Enhancing touch and feel on the internet
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1. A method of displaying a simulated three-dimensional image, comprising:
- first, obtaining a simulated three-dimensional representation of an object, which represents the object from multiple points of view, each of said multiple points of view being formed from a discrete image of the object;
sending a first of said discrete images over a network, in a form that controls displaying a single said discrete image on a client;
detecting a request for a different view from said client over the network; and
returning said different view by returning a different single discrete image, wherein there are n discrete images representing different views from different discrete angles, further comprising loading a default image first, displaying said default image, and, after the default image is loaded, loading the other n-1 discrete images in the background.
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Abstract
A system for enabling touch and feel over the internet provides a three-dimensional representation of a good being sold, that three-dimensional representation being viewable from a number of different directions. In one embodiment, the good being sold is in a package and the package is displayed from the number of different directions. Another embodiment has the good being a book, and the inside and outside covers of the book are displayed and specified pages of the book can be displayed. The user can read from either the label or the covers just like as if the were actually handling the good.
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1. A method of displaying a simulated three-dimensional image, comprising:
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first, obtaining a simulated three-dimensional representation of an object, which represents the object from multiple points of view, each of said multiple points of view being formed from a discrete image of the object; sending a first of said discrete images over a network, in a form that controls displaying a single said discrete image on a client; detecting a request for a different view from said client over the network; and returning said different view by returning a different single discrete image, wherein there are n discrete images representing different views from different discrete angles, further comprising loading a default image first, displaying said default image, and, after the default image is loaded, loading the other n-1 discrete images in the background. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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