3D presentation process and method
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- providing presentation data relating to a presentation, the presentation including a plurality of slides, the slides for being traversed in an order, the order relating to links between slides;
displaying a slide from the plurality of slides, the slide comprising at least a three dimensional representation of a portion thereof within a three dimensional space;
navigating within the three dimensional space of the three dimensional portion;
selecting within the three dimensional space a representation therein; and
, displaying another slide from the plurality of slides, the other slide selected in dependence upon the selected representation, different other slides displayed for different selected representations.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a user interface, and method of providing three dimensional presentations of material for improved user understanding. Further the invention allows users to manipulate the direction of the presentation dynamically from within the three dimensional presentation and to transition from one section of a presentation to another by object selection within the three dimensional presentation. The invention achieves this by providing a three dimensional virtual environment comprising firstly the presentation itself, and second objects relating locations within the three dimensional virtual environment to transitions from one region of the presentation to another region of the presentation.
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21 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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providing presentation data relating to a presentation, the presentation including a plurality of slides, the slides for being traversed in an order, the order relating to links between slides;
displaying a slide from the plurality of slides, the slide comprising at least a three dimensional representation of a portion thereof within a three dimensional space;
navigating within the three dimensional space of the three dimensional portion;
selecting within the three dimensional space a representation therein; and
,displaying another slide from the plurality of slides, the other slide selected in dependence upon the selected representation, different other slides displayed for different selected representations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for a method of providing a user interface, the user interface comprising:
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providing presentation data relating to a presentation, the presentation including a plurality of slides, the slides for being traversed in an order, the order relating to links between slides;
displaying a slide from the plurality of slides, the slide comprising at least a three dimensional representation of a portion thereof within a three dimensional space;
navigating within the three dimensional space of the three dimensional portion;
selecting within the three dimensional space a representation therein; and
,displaying another slide from the plurality of slides, the other slide selected in dependence upon the selected representation, different other slides displayed for different selected representations.
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20. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for a method of providing a user interface, the user interface comprising:
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providing a computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium having data stored thereon, the data comprising;
first data at least indicative of the contents and layout of a three dimensional presentation;
second data relating to a source of a plurality of sources, each source comprising a first predetermined region of the three dimensional presentation and associated with a predetermined transition from the source to a termination associated with the source; and
application data relating to software application for execution by a processor;
providing a first device, the first input device for receiving user input signals and for providing a first control signals to the processor, the first input device for providing data indicative of at least the location of the user within the three dimensional presentation;
providing a first display, the first display for providing to the user an image generated by the software application, the image comprising;
a three dimensional visualization associated with the first data, the first data being determined in dependence upon the first control signal; and
an object added to the three dimensional visualization, the object associated with the second data and being determined in dependence upon the first control signal; and
receiving a user input signal indicating a location matching one of the plurality of sources the first display providing to the user a second image generated by the software application, the second image associated with the termination of the source.
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21. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for providing a user interface, the user interface comprising:
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a computer-readable storage medium having data stored thereon, the data comprising;
first data at least indicative of the contents and layout of a three dimensional presentation;
second data relating to a source of a plurality of sources, each source comprising a first predetermined region of the three dimensional presentation and associated with a predetermined transition from the source to a termination associated with the source; and
application data relating to software application for execution by a processor;
a first input device for receiving user input signals and for providing a first control signals to the processor, the first input device for providing data indicative of at least the location of the user within the three dimensional presentation;
a first display for providing to the user an image generated by the software application, the image comprising;
a three dimensional visualization associated with the first data, the first data being determined in dependence upon the first control signal; and
an object added to the three dimensional visualization, the object associated with the second data and being determined in dependence upon the first control signal; and
upon receiving a user input signal indicating a location matching one of the plurality of sources the first display providing to the user a second image generated by the software application, the second image associated with the termination of the source.
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