Patent ID: 6363404
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for providing user-interface features within textures of three-dimensional models, said method comprising:(a) storing one or more markup documents in a texture image file, each of said markup documents containing at least one embedded link; (b) generating a three-dimensional model based on predefined three-dimensional model information, viewpoint information and the one or more markup documents stored in the texture image file such that the at least one embedded link contained in each of said markup documents is displayed at a predetermined location on said three-dimensional model; (c) receiving an input, if the input comprises a selection of an embedded link displayed in the texture: (i) identifying the texture location where the selection occurred; (ii) determining the embedded link contained within the markup document stored in the texture image file based on the identified texture location; and (iii) generating an event based on the determined embedded link; and (d) changing the texture of the three-dimensional model based on the generated event.