Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
217 words
An image processing system comprising: a memory device for storing digital image data, a display device for selectively displaying a plurality of graphical user interface screens to a user, a pointer device for selectively operating control buttons on the displayed graphical user interface screen, and a digital image processor for revising the digital data, wherein at least one of said user interface screens is an adjustment screen for adjusting at least two related variables relating to said revised image, said adjustment screen includes a thumbnail view of a revised image derived from the stored digital image and a respective pair of preview views for each of the related variables, the graphical user interface screen displays each said pair of preview views as two side-by-side images which respectively represent the application of an increment or decrement of the respective variable to the revised image, each pair of preview views is spatially separated from all other preview views on the same screen, each of the preview views is displayed on a respective preview control button, and when one of the control buttons is selected and operated, the image processor applies the respective increment or decrement to the revised image, and updates the displayed thumbnail view and all of the displayed preview views to incorporate the applied increment or decrement.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
217 words
An image processing system comprising: a memory device for storing digital image data, a display device for selectively displaying a plurality of graphical user interface screens to a user, a pointer device for selectively operating control buttons on the displayed graphical user interface screen, and a digital image processor for revising the digital data, wherein at least one of said user interface screens is an adjustment screen for adjusting at least two related variables relating to said revised image, said adjustment screen includes a thumbnail view of a revised image derived from the stored digital image and a respective pair of preview views for each of the related variables, the graphical user interface screen displays each said pair of preview views as two side-by-side images which respectively represent the application of an increment or decrement of the respective variable to the revised image, each pair of preview views is spatially separated from all other preview views on the same screen, each of the preview views is displayed on a respective preview control button, and when one of the control buttons is selected and operated, the image processor applies the respective increment or decrement to the revised image, and updates the displayed thumbnail view and all of the displayed preview views to incorporate the applied increment or decrement.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The system of claim 1, wherein the adjustment screen further includes a slider control for determining the size of a single increment or decrement.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The system of claim 1, wherein the adjustment screen further includes a counter for accumulating how many steps each variable has been incremented or decremented since the revised image was stored in the memory device.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 3, wherein each counter is labeled with the name of a respective variable.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system of claim 1, wherein each preview view is identified by a icon representing a respective variable and whether it is being incremented or decremented.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system of claim 5, wherein each icon is displayed on a respective icon control button.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system of claim 6, wherein the operation of an icon control button has the same effect as operation of a respective preview control button.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
The system of claim 1, wherein the original image is displayed on a control button which when operated causes the revised image displayed on the thumbnail view to revert to the stored digital image.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 1, wherein the thumbnail image is larger than any of the preview images.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The system of claim 1, wherein each pair of preview images is located on a different edge of the thumbnail image.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The system of claim 1, wherein the adjustment screen further includes an original thumbnail view corresponding to the stored digital image.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system of claim 11, wherein the thumbnail view of the revised image is larger than the thumbnail view of the original image.