Abstract: A system, method and computer program product that permit a user to view an image of an object on a graphical user interface (GUI) and perform operations on the image. The method comprising the steps of displaying a set of pictorial representation types on the GUI and allowing the user to select one of the pictorial representation types, by making a likeness determination between the image and the set of pictorial representation types. The system performs a process on the image based on the selected pictorial representation type.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 12, 1996
Date of Patent:
February 9, 1999
Assignee:
Media Cybernetics, L.P.
Inventors:
Jean-Paul Hugues Martin, Jerry Douglas Paxson, John Arthur Schmitz, Sam Steppel