SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGE VIEWING

摘要

Systems and methods are provided for viewing portions of a very high-resolution image on a client device. The systems and methods provide for dynamic establishment of hierarchically organized contexts corresponding to regions within the image. The context hierarchy supports image inspection and analysis at increasing resolution levels for successively smaller regions. A context's region can be viewed at a base resolution appropriate for that context, while areas of interest within the context can be examined in more detail in higher resolution. To view areas of interest at resolution levels above the range for a given context, a child context can be established for a smaller region. The client device user can navigate from one area within the image to another by traversing previously established contexts and establishing new contexts.

主权项

1. A method for high-resolution image viewing, wherein the method comprises, by one or more hardware processors:
displaying a first image on a display of a device, wherein the first image comprises a first region that includes at least a portion of an image, at a first resolution level; receiving a first user indication, wherein the first user indication includes an indication of a first position within the first region; in response to the first user indication, displaying a second image on the display of the device, wherein the second image comprises a second region that includes at least a portion of the first region, at a second resolution level, and wherein the second region includes the first position; receiving a second user indication, wherein the second user indication includes an indication of a second position within the second region; and, in response to the second user indication, displaying a third image on the display of the device in context with the second image, wherein the third image comprises a third region that includes at least a portion of the second region, at a third resolution level which is higher than the second resolution level, and wherein the third region includes the second position.