Navigation methods, systems, and computer program products for virtual three-dimensional books
First Claim
1. A system for displaying images of a virtual three-dimensional book having one or more virtual pages with virtual objects, the system comprising:
- a display system capable of executing a display program, wherein images of the virtual three-dimensional book are produced on the display system, and wherein the display system includes a degree of interest function for allocating available space on the display system for providing the images on the display system.
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Abstract
A system is described for displaying images of a virtual three-dimensional book having one or more virtual pages. The system comprises a display system capable of executing a display program wherein images of the virtual three-dimensional book are produced on the display system. A degree of interest (DOI) function is provided for allocating available space on the display system. A page selection function may provide a user-selectable scale along a long axis of the virtual book for selecting virtual pages. Virtual chapter tabs may also be provided for navigating within the virtual book. The display system may also include a page flipping function with several different page flipping speeds and several different page flipping animations for moving between virtual pages in the virtual book. Moreover, a scroll bar function provided to facilitate page navigation wherein space on the scroll bar is allocated using a DOI function. Finally, a computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable code embodied therein for producing images of a virtual three-dimensional book is also disclosed.
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50 Claims
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1. A system for displaying images of a virtual three-dimensional book having one or more virtual pages with virtual objects, the system comprising:
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a display system capable of executing a display program, wherein images of the virtual three-dimensional book are produced on the display system, and wherein the display system includes a degree of interest function for allocating available space on the display system for providing the images on the display system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6-44. -44. (Canceled)
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45. A computer program product comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer readable code embodied therein for producing images of a virtual three-dimensional book having one or more virtual pages with virtual objects on a display device, the computer readable code comprising;
a degree of interest function for allocating available space on the display device. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49)
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50-88. -88 (Canceled)
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