Extended rotation and sharpening of an object viewed from a finite number of angles
OwnerRoland Wescott Montagueinventor
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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.
Claims19
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;
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- 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;
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- 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.
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.
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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.