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：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：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：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：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：US06226001B1

公开(公告)日：2001-05-01

申请号：US08813848

申请日：1997-03-07

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

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

IPC分类号： G06T1700

CPC分类号： G06T17/00

摘要： A system, method and computer program are provided for presenting to a viewer at a display interface, a virtual 3D workspace containing virtual 3D objects and viewer interactive means for navigating in said workspace. Each object in the workspace has a plurality of face views associated with it. Viewer interactive means are provided for selecting one of the face views. A predetermined face view is presented in the absence of a viewer selection.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种系统，方法和计算机程序，用于在显示界面向观看者显示包含虚拟3D对象的虚拟3D工作空间和用于在所述工作空间中导航的观看者交互装置。 工作空间中的每个对象具有与其相关联的多个面部视图。 提供查看器交互装置用于选择一个面部视图。 在没有观众选择的情况下呈现预定的面部视图。

公开(公告)号：US06069632A

公开(公告)日：2000-05-30

申请号：US887829

申请日：1997-07-03

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

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

IPC分类号： G06T15/00

CPC分类号： G06T15/00

摘要： The instant invention relates to a system and method of assisting interactive users to effectively address the need to control the user's entrance and exit of places in virtual 3-D workspace. Specifically, how can a designer and or a user best control what happens when the user enters or exits a particular place in a virtual reality environment. The purpose of this invention, "Passageway Properties", is the creation of customizable attributes pertaining to the behavior of the user interface upon the entrance or exit of places in virtual environments.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种辅助交互式用户有效地解决控制用户在虚拟3-D工作空间中的入口和出口的需要的系统和方法。 具体来说，设计人员或用户如何最好地控制当用户进入或退出虚拟现实环境中的特定地点时会发生什么。 本发明“Passageway Properties”的目的是在虚拟环境中的入口或出口处创建与用户界面的行为有关的可定制属性。

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。

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：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。