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Navigation system for a 3D virtual scene

US10504285B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 28, 2008
Grant dateDec 10, 2019
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Expiry dateSep 6, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2200/24
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

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 allows a user to place a point on a model surface that is used as a focus point for tool operations. The focus point is a geometry sphere that shows orientation and relative position of the view in the scene.

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