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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:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2007
Applicant:
Curtis Glenn Wong, Medina, WA (US);
Inventor:
Curtis Glenn Wong, Medina, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/048 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Technologies, systems, and methods for exploring a virtual space without cluttering or obscuring a field of view of the virtual space with overlaid names, labels, symbols, markers, and the like. Instead, a user may select objects of interest presented in a context bar to locate them in the field of view. Further, the user can make use of various forms of selection to zoom in on objects or points in the field of view and access information regarding the virtual space and objects without adding persistent clutter to the field of view.