Method of annotating a primary image with an image

专利名称：Method of annotating a primary image with

an image and for transmitting the annotatedprimary image

发明人：Charles R. Merritt,Bonnie M. Merritt申请号：US08/798519申请日：19970210公开号：US06041335A公开日：20000321

摘要：A method of superimposing a secondary, graphical image on a primary imagefor annotating the primary image is provided. The secondary image is opened to accessunderlying information attached thereto, referred to as an annotation. The annotationcommunicates information that preferably pertains to the primary image. Annotationscan be sorted and ordered by criteria including date and author. Preferably, position,shape, form, color, and animation provide information about the secondary image. Thesecondary image is displayed over the primary image as either a mark or glyph. Theglyph is a pictographic icon that conveys information by its position on the primary imageand its type. The mark is a simple glyph. A glyph or mark is opened by users enabling theusers to annotate the primary image with their annotations. A plurality of marks andglyphs displayed on the primary image are initialized for viewing and inputting

annotations and terminated for hiding the annotations, so that the annotations do notinterfere with viewing the image. The invention enables users to either sequentially, or inparallel, review and annotate the primary image.

申请人：MERRITT; CHARLES R.,MERRITT; BONNIE M.

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