Patent
1995-06-07
1996-10-08
Zimmerman, Mark K.
G06T 1570
Patent
active
055640001
ABSTRACT:
A method of viewing an object by imparting a continuous, steady, cyclic motion to the object which keeps the orientation of the object substantially the same. The object can be a real 3-D object or can be an abstract object such as those used in 3-D computer graphics. Real objects viewed in an apparatus which includes a support, a viewpoint, and a mechanism for imparting a relative wobble between the support and the viewpoint to create a wobbling image of the object. In one embodiment, the support is caused to wobble and the viewpoint is substantially stationary, and in another embodiment the support is substantially stationary and the image at the viewpoint is caused to wobble. A computer implemented process for viewing the object includes the steps of developing, within a computer system, a description of a 3-D object, specifying a wobble procedure, and displaying an animated representation of the object on a visual display as determined by the wobble procedure.
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Fetting Anton W.
Halpern Software, Inc.
Zimmerman Mark K.
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