Patent ID: 6931600

Claim:
A method for integrating an object into a scene at a client, wherein the object is defined by a set of data, the method comprising performing the following steps at said client: displaying the scene in a first display region of a display device; displaying a selectable item in a second display region of said display device, wherein said selectable item corresponds to said object but is generated based on less data than said set of data; receiving user input that selects the selectable item displayed within the second display region for incorporation into said scene; and in response to receiving said user input, performing the steps of retrieving said set of data, generating said object on said client based on said set of data, and displaying said object in said scene in said first display region of said display device, wherein the object is defined by a set of data located remote to the client; and the step of retrieving said set of data comprises the step of receiving said set of data over a network.