Patent ID: 6697067
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
A method of storing and restoring for replay a selected view from a series of views of a three dimensional image generated from an image object,the three dimensional image being generated in an image coordinate set of a coordinate space, each image coordinate in the image coordinate set having an associated image property in the image object, the three dimensional image being configurable to sequentially make each view in the series of views viewable, the three dimensional image having an associated configuration for each view in the series of views, the method (currently amended) comprising the steps of: (a) manipulating the three dimensional image to display the selected view; (b) selecting the selected view; (c) storing the associated configuration for the selected view of the three dimensional image; (d) retrieving the image object; and retrieving the associated configuration for the selected view of the three dimensional image; (e) generating the three dimensional image in the coordinate space from the image object; and, (f) configuring the three dimensional image to have the associated configuration for the selected view to make the selected view viewable for further manipulation.