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Automatic control of avatar perspective view in a graphical user interface

  • US 9,478,064 B2
  • Filed: 01/29/2015
  • Issued: 10/25/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for visually rendering a multi-dimensional model of at least a portion of a system having a plurality of mechanical joints, comprising:

  • determining, by an electronic circuit, a first current physical joint configuration of a first mechanical joint and a second current physical joint configuration of a second mechanical joint;

    determining, by the electronic circuit, at least one first viewing direction along a rotational axis or perpendicular to a linear extension axis of the first mechanical joint having the first current physical joint configuration and at least one second viewing direction along a rotational axis or perpendicular to a linear extension axis of the second mechanical joint having the second current physical joint configuration, wherein the determination of the first and second viewing directions is absent of a user input requirement;

    computing, by the electronic circuit, an Avatar View Perspective Direction (“

    AVPD”

    ) based exclusively on a weighted average of at least the first and second viewing directions; and

    dynamically adjusting, by the electronic circuit, a perspective view of a visually rendered multi-dimensional model of the system using the AVPD which was previously computed.

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