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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021
Filed:
May. 15, 2019
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Vidya Srinivasan, Issaquah, WA (US);
Andrew John Howe, Sammamish, WA (US);
Michael Lee Smith, Kirkland, WA (US);
Harold Anthony Martinez Molina, Seattle, WA (US);
Nathan Bradley Duke, Kirkland, WA (US);
Amy Scarfone, Seattle, WA (US);
Purnima Rao, Bellevue, WA (US);
Colton Brett Marshall, Redmond, WA (US);
Aniket Handa, Seattle, WA (US);
Spencer J. Kopach, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to structure switching in a 3D environment. In examples, an authoring application is used to select characteristics for the 3D environment and to insert content. For example, a structure is selected in which to present the content in the 3D environment. An asset container comprises assets associated with the selected structure, which are included in the 3D environment. In some examples, a common asset container comprises other assets that are included in the 3D environment. End users are able to view the 3D environment using a viewer application. If the author decides to change the selected structure, an asset container associated with the new structure is identified. Assets for the old structure are removed from the 3D environment and assets for the new structure are included instead. Thus, a set of asset containers is used generate the 3D environment and change characteristics therein.