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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2009
Dmitriy Repin, Katy, TX (US);
Vivek Singh, Houston, TX (US);
Farid Harhad, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of displaying a dynamic 2D annotation associated with an object displayed in a 3D scene. The method includes providing a computer system that includes a display device; establishing a view location and direction; orienting the dynamic 2D annotation substantially perpendicular to the view direction; orienting the dynamic 2D annotation substantially horizontal relative to the 3D scene; positioning the dynamic 2D annotation relative to an attachment point on or near the object; extending an attachment handle between the dynamic 2D annotation and the attachment point; and displaying the dynamic 2D annotation and the attachment handle in the 3D scene on the display device.