公开(公告)号：US06222554B1

公开(公告)日：2001-04-24

申请号：US08917526

申请日：1997-08-26

申请人： Richard Edmond Berry ,  Shirley Lynn Martin ,  John Martin Mullaly

发明人： Richard Edmond Berry ,  Shirley Lynn Martin ,  John Martin Mullaly

IPC分类号： G06T1520

CPC分类号： G06F3/04812 ,  A63F13/10 ,  A63F13/5258 ,  A63F2300/6684 ,  G06F3/04815 ,  G06T19/003

摘要： In a data processor controlled display system having three-dimensional objects laid out in a three-dimensional virtual workspace, the objects have associated therewith virtual force fields around their peripheries. These force fields are defined by data stored in association with the data defining the objects. User interactive navigation means are provided for moving the viewpoint along a selected path at a velocity input by the viewer. Further, means are provided for exerting on said moving viewpoint, the force component of said field at the coordinate position of the viewpoint.

摘要翻译： 在具有在三维虚拟工作空间中布置的三维对象的数据处理器控制的显示系统中，对象与其外围周围的虚拟力场相关联。 这些力场由与定义对象的数据相关联的数据定义。 提供用户交互导航装置，用于以观看者输入的速度沿所选择的路径移动视点。 此外，提供了用于在所述移动视点上施加在视点的坐标位置处的所述场的力分量的装置。

公开(公告)号：US6061060A

公开(公告)日：2000-05-09

申请号：US176335

申请日：1994-01-03

申请人： Richard Edmond Berry ,  Susan Faye Henshaw ,  David John Roberts

发明人： Richard Edmond Berry ,  Susan Faye Henshaw ,  David John Roberts

IPC分类号： G06F3/14 ,  G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G09G5/14

CPC分类号： G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0482

摘要： A method, system and program for including selections in the menu bar that are icons. The support for menus containing icons includes an algorithm in the memory of a processor that presents a menu bar with imbedded icons. The icons can be selected and directly manipulated to perform operations associated with the particular icon upon another icon or other object on a display.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在菜单栏中包含图标的选择的方法，系统和程序。 对包含图标的菜单的支持包括处理器存储器中的算法，其呈现具有嵌入图标的菜单栏。 可以选择并直接操纵图标以在显示器上的另一图标或其他对象上执行与特定图标相关联的操作。

公开(公告)号：US6054996A

公开(公告)日：2000-04-25

申请号：US753082

申请日：1996-11-20

申请人： Didier Daniel Bardon ,  Richard Edmond Berry ,  Denise Marie Burton ,  Scott Harlan Isensee ,  Shirley L. Martin ,  John Martin Mullaly

发明人： Didier Daniel Bardon ,  Richard Edmond Berry ,  Denise Marie Burton ,  Scott Harlan Isensee ,  Shirley L. Martin ,  John Martin Mullaly

IPC分类号： G06F3/033 ,  G06F15/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/033

摘要： A data processing system, software program, and method of operation realistically displays a users model of a device as an object, while providing additional functions which cannot exist in the devices real-world counterparts. The data processing system and software program allow a view or a realistically-rendered object and a function associated with that object to be selectively modified in response to a user input. During operation, a cursor displayed by a display device (138) is used to access a view changing mechanism displayed on the realistically-rendered object. By selectively accessing the view changing mechanism, a user is able to change a view of the realistically-rendered object from a base function view to a full function view.

摘要翻译： 数据处理系统，软件程序和操作方法将设备的用户模型现实地显示为对象，同时提供在现实世界的设备中不能存在的附加功能。 数据处理系统和软件程序允许响应于用户输入选择性地修改视图或实际呈现的对象和与该对象相关联的功能。 在操作期间，由显示装置（138）显示的光标用于访问显示在真实渲染对象上的视图改变机构。 通过选择性地访问视图改变机制，用户能够将实际呈现的对象的视图从基本功能视图改变为全功能视图。

公开(公告)号：US5903271A

公开(公告)日：1999-05-11

申请号：US862661

申请日：1997-05-23

申请人： Didier Daniel Claude Bardon ,  Richard Edmond Berry ,  Scott Harlan Isensee ,  David John Roberts ,  John Martin Mullaly

发明人： Didier Daniel Claude Bardon ,  Richard Edmond Berry ,  Scott Harlan Isensee ,  David John Roberts ,  John Martin Mullaly

IPC分类号： G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/048 ,  F41G5/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/04815

摘要： A system, method and computer program for a virtual three-dimensional workspace wherein certain three-dimensional objects represent or serve as proxies for a variety of user interactive application programs. Such objects may be selected or triggered by the user to bring forth planar two-dimensional interactive user interfaces having images resembling those of their respective representative 3D objects so that a user may intuitively note the resemblance and select the appropriate object to result in the planar two-dimensional interactive interface appearing in front of the three-dimensional workspace. This two-dimensional planar interface remains active and unaffected by changes to its representative three-dimensional object during the course of navigation or otherwise. A drag and drop technique facilitates viewer interaction between images in a two-dimensional workplane with three-dimensional objects in the virtual three-dimensional workspace.

摘要翻译： 用于虚拟三维工作空间的系统，方法和计算机程序，其中某些三维对象表示或用作各种用户交互式应用程序的代理。 这样的对象可以由用户选择或触发以产生具有类似于它们各自的代表性3D对象的图像的平面二维交互式用户界面，使得用户可以直观地注意到相似性并选择适当的对象以产生平面二 出现在三维工作空间前面的三维交互界面。 该二维平面界面保持活动，并且不受其在导航过程中的代表性三维物体的改变或其他方面的影响。 拖放技术便于在虚拟三维工作空间中具有三维物体的二维工作平面中的图像之间的观看者交互。

公开(公告)号：US5757380A

公开(公告)日：1998-05-26

申请号：US588671

申请日：1996-01-17

申请人： Didier Bardon ,  Richard Edmond Berry ,  Scott Harlan Isensee ,  Shirley Lynn Martin ,  John Martin Mullaly

发明人： Didier Bardon ,  Richard Edmond Berry ,  Scott Harlan Isensee ,  Shirley Lynn Martin ,  John Martin Mullaly

IPC分类号： G06F3/048 ,  G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/14 ,  G06T11/80 ,  G09G5/00 ,  G09G5/36 ,  G06F15/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/04845

摘要： The invention is an information handling system, which includes one or more processing units, a memory system, and one or more I/O controllers all connected to a system bus, the I/O controllers controlling various input/output devices such as a keyboard, a mouse, a display device, communications adapters and the like, and an operating system program for controlling the processors, the memory system, and the I/O controllers, which provides a user interface, one or more tools which may be represented by objects on a tool bar or the like presented on the display device by the user interface, and an eraser/undo tool for erasing a portion of an existing image presented on the display device by the user interface by direct application of the object representing an eraser tool to the portion of the image to be erased, such that marks previously obscured reappear in the areas to which the eraser tool has been applied.

摘要翻译： 本发明是一种信息处理系统，其包括一个或多个处理单元，存储器系统和全部连接到系统总线的一个或多个I / O控制器，I / O控制器控制各种输入/输出设备，例如键盘 ，鼠标，显示设备，通信适配器等，以及用于控制提供用户界面的处理器，存储器系统和I / O控制器的操作系统程序，一个或多个工具，其可以由 通过用户界面在显示装置上呈现在工具栏等上的对象，以及用于通过用户界面直接应用表示橡皮擦的对象来擦除呈现在显示设备上的现有图像的一部分的橡皮擦/撤消工具 工具到要擦除的图像的部分，使得先前被遮蔽的标记重新出现在已经应用了橡皮擦工具的区域中。

公开(公告)号：US08484216B2

公开(公告)日：2013-07-09

申请号：US13198119

申请日：2011-08-04

申请人： Richard Edmond Berry ,  Yen-Fu Chen ,  John Hans Handy-Bosma ,  Peter Y. Hsu ,  Mei Y. Selvage ,  Alan R. Tannenbaum ,  Anthony C. Courtney Temple ,  Keith Raymond Walker

发明人： Richard Edmond Berry ,  Yen-Fu Chen ,  John Hans Handy-Bosma ,  Peter Y. Hsu ,  Mei Y. Selvage ,  Alan R. Tannenbaum ,  Anthony C. Courtney Temple ,  Keith Raymond Walker

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06Q10/10 ,  H04L29/06027 ,  H04L51/04 ,  H04L51/16 ,  H04L51/22 ,  H04L65/403 ,  Y10S707/99945

摘要： Previously conducted conversations in real-time collaboration messages are persistently stored, either by client or a server, and then are associated with conversational items presented to a user (e.g. contact names, topics, etc.). An icon is provided near each listed item, which when selected, displays to the user summaries or titles of all transcripts to which the selected item pertains or relates. The user may select one or more summaries or titles for which the conversation is to be resumed, causing the system to retrieve the stored transcript and resume appending new conversational entries to it, so that the user recovers conversational context effortlessly and accurately. Enhanced versions of the invention include sharing of transcripts so that all participants receive the context of the conversation, and server-side or client-side implementations.

摘要翻译： 先前进行的实时协作消息中的会话通过客户端或服务器持续存储，然后与呈现给用户的对话项（例如联系人姓名，主题等）相关联。 在每个列出的项目附近提供一个图标，当被选择时，显示所选项目所属或相关的所有成绩单的用户摘要或标题。 用户可以选择要恢复会话的一个或多个摘要或标题，导致系统检索所存储的抄本并恢复向其添加新的对话条目，使得用户能够毫不费力地准确地恢复对话上下文。 本发明的增强版本包括共享成绩单，以便所有参与者接收对话的上下文以及服务器端或客户端实现。

公开(公告)号：US06271842B1

公开(公告)日：2001-08-07

申请号：US08825985

申请日：1997-04-04

申请人： Didier Daniel Claude Bardon ,  Richard Edmond Berry ,  Scott Harlan Isensee ,  David John Roberts

发明人： Didier Daniel Claude Bardon ,  Richard Edmond Berry ,  Scott Harlan Isensee ,  David John Roberts

IPC分类号： G06F1300

CPC分类号： G06F3/04815

摘要： A system, method and computer program are provided for viewer navigation within a virtual reality three-dimensional workspace containing functional three-dimensional objects which are capable of being moved and environmental three-dimensional objects which have stationary positions in the workspace. Navigation from an initial viewpoint interface in the virtual reality workspace to a subsequent viewpoint is carried out by the viewer selecting an environmental object whereupon the system responds by shifting the viewpoint to a subsequent position in the workspace.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种系统，方法和计算机程序，用于在能够被移动的功能性三维物体和在工作空间中具有静止位置的环境三维物体的虚拟现实三维工作空间内的观看者导航。 从虚拟现实工作空间中的初始视点界面到随后的视点的导航由观看者选择环境对象来执行，于是系统通过将视点移动到工作空间中的后续位置来进行响应。

公开(公告)号：US6111581A

公开(公告)日：2000-08-29

申请号：US789343

申请日：1997-01-27

申请人： Richard Edmond Berry ,  Scott Harlan Isensee ,  David John Roberts

发明人： Richard Edmond Berry ,  Scott Harlan Isensee ,  David John Roberts

IPC分类号： G06T17/00

CPC分类号： G06T17/00

摘要： A method and system for classifying user objects in a three-dimensional environment on a display of a computer system is disclosed. The method and system comprises providing a set of standardized classes of user objects and defining the standardized classes based upon a users needs. The method and system is directed toward a classification for objects relevant to the tasks of organizing the 3D environment, navigating through the 3D environment, and performing useful work in the 3D user environment in a computer system classification. The distinction between classes of objects in the classification is based on user needs and is reflected in the properties and behaviors of objects as perceived by the users.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种在计算机系统的显示器上对三维环境中的用户对象进行分类的方法和系统。 该方法和系统包括提供一组标准化的用户对象类，并根据用户需要定义标准化类。 该方法和系统针对与组织3D环境的任务相关的对象的分类，在3D环境中导航，以及在计算机系统分类中在3D用户环境中执行有用的工作。 分类中对象类之间的区别基于用户需求，并反映在用户感知的对象的属性和行为中。

公开(公告)号：US6025828A

公开(公告)日：2000-02-15

申请号：US133821

申请日：1993-10-07

申请人： Richard Edmond Berry ,  Susan Faye Henshaw ,  David John Roberts

发明人： Richard Edmond Berry ,  Susan Faye Henshaw ,  David John Roberts

IPC分类号： G06F3/14 ,  G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G09G1/06

CPC分类号： G06F3/0482

摘要： A method, system and program for including selections in the menu bar that are icons. The support for menus containing icons includes an algorithm in the memory of a processor that presents a menu bar with imbedded icons. The icons can be selected to present nested levels of menu driven functions that are associated with the particular icons. From the menu, a user can directly perform nested, hierarchial operations associated with the icon upon another icon or other objects on a display.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在菜单栏中包含图标的选择的方法，系统和程序。 对包含图标的菜单的支持包括处理器存储器中的算法，其呈现具有嵌入图标的菜单栏。 可以选择图标来呈现与特定图标相关联的菜单驱动功能的嵌套级别。 从菜单中，用户可以在显示器上的另一个图标或其他对象上直接执行与该图标相关联的嵌套的分层操作。

公开(公告)号：US08001126B2

公开(公告)日：2011-08-16

申请号：US12335963

申请日：2008-12-16

申请人： Richard Edmond Berry ,  Yen-Fu Chen ,  John Hans Handy-Bosma ,  Peter Y. Hsu ,  Mei Y Selvage ,  Alan R. Tannenbaum ,  Anthony Christopher Courtney Temple ,  Keith Raymond Walker

发明人： Richard Edmond Berry ,  Yen-Fu Chen ,  John Hans Handy-Bosma ,  Peter Y. Hsu ,  Mei Y Selvage ,  Alan R. Tannenbaum ,  Anthony Christopher Courtney Temple ,  Keith Raymond Walker

IPC分类号： G06F7/00

CPC分类号： G06Q10/10 ,  H04L29/06027 ,  H04L51/04 ,  H04L51/16 ,  H04L51/22 ,  H04L65/403 ,  Y10S707/99945

摘要： Previously conducted conversations in real-time collaboration messages are persistently stored, either by client or a server, and then are associated with conversational items presented to a user (e.g. contact names, topics, etc.). An icon is provided near each listed item, which when selected, displays to the user summaries or titles of all transcripts to which the selected item pertains or relates. The user may select one or more summaries or titles for which the conversation is to be resumed, causing the system to retrieve the stored transcript and resume appending new conversational entries to it, so that the user recovers conversational context effortlessly and accurately. Enhanced versions of the invention include sharing of transcripts so that all participants receive the context of the conversation, and server-side or client-side implementations.

摘要翻译： 先前进行的实时协作消息中的会话通过客户端或服务器持续存储，然后与呈现给用户的对话项（例如联系人姓名，主题等）相关联。 在每个列出的项目附近提供一个图标，当被选择时，显示所选项目所属或相关的所有成绩单的用户摘要或标题。 用户可以选择要恢复会话的一个或多个摘要或标题，导致系统检索所存储的抄本并恢复向其添加新的对话条目，使得用户能够毫不费力地准确地恢复对话上下文。 本发明的增强版本包括共享成绩单，以便所有参与者接收对话的上下文以及服务器端或客户端实现。