Patent Document ID: 7782319
Application ID: 11729211
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A computer implemented method for controlling a three-dimensional scene view, comprising: (a) displaying, using a computer, a three-dimensional (3D) scene having one or more three-dimensional objects; (b) displaying, using the computer, a 3D representation of a coordinate system of the scene, wherein the 3D representation: (i) comprises a current viewpoint; and (ii) comprises one or more faces, one or more edges, and one or more corners, wherein each face, edge, and corner represents a selectable corresponding viewpoint of the scene; (c) manipulating, using the computer, the 3D representation, wherein such manipulation selects one of the selectable corresponding viewpoints as a new current viewpoint; (d) displaying, using the computer, the new current viewpoint of the 3D representation based on the manipulation; and (d) reorienting, using the computer, the scene corresponding to the new current viewpoint based on the manipulation of the 3D representation.