| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 715851000 | On-screen navigation control | 24 |
| 20080235630 | Internet based seamless appearing transition method - This invention relates generally a method for seamless appearing movement in a digitally created environment such that a computer operator has a sensation of movement within reality. Digitally traversing between and within digital images appears seamless to the computer operator. The digitally created environment provides for segmented and subsets of segmented digital images with embedded interactive links providing seamless links to other locations, information, shopping and advertising. Segmentation and subsets of segmentation facilitate rapid changes to the digital environment. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090083671 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR A 3D VIRTUAL SCENE - A navigation system for navigating a three-dimensional (3D) scene that includes a model or object with which a user can interact. The system accommodates and helps both novice and advanced users. To do this, the system allows a user to designate a point on a model and the system moves the view toward that point. A perspective scale is provided that shows the user the relative position of the current view from the starting point of the view to the surface point. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090083672 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR A 3D VIRTUAL SCENE - A navigation system for navigating a three-dimensional (3D) scene that includes a model or object with which a user can interact. The system accommodates and helps both novice and advanced users. To do this, the system allows a user to walk the view along a horizontal plane in the view where a dead zone is provided in which no motion occurs when the cursor is in the zone and motion direction and speed is controlled by the relative position of the cursor with respect to the zone. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090083673 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR A 3D VIRTUAL SCENE - A navigation system for navigating a three-dimensional (3D) scene that includes a model or object with which a user can interact. The system accommodates and helps both novice and advanced users. To do this, the system allows a user to move up and down within a scene relative to an up axis of the scene without the user being displaced horizontally. A scale is provided that shows the user the relative position of the current view in the vertical bounding box of the scene. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090083674 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR A 3D VIRTUAL SCENE - A navigation system for navigating a three-dimensional (3D) scene that includes a model or object with which a user can interact. The system accommodates and helps both novice and advanced users. To do this, the system provides the capability of tapping a hotkey to activate and deactivate tools. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090100379 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A SIMULATED MOVING OBJECT - A method and an apparatus for controlling a simulated moving object, wherein during a simulated movement of said object within a three-dimensional virtual world, a switching between different reference points (RP) is performed, | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090172600 | System and Method of Orienting Building Representations - Systems and methods are disclosed to display compass-type indicia relative to a three dimensional computer generated image of a building or a region. Such images, presented on multi-dimensional computer driven display devices have associated therewith directional indicating indicia, such as a compass-like image, which seamlessly provide visual and spatial directional information to a viewer even as the images are being rotated or enlarged, such as by zooming into a specific space of the building or region. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20100042952 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIEWING DEVICE COMPONENTS - In a system for viewing the internal components of a device, a user interface is provided. Device selection criteria is received by the system from the user interface. After receiving the device selection criteria, a device model is retrieved from a database in accordance with the device selection criteria. The device model is displayed using the user interface. After displaying the device data, component or subsystem selection criteria is received from the user interface. Component or subsystem data is retrieved from the database, and the component or subsystem data is displayed using the user interface. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100058248 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - A method for generating a graphical user interface for a building management system is described. The method includes rendering a graphical representation of a three dimensional object in the graphical user interface. One or more surfaces of the graphical representation of the three dimensional object includes a plurality of windows. Each window is configured to host a widget for displaying information from the building management system. The method further includes receiving data from the building management system for the widgets. The method yet further includes rendering the widgets using the data received from the building management system. The method also includes interpreting user input and rotating the graphical representation of the three dimensional object based on the interpretation. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100180236 | Setting and previewing method of dynamically orienting 3D models and machines readable medium thereof - A setting and previewing method of dynamically orienting 3D models is provided for reading components of an object model and size features of each component from a model database and displaying them on an interface. The method includes the steps of: selecting one of the size features of the component from a storage unit, and reading a viewing parameter from the component that controls the viewing angle of the component; drawing the selected component displaying the size feature according to the viewing parameter; adjusting the viewing angle of the component so that the size feature of the component can be viewed from different viewing angles on the interface; reading a new viewing parameter of the component resulting from the adjusting step, and then saving the new viewing parameter to the storage unit. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20110047515 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR CONTENTS GUIDE AND METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a three dimensional (3D) navigation system for contents guide and a method thereof. The contents guide navigation system includes a contents classification module to classify contents based on at least one tag defined in the contents, and a navigation module to provide a list of the classified contents via a 3D guide screen constituted by an x axis, a y axis, and a z axis. Here, the navigation module links the list of the classified contents to the x axis, the y axis, and the z axis, each of the x axis, the y axis and the z axis being linked on different standards. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110055769 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING THREE-DIMENSIONAL LOCATION IMAGE - A system to provide a three-dimensional (3D) location image includes a Global Positioning System device to identify location data corresponding to image data generated by a camera, a transmission unit to transmit the image data and the location data to a 3D location information server, a receiving unit to receive location display data from the 3D location information server, a generation unit to generate 3D location image data using the location display data, and a providing unit to display the 3D location image data. A method for providing a 3D location image includes generating image data, identifying location data associated with the image, transmitting the image data and the location data to a 3D location information server, receiving location display data from the 3D location information server, and generating and displaying 3D location image data using the location display data and the image data. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110113384 | Media System Having Three Dimensional Navigation via Dynamic Carousel - A system and method are set forth which combine an ability to view a motion video with an ability to simultaneously access computer programs. In certain embodiments, the media system provides access to movies, music and photos in a visually appealing three dimensional environment. In certain environments, the media system presents a three dimensional navigation tool (such as a three dimensional wheel) on which multiple motion video files are presented. A required resource value corresponding to system resources required to present individual motion videos is generated, followed by the generation of an available resource value corresponding to system resources available to present one or more motion videos. The available resource value and one or more required resource values are then processed to generate a consumed resource value, which is then used to limit the number of motion videos presented. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110307837 | REGION OF INTEREST TRACKING FOR FLUID SIMULATION - A method of simulation comprises controlling an avatar in an environment. Movement of graphical elements is simulated in a fluid coordinate frame surrounding said avatar, wherein said graphical elements in said fluid coordinate frame obey a first rule set. Said graphical elements and a first region surrounding said fluid coordinate frame are animated, wherein said graphical elements in said first region obey a second rule set. Said fluid coordinate frame moves in response to said controlling of said avatar. In an embodiment, a blending region blends the movement of graphical elements inside the fluid coordinate frame and outside the fluid coordinate frame. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120151417 | Displaying a Data Set - A computer-implemented method for displaying a data set includes: receiving, in a device and from a backend system, a data set with multiple dimensions generated by a query performed on a database, the query stored in the backend system; assigning, to an innermost-dimension area displayed on the device, only member-data pairs of an innermost dimension that are associated with a first member in another dimension; receiving an input that identifies a second member in the other dimension, the input generated with an input control assigned to the other dimension; and in response to the input, instead assigning to the displayed innermost-dimension area only member-data pairs of the innermost dimension that are associated with the second member in the other dimension. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120272191 | ROTATIONAL GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE NAVIGATION - For rotational graphical user interface navigation, a display module displays a first face of a uniform prism rotatable only about a central horizontal axis. The uniform prism includes a plurality of faces. Each face has Graphical User Interface (GUI) controls for a unique function set. Only one face of the uniform prism is visible at a time. Each face is displayed with a geometric shape conforming to a face geometry of the multidimensional solid when the multidimensional solid is being rotated, and a face is displayed as filling a screen when the multidimensional solid is not being rotated. An input module receives a rotational command. The rotational command rotates the uniform prism around the central horizontal axis. The rotation module rotates the uniform prism to display a second face in response to the rotational command, displaying the rotation of the uniform prism. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20130007670 | AUDIO-VISUAL NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATION DYNAMIC MEMORY ARCHITECTURES - According to one embodiment, a plurality of spatial publishing objects (SPOs) is provided in a multidimensional space in a user interface. Each of the plurality of spatial publishing objects is associated with digital media data from at least one digital media source. The user interface has a field for the digital media data. A user is provided via the user interface with a user presence that is optionally capable of being represented in the user interface relative to the plurality of spatial publishing objects. The digital media data associated with the at least one spatial publishing object are combined to generate a media output corresponding to the combined digital media data. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130326425 | MAPPING APPLICATION WITH 3D PRESENTATION - A device that includes at least one processing unit and stores a multi-mode mapping program for execution by the at least one processing unit is described. The program includes a user interface (UI). The UI includes a display area for displaying a two-dimensional (2D) presentation of a map or a three-dimensional (3D) presentation of the map. The UI includes a selectable 3D control for directing the program to transition between the 2D and 3D presentations. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130326426 | User Interface For Navigating In a Three-Dimensional Environment - A computer-implemented method provides for navigating into a three-dimensional scene. The method: displays a graphical tool having the shape of a parallelepiped represented in isometric projection; selects one side of the graphical tool; and displays the orthographic view associated to the selected side. Each of the parallelpiped's six sides is associated with an orthographic view of the scene, the three background sides being unfolded for them to be visible. The graphical tool is arranged so that all faces are accurately selectable by the user. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20140089862 | DESTINATION ROUTING IN A VIRTUAL WORLD - A user input requesting a route that satisfies particular criteria (e.g., a route to one or more destinations) in a virtual world is received. A route from the current location of the user in the virtual world that satisfies the criteria is determined, and an indication of this route is displayed to the user. The indication of the route is displayed in a gameplay mode in which the user can immerse himself or herself in the virtual world. The indication of the route can be a multi-purpose indication, such as additionally indicating where it is recommended that the user accelerate or brake in a racing game. The user input can be received while the user is in the gameplay mode, allowing the user to remain immersed in the virtual world while requesting the route. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140237430 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR ROOF MEASUREMENT USING AERIAL IMAGERY - The present disclosure shows creating a first layer and a second layer, in computer memory and substantially overlapping at least a segment of line from said first layer with at least a segment of another line from said second layer. A first non-dimensional attribute is different from said second non-dimensional attribute of the two lines. A user length field enabling a client with said interactive file to override at least one of said length numeric values, where said area operator may automatically recalculate area based on said length field override is shown. Also, providing a visual marker that is moveable on said computer monitor around said aerial imagery region, which may be moved, to more precisely identify the location of the building roof structure is shown. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140325456 | Graphical User Control for Multidimensional Datasets - A user control is provided for use with a multidimensional dataset that allows a user to graphically set the bounds for one or more of the dimensions of data selected from the dataset. The graphical user control includes a wireframe cube representing the extent of data in the dataset and a selector box within the data cube. A user can indicate a selected perspective and orientation of the data by selecting a portion of an edge of the selector box, and a visual indication of the selected perspective and orientation is provided. The user further can select a desired portion of the data by changing a size and/or a position of the selector box within the data cube. The graphical user control further includes a visual indicator representing the fourth dimension of the dataset and one or more navigation buttons. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20160048293 | NAVIGATION THROUGH THE HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURE OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELED ASSEMBLY OF PARTS - The invention notably relates to a computer-implemented method for navigating through the hierarchical structure of a three-dimensional modeled assembly of parts. The method comprises the steps of displaying a three-dimensional modeled assembly of parts, exploding, upon user interaction, the three-dimensional modeled assembly into parts, each part of the assembly corresponding to a first hierarchical level, and displaying each part in one cell of a first two-dimensional table. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160378294 | CONTEXTUAL CURSOR DISPLAY BASED ON HAND TRACKING - A head mounted display device and method for contextual cursors comprising a camera configured to capture a series of images, a display, and a processor configured to: display, to a user of the head mounted display device, a virtual cursor on display so as to appear at a location in a three dimensional environment, determine whether motion of a hand of the user in the images is trackable, and in response to at least determining that motion of the hand is trackable, modify a visual appearance of the virtual cursor to indicate that motion of the hand is trackable, and in response to at least determining that motion of the hand is not trackable, modify the visual appearance of the virtual cursor to indicate that motion of the hand is not trackable. | 12-29-2016 |
