Cheong S Ang

US Patent:

7599985, Oct 6, 2009

Filed:

Aug 9, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/217955

Inventors:

Michael Doyle - Alameda CA, US
David Martin - San Jose CA, US
Cheong Ang - Pacifica CA, US

Assignee:

Regents of the University of California - Oakland CA

International Classification:

G06F 9/46
G06F 17/30
G06F 9/50

US Classification:

709202, 709218, 709219, 715205, 715738, 715760, 715777, 715804, 719310, 719315, 718106, 345419, 345427, 345619, 345638, 345649, 345653, 345654, 345655, 345656, 707E17119

Abstract:

A system allowing a user of a browser program on a computer connected to an open distributed hypermedia system to access and execute an embedded program object. The program object is embedded into a hypermedia document much like data objects. The user may select the program object from the screen. Once selected the program object executes on the user's (client) computer or may execute on a remote server or additional remote computers in a distributed processing arrangement. After launching the program object, the user is able to interact with the object as the invention provides for ongoing interprocess communication between the application object (program) and the browser program. One application of the embedded program object allows a user to view large and complex multi-dimensional objects from within the browser's window. The user can manipulate a control panel to change the viewpoint used to view the image. The invention allows a program to execute on a remote server or other computers to calculate the viewing transformations and send frame data to the client computer thus providing the user of the client computer with interactive features and allowing the user to have access to greater computing power than may be available at the user's client computer.

US Patent:

58389067, Nov 17, 1998

Filed:

Oct 17, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/324443

Inventors:

Michael D. Doyle - Alameda CA
David C. Martin - San Jose CA
Cheong S. Ang - Pacifica CA

Assignee:

The Regents of the University of California - Oakland CA

International Classification:

C06F 944
C06F 1516
C06F 1730

US Classification:

39520032

Abstract:

A system allowing a user of a browser program on a computer connected to an open distributed hypermedia system to access and execute an embedded program object. The program object is embedded into a hypermedia document much like data objects. The user may select the program object from the screen. Once selected the program object executes on the user's (client) computer or may execute on a remote server or additional remote computers in a distributed processing arrangement. After launching the program object, the user is able to interact with the object as the invention provides for ongoing interprocess communication between the application object (program) and the browser program. One application of the embedded program object allows a user to view large and complex multi-dimensional objects from within the browser's window. The user can manipulate a control panel to change the viewpoint used to view the image.