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AssigneeBritish Telecommunications public limited company
InventorKIM J FISHER
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A user interface on a display terminal, such as a personal computer, includes a 3D display region which shows a scene incorporating a number of objects, such as items of furniture. A surface finish selector is also displayed and is used to select a surface finish from a number of alternatives. In the case of items of furniture, these finishes may correspond to different fabrics for upholstery. A surface texture data for a selected finish is automatically downloaded from a remote source and mapped onto the object in the 3D scene. In a preferred implementation, the surface finish selector is a frame of a web page and generates control data which is passed to another frame containing the 3D scene together with movement controls for changing the viewpoint in the scene.
A user interface for a display terminal, the user interface comprising:
A user interface according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the surface finish selector includes a 2D display of samples of the said surface finishes.
A user interface according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the surface finish selector is a first web page arranged to pass control data to a second web page including the 3-dimensional display region, and the second web page is arranged to import texture data from a network address determined by the said control data, and is arranged to map the said texture data onto a respective object in the 3-dimensional display region.
A user interface according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising a pricing calculator which is arranged automatically to calculate and display the total price of an object displayed the 3-dimensional environment depending on the selected finish.
A display terminal incorporating a user interface according to any one of the preceding claims.
A method of operating a display terminal comprising:
A method of operating a display terminal comprising:
A user interface for a display terminal substantially as described with respect to the accompanying drawings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.