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A method presents a set of input images on a display device. First, a set of display images is selected from the set of images. A 3D layout is assigned to each selected image, and a 3D trajectory is assigned to a virtual camera. A set of active images of the set of display images is rendered accord

A method presents a set of input images on a display device. First, a set of display images is selected from the set of images. A 3D layout is assigned to each selected image, and a 3D trajectory is assigned to a virtual camera. A set of active images of the set of display images is rendered according to the layout and the trajectory. The set of active images includes a collector image. The collector images is rendered statically in a collector frame of an image plane of the display device, while remaining images in the set of active images are rendered dynamically on the image plane. Then, the layout and trajectory are animated according user input, and the rendering and animating is repeated until a termination condition is reached.

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We claim: 1. A method for presenting a set of images, comprising: selecting a set of display images from the set of images; assigning a 3D layout to each image in the set of display images; assigning a 3D trajectory to a virtual camera; rendering a set of active images of the set of display images

We claim: 1. A method for presenting a set of images, comprising: selecting a set of display images from the set of images; assigning a 3D layout to each image in the set of display images; assigning a 3D trajectory to a virtual camera; rendering a set of active images of the set of display images according to the layout and the trajectory, the set of active images including a collector image, the collector image being rendered statically in a collector frame of an image plane of a display device, while remaining images in the set of active images are rendered dynamically on the image plane, and in which the collector frame is at a fixed depth position along the trajectory; animating the layout and the trajectory according to a user input; replacing the collector image in the collector frame with a next image in the set of active images; and repeating the rendering, animating, and replacing until a termination condition is reached. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein 3D coordinates, a size, and an orientation are assigned to each image in the set of display images. 3. The method of claim 1 wherein the trajectory is linear. 4. The method of claim 1 wherein the trajectory is curved. 5. The method of claim 1 wherein the set of images is a video, and the set of active images is a summary of the video. 6. The method of claim 1 wherein the selection is periodic. 7. The method of claim 1 further comprising: traversing the virtual camera along the trajectory at a rate indicated by the user input. 8. The method of claim 7 wherein the traversal is reversible. 9. The method of claim 7 further comprising: identifying target images in the set of display images; and traversing the virtual camera along the trajectory at a rate corresponding to distances between the target images. 10. The method of claim 9 wherein a time to traversing between any two target images is constant. 11. The method of claim 1 wherein the layout is linear. 12. The method of claim 1 wherein the layout is circular. 13. The method of claim 1 wherein the layout is spiral. 14. The method of claim 1 wherein a depth of an image, with respect to a viewer is indicated by the size of the image. 15. The method of claim 14 wherein the collector image is a first image in the set of active images and closest in depth. 16. The method of claim 1 further comprising: semantically grouping images in the layout. 17. The method of claim 1 further comprising: inserting logical transition images in the set of display images. 18. The method of claim 17 wherein the transition images are transparent. 19. The method of claim 1 further comprising: stopping the traversing according to an estimate of a time required to actuate the user input device. 20. The method of claim 1 further comprising: selecting the set of display images from multiple broadcast channels of television signals. 21. The method of claim 1 wherein multiple collector frames are used. 22. The method of claim 1 wherein video is used in place of static images. 23. A system for presenting a set of images, comprising: a memory storing a set of images; a query engine configured to select a set of display images from the set of images; means for assigning a 3D layout to each image in the set of display images; means for assigning a 3D trajectory to a virtual camera; a rendering engine configured to display a set of active images of the set of display images according to the layout and the trajectory, the set of active images including a collector image, the collector image being rendered statically in a collector frame of an image plane of a display device, while remaining images in the set of active images are rendered dynamically on the image plane; means for animating the layout and the trajectory according user input; means for replacing the collector image in the collector frame with a next image in the set of active images; and means for repeating the rendering, animating, and replacing until a termination condition is reached.