Abstract: In a first step of a content selection operation, content can be selected by detecting a freeform trajectory of one or more content selection objects with respect to a computing device. The selection area can be calculated based on the maximum area covered by the trajectory of movement that is detected. The selection area can be limited to the area bounded by the start selection point and ending release point. The content within the selection area can be selected. The “roughly selected” content can be copied into a second display area. All or part of the roughly selected content can be enlarged, enabling precise selection of content in a second selection operation.

Abstract: A data processing system and method for processing images received from multiple cameras are provided. The system includes a memory for receiving first and second images associated with respective cameras; a determiner adapted to process the first and the second images to identify respective objects depicted therein; the determiner is further adapted to calculate a predetermined metric associated with projections of the respective objects in a first frame of reference; and a labeler adapted to assign a common label to the objects according to the predetermined metric.

Abstract: A system for provisioning a geographical image for retrieval, comprising: an application server operating to receive a query for a geographical region in a geographical area of coverage; and a database server operating to store a plurality of geo-image tiles that cover the geographical area of coverage at different zoom levels, the database server is coupled to the application server to receive the query from the application server and return one or more of the plurality of geo-image tiles to illustrate the geographical region requested in the query; wherein the plurality of geo-image tiles are partitioned for storage in the database server in accordance with a database management system (DBMS) scheme and indexed or retrieval with a non-spatial index.