Side-by-side and synchronized displays for three-dimensional (3D) object data models

• US 8,922,576 B2
• Filed: 05/22/2014
• Issued: 12/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/11/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Hickman, Ryan, Kuffner, James J. Jr., Francis, Anthony Gerald Jr., Poursohi, Arshan, Bruce, James R., Lewis, Thor, Gharpure, Chaitanya
• Primary Examiner(s): Hoang, Phi
• Application Number:
  US14/284,889
• Publication Number:
  US 20140253546A1
• Time in Patent Office: 222 Days
• Field of Search: 382/103, 345/156
• US Class Current: 345/561
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 15/20 Perspective computation
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 17/00 Three dimensional [3D] modelling, e.g. data description of 3D objects
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/20 Editing of 3D images, e.g. changing shapes or colours, aligning objects or positioning parts
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2219/2004 Aligning objects, relative positioning of parts
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/00 Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators image data processing or generation, in general G06T

Abstract

Methods and systems for interacting with multiple three-dimensional (3D) object data models are provided. An example method may involve providing to a display device for display a first 3D object data model and a second 3D object data model. Information associated with a modification to the first 3D object data model may be received. Based on the received information, a same change may be applied to the first 3D object data model and applied to the second 3D object data model to obtain a first modified 3D object data model and a second modified 3D object data model. According to the method, the first modified 3D object data model and the second modified 3D object data model may be provided to the display device for substantially simultaneous display.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for three-dimensional (3D) model manipulation, comprising:

providing to a display device for display, by one or more computing devices, within a 3D image viewer a first 3D object data model and a second 3D object data model, wherein the 3D image viewer includes an input interface configured to receive input for individually modifying a particular display of the first 3D object data model or the second 3D object data model;

receiving, by the one or more computing devices, via the input interface data indicative of an individual modification to a display property of the first 3D object data model; and

in response to receiving the data indicative of the individual modification;

modifying, by the one or more computing devices, the display property of the first 3D object data model and a corresponding display property of the second 3D object data model, and

providing, by the one or more computing devices, substantially simultaneously to the display device a modified display of the first 3D object data model and a modified display of the second 3D object data model.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein a correspondence exists between a set of points of a surface of the first 3D object data model and a set of points of a surface of the second 3D object data model, and wherein a pose of the first 3D object data model and a pose of the second 3D object data model are aligned based on the correspondence.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing to the display device for display within a common 3D scene the first 3D object data model and the second 3D object data model.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the display property comprises a display property selected from the group consisting of:

a pose, a level of zoom, an aspect ratio, a texture, a lighting attribute, an animation sequence, and a background.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first 3D object data model and the second 3D object data model comprise multiple instances of one or more products.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

providing, by the one or more computing devices, a list of products for comparison; and

providing the first 3D object data model and the second 3D object data model to the display device for display within the 3D image viewer in response to receiving data indicative of a selection of a first instance of a product and a second instance of a product.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein modifying the display property of the first 3D object data model and the corresponding display property of the second 3D object data model in response to receiving the data indicative of the individual modification comprises:

providing the data indicative of the individual modification to a communication module; and

providing, by the communication module, the data indicative of the individual modification to one or more rendering components that are configured to control rendering of the first 3D object data model and the second 3D object data model.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein modifying the display property of the first 3D object data model and the corresponding display property of the second 3D object data model comprises simultaneously:

providing instructions to a first rendering component for determining the modified display of the first 3D object data model, and

providing instructions to a second rendering component for determining the modified display of the second 3D object data model.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the data indicative of the individual modification comprises an amount of rotation of the first 3D object data model, and wherein the method further comprises determining, by the one or more computing devices, a corresponding amount of rotation to apply to the second 3D object data model based on (i) a viewpoint position from which the display device is being viewed and (ii) a perspective-based transform that is a function of a position of the second 3D object data model on the display device and the viewpoint position.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the data indicative of the individual modification comprises an amount of rotation of the first 3D object data model, and wherein the method further comprises determining, by the one or more computing devices, a corresponding amount of rotation to apply to the second 3D object data model based on a non-physically realistic transform, wherein the corresponding amount of rotation to apply to the second 3D object data model comprises a rotation in the opposite direction as the amount of rotation of the first 3D object data model.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the 3D image viewer is embedded within a webpage.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored therein instructions, that when executed by one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to perform functions comprising:

providing for display within a three-dimensional (3D) image viewer a first 3D object data model and a second 3D object data model, wherein the 3D image viewer includes an input interface configured to receive input for individually modifying a particular display of the first 3D object data model or the second 3D object data model;

receiving via the input interface data indicative of an individual modification to a display property of the first 3D object data model; and

in response to receiving the data indicative of the individual modification;

modifying the display property of the first 3D object data model and a corresponding display property of the second 3D object data model, and

providing substantially simultaneously for display within the 3D image viewer a modified display of the first 3D object data model and a modified display of the second 3D object data model.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein a correspondence exists between a set of points of a surface of the first 3D object data model and a set of points of a surface of the second 3D object data model, and wherein a pose of the first 3D object data model and a pose of the second 3D object data model are aligned based on the correspondence.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the first 3D object data model and the second 3D object data model comprise multiple instances of one or more products.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein modifying the display property of the first 3D object data model and the corresponding display property of the second 3D object data model comprises simultaneously:

providing instructions to a first rendering component for determining the modified display of the first 3D object data model, and

providing instructions to a second rendering component for determining the modified display of the second 3D object data model.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein modifying the display property of the first 3D object data model and the corresponding display property of the second 3D object data model in response to receiving the data indicative of the individual modification comprises:

providing the data indicative of the individual modification to a communication module; and

providing, by the communication module, the data indicative of the individual modification to one or more rendering components that are configured to control rendering of the first 3D object data model and the second 3D object data model.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the display property comprises a display property selected from the group consisting of:

a pose, a level of zoom, an aspect ratio, a texture, a lighting attribute, an animation sequence, and a background.

18. A system for three-dimensional (3D) model manipulation, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a computer-readable medium, configured to store instructions, that when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform functions comprising;

providing for display within a three-dimensional (3D) image viewer a first 3D object data model and a second 3D object data model, wherein the 3D image viewer includes an input interface configured to receive input for individually modifying a particular display of the first 3D object data model or the second 3D object data model;

receiving via the input interface data indicative of an individual modification to a display property of the first 3D object data model; and

in response to receiving the data indicative of the individual modification;

modifying the display property of the first 3D object data model and a corresponding display property of the second 3D object data model, and

providing substantially simultaneously for display within the 3D image viewer a modified display of the first 3D object data model and a modified display of the second 3D object data model.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein modifying the display property of the first 3D object data model and the corresponding display property of the second 3D object data model comprises simultaneously:

providing instructions to a first rendering component for determining the modified display of the first 3D object data model, and

providing instructions to a second rendering component for determining the modified display of the second 3D object data model.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein modifying the display property of the first 3D object data model and the corresponding display property of the second 3D object data model in response to receiving the data indicative of the individual modification comprises:

providing the data indicative of the individual modification to a communication module; and

providing, by the communication module, the data indicative of the individual modification to one or more rendering components that are configured to control rendering of the first 3D object data model and the second 3D object data model.