US 9,286,713 B2 · 3D design and collaboration over a network

Abstract

In some embodiments, a system and/or method may include accessing three-dimensional (3D) imaging software on a remote server. The method may include accessing over a network a 3D imaging software package on a remote server using a first system. The method may include assessing, using the remote server, a capability of the first system to execute the 3D imaging software package. The method may include displaying an output of the 3D imaging software using the first system based upon the assessed capabilities of the first system. In some embodiments, the method may include executing a first portion of the 3D imaging software using the remote server based upon the assessed capabilities of the first system. In some embodiments, the method may include executing a second portion of the 3D imaging software using the first system based upon the assessed capabilities of the first system.

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Dependent claims

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium containing program instructions executable by a processor of a first system to:

access, over a network, a three-dimensional (3D) imaging software package on a remote server, wherein the remote server is configured to assess capabilities of the first system;
display an output of the 3D imaging software based on the assessed capabilities of the first system;
receive, over the network from a second system, a viewpoint of a user of a graphics object displayed by the second system, wherein the remote server is configured to assess the capabilities of the second system, and wherein the second system is configured to display the output of the 3D imaging software based on the assessed capabilities of the second system;
render the graphics object from the viewpoint of the user of the graphics object in a stereoscopic 3D scene;
track, using one or more tracking sensors, a viewpoint of a user of the first system;
and
adjust a projection of the graphics object such that the projection is in accordance with the viewpoint of the user of the first system.

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A system for locally accessing three-dimensional (3D) imaging software on a remote server, comprising:

a network interface configured to couple to a network, wherein the network comprises the remote server and a second system;
a display;
and
at least one processor coupled to the network interface and the display, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
access, via the network interface, a 3D imaging software package on the remote server, wherein the remote server is configured to assess the capabilities of the first system;
display, via the display, an output of the 3D imaging software based on the assessed capabilities of the first system;
receive, via the network interface from the second system, a viewpoint of a user of a graphics object displayed by the second system, wherein the remote server is configured to assess the capabilities of the second system, and wherein the second system is configured to display the output of the 3D imaging software based on the assessed capabilities of the second system;
render the graphics object from the viewpoint of the user of the second system in a stereoscopic 3D scene;
track, using one or more tracking sensors, a viewpoint of a user of the first system;
and
adjust a projection of the graphics object such that the projection is in accordance with the viewpoint of the user of the first system.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

3D design and collaboration over a network

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3D design and collaboration over a network

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