Graphical user interface for image editing

Abstract

Abstract A region of the original image is selected and the thus-selected region is then subjected to an example image editing operation called “crop” in which the selected region remains, and the area outside of the selected region is removed. After the “crop” or editing operation has been performed, the window containing the original image is also maintained and may be viewed concurrently with the edited image. The window containing the original image is preferably automatically minimized, but may subsequently be restored to full size. If subsequent comparison by the user of both the original and “cropped” images side-by-side show an unwanted result, the “crop” operation may then be repeated on the image in the original image window. This facilitates more complex editing operations such as the selection of several portions of the original image, even overlapping regions, and the production of separate new images (or a new composite image) without changing the original, and any subsequent cropped image may be substituted for the “original”, and may itself be “cropped” or otherwise edited.

Inventors

• 👤 Alan E. Cariffe
• 👤 Anne-Marie Woodson

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