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Navigation of rendered virtual environments using physical tags
Assignee: Chartoleaux KG LLC
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Filing: 1999-09-07
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Granted: 2003-06-03
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Expires: 2019-09-07
Abstract
Abstract A method of operating a computing system that includes a display for rendered graphical images and an electronic tag reader configured to read an identifier of the electronic tag providing signals indicating target regions within images presented by the display. The method includes presenting a start image on the display, wherein the start image includes a first surface perceptible as viewed from a start viewpoint within a three-dimensional data space, receiving an identifier from an electronic tag indicating a target image, and presenting the target image on the display.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard C. Grossweiler, III
- 👤 Kenneth P. Fishkin
- 👤 Beverly L. Harrison
- 👤 Anuj Uday Gujar
- 👤 Roy Want
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 22:30
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0487; G06F3/0488; G06F3/04883; G06F3/0481; G06F3/04815; G06F3/0484; G06F3/04845; G06T; G06T19/00; G06T19/003
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A method of operating a computing system that includes a display for rendered graphical images and an electronic tag reader configured to read an identifier of an electronic tag providing signals indicating target regions within images presented by the display; the method comprising steps of: presenting a start image on the display, the start image including a first surface perceptible as viewed from a start viewpoint within a three-dimensional data space, receiving an identifier from an electronic tag indicating a target image, and presenting the target image on the display.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
90 words
A method of operating a computing system that includes a display for rendered graphical images and an electronic tag reader configured to read an identifier of an electronic tag providing signals indicating target regions within images presented by the display; the method comprising steps of: presenting a start image on the display, the start image including a first surface perceptible as viewed from a start viewpoint within a three-dimensional data space, receiving an identifier from an electronic tag indicating a target image, and presenting the target image on the display.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of providing navigational context by presenting a series of intermediate images between the step of presenting the start image and the step of presenting the target image.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
64 words
A system for navigation of digital data sets displayed as rendered images, the system comprising an electronic tag having a digitally readable identifier, an electronic tag reader configured to read the identifier of the electronic tag, a computing system connected to the electronic tag reader to provide digital navigation services of image data sets in response to reading the identifier of each electronic tag.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
64 words
A system for navigation of digital data sets displayed as rendered images, the system comprising an electronic tag having a digitally readable identifier, an electronic tag reader configured to read the identifier of the electronic tag, a computing system connected to the electronic tag reader to provide digital navigation services of image data sets in response to reading the identifier of each electronic tag.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
The system of claim 3 , wherein the electronic tag is premarked.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 3 , wherein the electronic tag presents a surface for user defined annotation.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The system of claim 3 , wherein the electronic tag is read by the electronic tag reader through a wireless connection.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
The system of claim 6 , wherein the wireless connection operates at radiofrequencies.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
The system of claim 6 , wherein the wireless connection is infrared.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
50 words
A method of operating a computing system comprising presenting a three-dimensional data space, presenting a start viewpoint of an image on the display within the three-dimensional data space, receiving an identifier from an electronic tag indicating a target viewpoint of the image, and presenting the target viewpoint on the display.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
50 words
A method of operating a computing system comprising presenting a three-dimensional data space, presenting a start viewpoint of an image on the display within the three-dimensional data space, receiving an identifier from an electronic tag indicating a target viewpoint of the image, and presenting the target viewpoint on the display.
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