US 7,321,372 B2
Method for performing image editing
Forrest C. Barnes, Georgetown, Ky. (US); and Khageshwar Thakur, Lexington, Ky. (US)
Assigned to Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, Ky. (US)
Filed on Sep. 19, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/230,194.
Prior Publication US 2007/0064011 A1, Mar. 22, 2007
Int. Cl. G09G 5/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 345—619 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for performing image editing, comprising:
displaying an image in a first state;
saving said image in said first state;
performing an operation to change said image to a second state from said first state, said second state being different from said first state;
displaying said image in said second state;
selecting from the displayed image in said second state a first area; and
reversing said operation with respect to said first area to change said first area of said image back to said first state, wherein said reversing includes:
extracting a portion of image data less than the entire image from said image in said first state that was saved that corresponds to said first area; and
inserting said portion of image data into said first area.