Automatic control of avatar perspective view in a graphical user interface

A system, comprising:

• at least one electronic circuit configured to:
• determine a first current physical joint configuration of a first mechanical joint and a second current physical joint configuration of a second mechanical joint;
• determine at least one first viewing direction along a rotational axis or perpendicular to a linear extension axis of the first mechanical joint having the first current physical joint configuration and at least one second viewing direction along a rotational axis or perpendicular to a linear extension axis of the second mechanical joint having the second current physical joint configuration, wherein the determination of the first and second viewing directions is absent of a user input requirement;
• compute an Avatar View Perspective Direction (“AVPD”) based exclusively on a weighted average of at least the first and second viewing directions;
• and
• dynamically adjust a perspective view of a visually rendered multi-dimensional model of the system using the AVPD.

A method for visually rendering a multi-dimensional model of at least a portion of a system having a plurality of mechanical joints, comprising:

• determining, by an electronic circuit, a first current physical joint configuration of a first mechanical joint and a second current physical joint configuration of a second mechanical joint;
• determining at least one first viewing direction along a rotational axis or perpendicular to a linear extension axis of the first mechanical joint having the first current physical joint configuration and at least one second viewing direction along a rotational axis or perpendicular to a linear extension axis of the second mechanical joint having the second current physical joint configuration;
• computing an Avatar View Perspective Direction (“AVPD”) based on the first and second viewing directions;
• dynamically adjusting a perspective view of a visually rendered multi-dimensional model of the system using the AVPD;
• determining, by the electronic circuit, at least one third viewing direction opposite to the first viewing direction and a fourth viewing direction opposite to the second viewing direction;
• computing a plurality of AVPDs using different pair combinations of the first, second, third and fourth viewing directions;
• and
• using the AVPD of the plurality of AVPDs with a largest magnitude to dynamically adjust the perspective view of the visually rendered multi-dimensional model of the system.

A system, comprising:

• at least one electronic circuit configured to:
• determine a first current physical joint configuration of a first mechanical joint and a second current physical joint configuration of a second mechanical joint;
• determine at least one first viewing direction along a rotational axis or perpendicular to a linear extension axis of the first mechanical joint having the first current physical joint configuration and at least one second viewing direction along a rotational axis or perpendicular to a linear extension axis of the second mechanical joint having the second current physical joint configuration;
• compute an Avatar View Perspective Direction (“AVPD”) based on the first and second viewing directions;
• dynamically adjust a perspective view of a visually rendered multi-dimensional model of the system using the AVPD;
• determine at least one third viewing direction opposite to the first viewing direction and a fourth viewing direction opposite to the second viewing direction;
• compute a plurality of AVPDs using different pair combinations of the first, second, third and fourth viewing directions;
• and
• use the AVPD of the plurality of AVPDs with a largest magnitude to dynamically adjust the perspective view of the visually rendered multi-dimensional model of the system.