GB2406770B - Method and apparatus for displaying related two-dimensional windows in a three-dimensional display model - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for displaying related two-dimensional windows in a three-dimensional display model

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GB2406770B
GB2406770B GB0420064A GB0420064A GB2406770B GB 2406770 B GB2406770 B GB 2406770B GB 0420064 A GB0420064 A GB 0420064A GB 0420064 A GB0420064 A GB 0420064A GB 2406770 B GB2406770 B GB 2406770B
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windows
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dimensional display
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Hideya Kawahara
Daniel J Baigent
Brian D Nitz
Curtis J Sasaki
Jonathan I Schwartz
Hans E Muller
Carl I Gadener
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Sun Microsystems Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/048—Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
    • G06F3/0481—Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
    • G06F3/04815—Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T15/00—3D [Three Dimensional] image rendering
    • G06T15/10—Geometric effects

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US10/663,609 US7480873B2 (en) 2003-09-15 2003-09-15 Method and apparatus for manipulating two-dimensional windows within a three-dimensional display model
US10/714,084 US7245310B2 (en) 2003-09-15 2003-11-14 Method and apparatus for displaying related two-dimensional windows in a three-dimensional display model

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US5774125A (en) * 1993-11-18 1998-06-30 Sony Corporation Texture mapping method in which 3-D image data is transformed into 2-D data and mapped onto a surface of an object for display
US6229542B1 (en) * 1998-07-10 2001-05-08 Intel Corporation Method and apparatus for managing windows in three dimensions in a two dimensional windowing system
GB2387754A (en) * 2002-04-17 2003-10-22 John Morrison Representing information as 3D image

Patent Citations (3)

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US5774125A (en) * 1993-11-18 1998-06-30 Sony Corporation Texture mapping method in which 3-D image data is transformed into 2-D data and mapped onto a surface of an object for display
US6229542B1 (en) * 1998-07-10 2001-05-08 Intel Corporation Method and apparatus for managing windows in three dimensions in a two dimensional windowing system
GB2387754A (en) * 2002-04-17 2003-10-22 John Morrison Representing information as 3D image

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