US Patent 7486302 Fisheye lens graphical user interfaces

A method for interacting with a region-of-interest in an original image displayed on a display screen, comprising: applying a lens to the original image to produce a presentation for display on the display screen, the lens having a focal region for the region-of-interest at least partially surrounded by a shoulder region; receiving one or more first signals to interact with the region-of-interest when a cursor is positioned over the focal region in the presentation; and, receiving one or more second signals to adjust the lens through a graphical user interface (“GUI”) displayed over the lens when the cursor is positioned over the shoulder region in the presentation.