# US 2010/0302267 A1 · Extended Rotation And Sharpening Of An Object Viewed From A Finite Number Of Angles > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2010/0302267 A1 - Document ID: US20100302267A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 12/826,067 - Filed: 2010-06-29 - Published: 2010-12-02 - Earliest claimed: 2006-04-10 - Inventors: Roland Wescott Montague - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20100302267A1 ## CPC - G06T 13/20: Three-dimensional [3D] animation - G06F 3/04845: for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour - G06T 3/60: Rotation of whole images or parts thereof - G06T 2210/36: Level of detail - G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A method of continuously rotating a subject object top over bottom over top on a display screen encompasses jumping to a view having a longitude that is 180 degrees from the previous and displaying the image in an up-side-down orientation. Upon pausing, or completing the rotation by releasing the mouse button, a higher resolution image loads and displays thereby improving the sharpness or allowing the user to zoom in on additional detail. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for rotating an object displayed on an electronic device and sharpening, comprising: a. providing a first means for displaying a predetermined view of an object, where said object is rotated by sequencing through a plurality of predetermined views observed from predetermined angles; and b. providing a second means for specifying a current angle from which to observe said object; and c. displaying one of said plurality of predetermined views nearest to having said current angle; and d. responsive to an input device action, loading a higher resolution image of said predetermined view and displaying said higher resolution image of said predetermined view; wherein said input device action results in completing the object rotation. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said first means comprises a computer program tangibly embodied in a computer readable medium. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method as recited in claim 2 wherein said higher resolution image is loaded from the internet. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method as recited in claim 3 wherein said plurality of predetermined views are images of a physical object. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method as recited in claim 4 wherein said images were acquired through use of a digital camera from said predetermined angles. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said images of said plurality of predetermined views observed from predetermined angles were acquired by previously rendering a 3D computer model of said object into raster image files. ### Claim 7 A method for rotating an object displayed on an electronic device and sharpening, comprising: a. providing a first means for displaying a predetermined view of an object, where said object is rotated by sequencing through a plurality of predetermined views observed from predetermined angles; and b. providing a second means for specifying a current angle from which to observe said object; and c. displaying one of said plurality of predetermined views nearest to having said current angle; and d. responsive to an input device action, loading a higher resolution image of said predetermined view and displaying said higher resolution image of said predetermined view; wherein said input device action results in zooming in. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method as recited in claim 7 wherein said first means comprises a computer program tangibly embodied in a computer readable medium. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method as recited in claim 8 wherein said input device action results in zooming in closer than a predetermined limit. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method as recited in claim 9 wherein said higher resolution image is loaded from the internet. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method as recited in claim 10 wherein said plurality of predetermined views are images of a physical object. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method as recited in claim 11 wherein said images were acquired through use of a digital camera from said predetermined angles. ### Claim 13 (depends on 7) The method as recited in claim 7 wherein said images of said plurality of predetermined views observed from predetermined angles were acquired by previously rendering a 3D computer model of said object into raster image files. ### Claim 14 A method for rotating an object displayed on an electronic device and sharpening, comprising: a. providing a first means for displaying a predetermined view of an object, where said object is rotated by sequencing through a plurality of predetermined views observed from predetermined angles; and b. providing a second means for specifying a current angle from which to observe said object; and c. displaying one of said plurality of predetermined views nearest to having said current angle; and d. responsive to an input device action, loading a higher resolution image of said predetermined view and displaying said higher resolution image of said predetermined view; wherein said input device action results in pausing the object rotation. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method as recited in claim 14 wherein said first means comprises a computer program tangibly embodied in a computer readable medium. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method as recited in claim 15 wherein said higher resolution image is loaded from the internet. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method as recited in claim 16 wherein said plurality of predetermined views are images of a physical object. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method as recited in claim 17 wherein said images were acquired through use of a digital camera from said predetermined angles. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The method as recited in claim 14 wherein said images of said plurality of predetermined views observed from predetermined angles were acquired by previously rendering a 3D computer model of said object into raster image files.