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navigation system for a 3d virtual scene

navigation system for a 3d virtual scene description/claims

This application is related to and claims priority to U.S. provisional application entitled Steering Wheels having Ser. No. 60/975,366, by Fitzmaurice, et al, filed Sep. 26, 2007 and incorporated by reference herein. This application is also related to and claims priority to U.S. provisional application entitled Steering Wheels having Ser. No. 61/022,640, by Fitzmaurice, et al, filed Jan. 22, 2008 and incorporated by reference herein.

1. Field

The embodiment discussed herein are directed providing a walk tool GUI that has a quite motion zone in which a cursor can be moved without causing view motion and arrow cursors that control direction and speed when positioned relative to the zone

2. Description of the Related Art

Today, operating with three dimensional (3D) scenes is becoming more and more common. As a result, new or novice users are being confronted with a system that can be difficult and hard to use. However, it is also necessary to allow experienced users to also use the 3D systems effectively. What is needed is a system that accommodates and helps both novice and advanced users.

A navigation system for navigating a three-dimensional (3D) scene that includes a model or object with which a user can interact. The system accommodates and helps both novice and advanced users. To do this, the system provides a walk tool GUI that has a quite motion zone in which a cursor can be moved without causing view motion and arrow cursors that control direction and speed when positioned relative to the zone. The Gui can include a multi arrow shaped cursor indicating directions of possible horizontal movement of a view of the scene, a zone initially positioned surrounding the cursor in which cursor movement does not cause the view to move within the scene and an arrow shaped cursor having a position relative to the zone indicating a direction and speed of view movement when a user designated position is outside the zone.

These together with other aspects and advantages which will be subsequently apparent, reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout.

FIG. 1 illustrates view object, tour and full navigation GUI wheels and the corresponding mini or pie cursor GUIs.

FIG. 2 depicts a 2D wheel.

FIG. 2a depicts other mini-wheels.

FIGS. 3a and 3b depict the hit zones of the wheels.

FIG. 4 shows cursor motion and wedge tool focus.

FIGS. 4a and 4b shows switching between big and mini wheels.

FIG. 5, including 5a-5c, shows pie cursor operation.

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