Virtual Model Navigation Methods and Apparatus
First Claim
1. A virtual model navigation method comprising:
- using a display screen of a user device, displaying a plurality of views of a virtual model in a plurality of frames;
wherein the displaying comprises displaying one of the views in one of the frames with the virtual camera positioned at a first view point within a virtual scene of the virtual model;
after the displaying the one of the views, detecting movement of the user device from a first location in the physical world at the first moment in time to a second location in the physical world at a second moment in time; and
wherein the displaying comprises displaying another of the views in another of the frames with the virtual camera positioned at a second view point within the virtual scene as a result of the detection of the movement of the user device.
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Abstract
Virtual model navigation methods and apparatus are described. According to one aspect, a virtual model navigation method includes using a display screen of a user device, displaying a plurality of views of a virtual model in a plurality of frames, wherein the displaying comprises displaying one of the views in one of the frames with the virtual camera positioned at a first view point within a virtual scene of the virtual model, after the displaying the one of the views, detecting movement of the user device from a first location in the physical world at the first moment in time to a second location in the physical world at a second moment in time, and wherein the displaying comprises displaying another of the views in another of the frames with the virtual camera positioned at a second view point within the virtual scene as a result of the detection of the movement of the user device.
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41 Claims
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1. A virtual model navigation method comprising:
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using a display screen of a user device, displaying a plurality of views of a virtual model in a plurality of frames; wherein the displaying comprises displaying one of the views in one of the frames with the virtual camera positioned at a first view point within a virtual scene of the virtual model; after the displaying the one of the views, detecting movement of the user device from a first location in the physical world at the first moment in time to a second location in the physical world at a second moment in time; and wherein the displaying comprises displaying another of the views in another of the frames with the virtual camera positioned at a second view point within the virtual scene as a result of the detection of the movement of the user device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A virtual model navigation method comprising:
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using a display screen of a user device, displaying a plurality of views of a virtual model; detecting a translation movement of the user device in the physical world during the displaying; and wherein the displaying comprises displaying different portions of the virtual model in different ones of the views as a result of the detecting the translation movement of the user device in the physical world. - View Dependent Claims (41)
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