame of the overview image or some corresponding image to present additional detail of the selected portion of the overview image. Additional features include the ability to interactively reposition a pointer to select another detail window corresponding to another area of the overview image. Further capabilities are provided to store selective reference points as a user interactively selects the reference points and play them back at some user initiated later time. To aid the user, the interactive selections are identified by a series of area indicias left on the display.