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Title: |
US6346950:
System and method for display images using anamorphic video
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Country: |
US United States of America

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Inventor: |
Jouppi, Norman P.; Palo Alto, CA

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Assignee: |
Compaq Computer Corporation, Houston, TX
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Published / Filed: |
2002-02-12
/ 1999-05-20

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Application Number: |
US1999000315756

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IPC Code: |
Advanced:
G05D 1/02;
G06F 3/14;
H04N 7/14;
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IPC-7:
G09G 5/00;

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ECLA Code: |
G05D1/02E8; G05D1/02E6V; G05D1/02E14B; G06F3/14; H04N7/14A2B;

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U.S. Class: |
Current:
345/660;
345/667;
348/E07.08;
Original:
345/660;
545/667;

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Field of Search: |
345/113,115,127,128,129,130,132,660,667,668,669

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Priority Number: |
| 1999-05-20 |
US1999000315756 |

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Abstract: |
An image is displayed using anamorphic video. A first portion of an image is displayed on a display at a first scale. At least one second portion of the image is displayed on the display. The at least one second portion is adjacent the first portion of the image. The second portion is displayed at a second scale higher than the first scale.

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Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Pennie & Edmonds LLP ;

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Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Luu, Matthew;

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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A method of displaying an image on a display, comprising the steps of:
- portioning the image into center, first side, and second side portions, the first and second side portions of the image being adjacent the center portion of the image, wherein the center, first side and second side portions of the image together represent a single contiguous field of view;
- displaying the center portion of the image on the display the center display portion being displayed at a first scale; and
- displaying the first and second side portions of the image on the display, the first and second side displayed portions being adjacent the center displayed portion, the first and second side displayed portions being displayed at a second scale higher than the first scale.

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