Browser-based room designer

A memory storing instructions for designing a room using a browser connected to a system remote to the browser, the instructions comprising:

• code to display a perspective view of the room;
• code to accept specification of individual furnishings to be added to the room;
• code to display simplified images of the individual furnishings in the perspective view of the room;
• code to accept and to display independent manipulation of the simplified images of the individual furnishings in the perspective view of the room;
• and
• code to render the room with substantially photorealistic perspective images of the individual furnishings in the perspective view of the room, wherein the substantially photorealistic perspective images are obtained from the remote system, and wherein the room is rendered in accordance with the independent manipulation of the simplified images so as to present corresponding perspective views of the individual furnishings.

A method of providing images and code for designing a room to a browser connected to a system remote to the browser, comprising the steps of:

• generating rotatable and scalable substantially photorealistic perspective images of different types of furnishings, the substantially photorealistic perspective images for each different type of furnishing differing according to properties for that type of furnishing;
• generating rotatable and scalable simplified images of the different types of furnishings;
• placing the substantially photorealistic perspective images and the simplified images on the remote system for access by the browser;
• and
• placing code on the remote system, the code for enabling the browser to perform at least the steps of:
• (a) displaying a perspective view of the room;
• (b) accepting specification of individual furnishings to be added to the room;
• (c) displaying simplified images of the individual furnishings in the perspective view of the room;
• (d) accepting and displaying independent manipulation of the simplified images of the individual furnishings in the perspective view of the room;
• and (e) rendering the room with substantially photorealistic perspective images of the individual furnishings in the perspective view of the room, wherein the substantially photorealistic perspective images are obtained from the remote system, and wherein the room is rendered in accordance with the independent manipulation of the simplified images so as to present corresponding perspective views of the individual furnishings.

A method for designing a room using a browser connected to a system remote to the browser, comprising the steps of:

• specifying individual furnishings to be displayed in a perspective view of the room;
• independently manipulating simplified images of the individual furnishings in the perspective view of the room;
• and
• instructing the browser to render the room with substantially photorealistic perspective images of the individual furnishings in the perspective view of the room, wherein the substantially photorealistic perspective images are obtained from the remote system.