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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Terrance Callahan, Aurora, CA;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 1/500 ;
Abstract
A method and system for selecting at least one optimal view of a computer-generated three dimensional image. The three dimensional image is generated by mapping image properties onto a coordinate space modeled by the computer. Then, selected coordinates of the coordinate space are projected onto a display to show a view of the three dimensional image. Points of interest can be selected and the view can be changed to include projections of different selected coordinates of the coordinate space. After at least two points have been selected, at least one optimal view is determined so as to include the selected points, and is projected onto the display.