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Method and system for providing network navigation aids

  • US 6,008,814 A
  • Filed: 05/23/1997
  • Issued: 12/28/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/23/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method in a computer network for providing a two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional graphic representation to be displayed in association with said three-dimensional graphic representation, wherein said computer network includes at least one client connectable to at least one server, comprising the steps of:

  • transferring a remote application from said at least one server to a client;

    displaying said remote application within a graphic interface of said client;

    automatically searching said remote application for three-dimensional data representative of a three-dimensional graphic representation;

    if said remote application includes three-dimensional data, automatically converting said three-dimensional data to a two-dimensional representation; and

    thereafter displaying said two-dimensional representation within said graphic interface such that said two-dimensional representation is displayed in association with said three-dimensional graphic representation of said remote application.

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