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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 22, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
David L Gilblom, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Picker International, Inc., , US;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
345130 ; 345507 ; 345127 ; 345131 ; 382298 ;
Abstract
A method and device for selectively displaying a magnified image which permits an operator to appreciate the magnified image in its original context. The device includes a main monitor, a magnifier monitor, associated memories, and a controller. The magnifier monitor is movably mounted with respect to the main monitor. The position of the magnifier monitor in two dimensions represents the approximate center of a region on the main monitor to be magnified. The magnifier monitor is movable in a third dimension, and the position of the magnifier in the third dimension is used to determine the degree of magnification desired.