System for dynamically mapping input device movement as a user's viewpoint changes

• US 6,981,229 B1
• Filed: 04/28/2000
• Issued: 12/27/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Alias Systems Corp. (Autodesk, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kurtenbach, Gordon, Balakrishnan, Ravin
• Primary Examiner(s): Hailu, Tadesse
• Application Number:
  US09/560,869
• Time in Patent Office: 2,069 Days
• Field of Search: 345/157, 345/419, 345/764, 345/768, 345/863, 345/810, 345/629, 345/976, 345/156, 345856-862, 345/169, 345/184, 345/428, 345/420, 345/701, 345/619, 345/642, 345/655, 345/587, 345/672, 345/632, 715/863, 715/764, 715856-862, 715848-852
• US Class Current: 715/863
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 13/00 Animation

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