公开(公告)号：US6097386A

公开(公告)日：2000-08-01

申请号：US814748

申请日：1997-03-07

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

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

IPC分类号： G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06F9/44 ,  G06F3/00

CPC分类号： G06F8/38 ,  G06F3/0481

摘要： A data processing system (100) transforms the limited user interface toolkits currently in use in the software development industry to provide control interfaces which are sensitive to a user's operational context. The data processing system does not create control objects by assembling ready-made controls available in the user interface toolkit of the development system, but generates a control object which has a custom designed appearance that is relevant to the context of the action the control should perform, to the kind of object which includes the control, and to the type of data to which the control is applied. The data processing system performs these operations through the implementation of a methodology wherein a central processing unit of the data processing system identifies the control interfaces included in an object to be display on a display device (138). For each control interface included in the object to be displayed, the central processing unit determines whether the control interface is a custom design. If the control interface does not have a custom design, the data required for configuring the control interface is retrieved from a memory (116, 114) and displayed in accordance with the control interface provided by the development system. Conversely, if the control interface does have a custom design, data is retrieved from memory to configure the control interface in a manner desired by a designer of the graphical user interface. The data representing the object in the control interface, whether custom designed or standard, is then provided to a display adapter which transforms that data to enable a display device to display the object in the control interface.

摘要翻译： 数据处理系统（100）转换当前在软件开发行业中使用的有限用户界面工具包，以提供对用户的操作上下文敏感的控制界面。 数据处理系统不会通过组装开发系统的用户界面工具包中可用的现成控制来创建控制对象，而是生成一个控件对象，它具有与控件应该执行的动作上下文相关的自定义设计外观 ，包括控制的对象类型以及应用控件的数据类型。 数据处理系统通过实施一种方法来执行这些操作，其中数据处理系统的中央处理单元识别包括在要在显示设备（138）上显示的对象中的控制接口。 对于要显示的对象中包括的每个控制界面，中央处理单元确定控制界面是否是定制设计。 如果控制接口没有定制设计，则从存储器（116,114）检索配置控制接口所需的数据，并根据开发系统提供的控制界面进行显示。 相反，如果控制接口确实具有定制设计，则从存储器检索数据，以图形用户界面的设计者所期望的方式配置控制接口。 然后，将表示控制界面中的对象的数据（无论是定制设计的还是标准的）提供给显示适配器，显示适配器转换该数据以使显示设备能够在控制界面中显示对象。

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：US6121971A

公开(公告)日：2000-09-19

申请号：US789338

申请日：1997-01-27

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

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

IPC分类号： G06T17/00 ,  G06T15/00

CPC分类号： G06T17/00

摘要： A method and system for providing visual hierarchy of task groups and related viewpoints of a three dimensional display of a computer system is disclosed. The method and system comprises providing a group of task related objects and positioning an object within an associated viewpoint when the object is to be utilized. In the present invention each task group is composed of objects related to a particular user task. Associated with each task group is a viewpoint in the 3D space. The visual organization of task groups and associated viewpoints allows the user to traverse the task-object hierarchy smoothly, seeing more or less of the surrounding task context as desired.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于提供计算机系统的三维显示器的任务组的视觉层次和相关视点的方法和系统。 所述方法和系统包括提供一组任务相关对象并且当所述对象要被利用时在相关视点内定位对象。 在本发明中，每个任务组由与特定用户任务相关的对象组成。 与每个任务组相关联的是3D空间中的一个视点。 任务组和相关视点的视觉组织允许用户平滑地遍历任务对象层次，根据需要查看或多或少的周围任务上下文。

公开(公告)号：US6052130A

公开(公告)日：2000-04-18

申请号：US753124

申请日：1996-11-20

申请人： Didier Daniel Bardon ,  Denise Marie Burton ,  Scott Harlan Isensee ,  Scott Anthony Morgan ,  John Martin Mullaly ,  Craig Ardner Swearingen

发明人： Didier Daniel Bardon ,  Denise Marie Burton ,  Scott Harlan Isensee ,  Scott Anthony Morgan ,  John Martin Mullaly ,  Craig Ardner Swearingen

IPC分类号： G06T11/60 ,  G06T3/00

CPC分类号： G06T11/60

摘要： A data processing system, software program, and method scale the contents of a window or similar display area in unison and in proportion. During operation, all of the contained control, text, and images included in the window are scaled proportionately so that a user is still able to use the displayed object and the displayed object retains its characteristic image. Composite images of realistically-rendered objects are resized and moved in a manner which is dependent upon a common non-changing representation of a container and a contained object displayed on a display device. When the common non-changing representation is modified by resizing, a scaling operation is performed on the composite image as a whole. However, when the representation of a contained object is modified and the common non-changing representation is no longer displayed, a region of a contained object is "clipped out" from the container before the image is displayed. The contained object is then allowed to display its image as is required in light of the movement and resizing operations desired by the user.

摘要翻译： 数据处理系统，软件程序和方法可以一致地按比例缩放窗口或类似显示区域的内容。 在操作期间，包括在窗口中的所有控制，文本和图像都按比例缩放，使得用户仍然能够使用所显示的对象，并且所显示的对象保留其特征图像。 实际呈现的对象的复合图像以取决于显示在显示设备上的容器和包含对象的公共不变更表示的方式被调整大小并移动。 当通过调整大小修改公共不变化表示时，对合成图像整体执行缩放操作。 然而，当包含的对象的表示被修改并且不再显示常见的不改变表示时，在显示图像之前，将包含的对象的区域从容器中“剪除”。 然后根据用户期望的移动和调整大小操作，所包含的对象被允许显示其所需的图像。

公开(公告)号：US5973697A

公开(公告)日：1999-10-26

申请号：US789345

申请日：1997-01-27

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

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

IPC分类号： G06T15/10 ,  G06T17/00

CPC分类号： G06T15/10

摘要： A system and method for utilizing face viewpoints of objects in a 3D environment includes three aspects. In a first aspect, the system and method is directed to defining a plurality of optimized viewpoints of an object referred to hereinafter as face viewpoints. In a second aspect a method and system is disclosed that provides for a preferred face viewpoint of the plurality of face viewpoints. Finally, the third aspect provides for a system and method for determining a navigation path to the preferred face viewpoint.

摘要翻译： 用于在3D环境中利用物体的面部视点的系统和方法包括三个方面。 在第一方面，系统和方法涉及定义下文称为面部视点的对象的多个优化视点。 在第二方面，公开了提供多个面部视点的优选面部视点的方法和系统。 最后，第三方面提供一种用于确定优选面部视点的导航路径的系统和方法。

公开(公告)号：US6081270A

公开(公告)日：2000-06-27

申请号：US789342

申请日：1997-01-27

申请人： Richard Edmond Berry ,  Scott Harlan Isensee ,  Didier Daniel Bardon

发明人： Richard Edmond Berry ,  Scott Harlan Isensee ,  Didier Daniel Bardon

IPC分类号： G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06F3/03

CPC分类号： G06F3/04815

摘要： The present invention provides a method and system for providing an improved view of an object on a display in a computer system, via a user event. The method comprises the step of providing a three-dimensional environment on the display, the three-dimensional environment including a plurality of objects, each of the plurality of objects appearing to be three-dimensional. The method and system further comprises providing a two-dimensional representation of at least one of the plurality of objects responsive to the user event.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种用于通过用户事件在计算机系统中的显示器上提供对象的改进视图的方法和系统。 该方法包括在显示器上提供三维环境的步骤，所述三维环境包括多个对象，所述多个对象中的每一个看起来是三维的。 所述方法和系统还包括响应于用户事件提供多个对象中的至少一个的二维表示。