John Anthony Falcone

US Patent:

20200183181, Jun 11, 2020

Filed:

Feb 12, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/789118

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
John P. Falcone - Kirkland WA, US
Craig Hoffman - Sammamish WA, US
Hein Thu Htat - Austin TX, US
Scott Borton - Seattle WA, US
Ram Bracha - Seattle WA, US
Felix GTI Andrew - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

G02B 30/35
G06T 19/20
G06T 17/30
G06T 17/20
G06F 3/01
G06F 3/0481

Abstract:

Embodiments relate to efficiently viewing data items in a three-dimensional (3D) space. The 3D space includes a curved surface that is concave with respect to a user-controlled viewpoint in the 3D space. The viewpoint is for controlling the direction and location of a rendered view of the 3D space. The data items have respective values associated therewith. The data items are arranged on the surface according to their values so that a user's ease of viewing the data items varies with their values; data items with some values may be arranged to be easier to view by manipulating the view direction than others (e.g., those with lower values). Ease of viewing can stem from how the surface is oriented relative to the viewpoint, the orientation of the curvature of the surface, the orientation of a controlling reference orientation, alignment of the data items on the surface, etc.

US Patent:

20190258072, Aug 22, 2019

Filed:

Feb 19, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/899241

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
John P. Falcone - Kirkland WA, US
Craig Hoffman - Sammamish WA, US
Hein Thu Htat - Austin TX, US
Scott Borton - Seattle WA, US
Ram Bracha - Seattle WA, US
Felix GTI Andrew - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

G02B 27/22
G06T 19/20
G06T 17/20
G06T 17/30

Abstract:

Embodiments relate to efficiently viewing data items in a three-dimensional (3D) space. The 3D space includes a curved surface that is concave with respect to a user-controlled viewpoint in the 3D space. The viewpoint is for controlling the direction and location of a rendered view of the 3D space. The data items have respective values associated therewith. The data items are arranged on the surface according to their values so that a user's ease of viewing the data items varies with their values; data items with some values may be arranged to be easier to view by manipulating the view direction than others (e.g., those with lower values). Ease of viewing can stem from how the surface is oriented relative to the viewpoint, the orientation of the curvature of the surface, the orientation of a controlling reference orientation, alignment of the data items on the surface, etc.