DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONTENT FOR PORTABLE DEVICES

• US 20120079434A1
• Filed: 05/04/2010
• Published: 03/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Jung, Jin-He, Shin, Dae-Kyu
• Application Number:
  US13/266,402
• Publication Number:
  US 20120079434A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/849
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/00 Manipulating 3D models or images for computer graphics

Abstract

An apparatus and a method for making three-dimensional (3D) contents production possible in a mobile terminal are provided. More particularly, an apparatus and a method for allowing a general user to easily produce 3D contents by providing an edit tool for producing 3D contents in a mobile terminal are provided. The apparatus includes an object generator. When detecting an input for transforming the 3D object, the object generator determines a 3D object transform value depending on an input strength, and applies the transform value to the 3D object.

Claims

1. An apparatus for generating a three dimensional (3D) object in a mobile terminal, wherein the apparatus transforms a model of the 3D object depending on a user'"'"'s touch input strength.

2. An apparatus for generating a three dimensional (3D) object in a mobile terminal, the apparatus comprising:

an object generator for, when detecting an input for transforming the 3D object, determining a 3D object transform value depending on an input strength, and applying the object transform value to the 3D object.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the 3D object transform value depending on the input strength comprises a transform degree of the 3D object defined depending on the user'"'"'s input strength.

4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the object generator determines strength of the input for transforming the 3D object, and determines the 3D object transform value depending on the input strength by determining a transform value corresponding to the determined input strength from 3D object transform values depending on the input strength stored in advance.

5. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the object generator determines a region corresponding to a position at which the input for transforming the 3D object has been detected from the 3D object that is being output, and then applies a transform value to the determined region.

6. A method for generating a three dimensional (3D) object in a mobile terminal, the method comprising transforming a model of the 3D object depending on a user'"'"'s touch input strength.

7. A method for generating a three dimensional (3D) object in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

when detecting an input for transforming the 3D object, determining a 3D object transform value depending on an input strength; and

applying the object transform value to the 3D object.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the 3D object transform value depending on the input strength comprises a transform degree of the 3D object defined depending on the user'"'"'s input strength.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the determining of the 3D object transform value depending on the input strength comprises:

determining strength of the input for transforming the 3D object; and

determining a transform value corresponding to the determined input strength from 3D object transform values depending on the input strength stored in advance.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the applying of the transform value to the 3D object comprises:

determining a region corresponding to a position at which the input for transforming the 3D object has been detected from the 3D object that is being output; and

applying the transform value to the determined region.