Abstract: A visual display of a panoramic region is provided in which a static context display is provided for an active display displayed in a mobile display window. Active images are sequentially generated and displayed from temporally sequential frames of visual data that each represent an image defining a region within a larger panoramic region such that at least two of the images define regions that do not coincide. Each displayed image is positioned on a display screen with respect to the position of other displayed images on the display screen in accordance with the spatial relationship in the panoramic region of the content of the displayed image to the content of the other displayed images. At some time during the visual display, one or more context images (a context display) is displayed while an active image is displayed. Each context image is at least part of an image represented by a frame of the set of temporally sequential frames of visual data.

Abstract: The preferred embodiment of the invention includes hardware and software for scanning objects and extracting their geometry and color information so as to generate their 3D (three dimensional) representations in a computer. The preferred embodiment uses a computer, a video camera, a light source, and an indicator located within the field of view of the camera in a fixed position. Preferably, the light source projects a crisp line of light on the scanned object. The software of the preferred embodiment processes the frames produced by the camera. It preferably locates the illuminated line and the indicator, and uses this information to determine 3D coordinates of the illuminated points. The 3D coordinates of the points are used to construct 3D representations of objects. The preferred embodiment also obtains color information of the scanned object and maps it to the 3D representation.

Abstract: A system receives and/or generates a first input image and a second input image. The system generates a first low frequency image as a function of the first input image, and a second low frequency image as a function of the second input image. Subsequently, the system generates the resulting image as a function of the first low frequency image, the second low frequency image and the second input image. A user may observe the first input image when the user views the resulting image at a first predetermined distance. In addition, the user may observe the second input image when the user views the resulting image at a second predetermined distance.

Abstract: The preferred embodiment of the invention includes hardware and software for scanning objects and extracting their geometry and color information so as to generate their 3D (three dimensional) representations in a computer. The preferred embodiment uses a computer, a video camera, a light source, and an indicator located within the field of view of the camera in a fixed position. Preferably, the light source projects a crisp line of light on the scanned object. The software of the preferred embodiment processes the frames produced by the camera. It preferably locates the illuminated line and the indicator, and uses this information to determine 3D coordinates of the illuminated points. The 3D coordinates of the points are used to construct 3D representations of objects. The preferred embodiment also obtains color information of the scanned object and maps it to the 3D representation.