Universal collaborative pseudo-realistic viewer

Abstract

A computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling an electronic device to perform a method of visualization, the method constituted of: loading a 3 dimensional (3D) scene comprising visual model data; rendering a first pseudo-realistic image of the loaded 3D scene responsive to a first view positional indicator; transmitting the rendered first pseudo-realistic image to at least two remote computing platforms; receiving from any of the at least two remote computing platform a scene control command; rendering a second pseudo-realistic image of the loaded 3D scene responsive to the received scene control command; and transmitting the rendered second pseudo-realistic image to the at least two remote computing platforms.

1 . A computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling an electronic device to perform a method of visualization, the method comprising:
 loading a 3 dimensional (3D) scene comprising visual model data;   rendering a first pseudo-realistic image of said loaded 3D scene responsive to a first view positional indicator;   transmitting said rendered first pseudo-realistic image to at least two remote computing platforms;   receiving from any of said at least two remote computing platform a scene control command;   rendering a second pseudo-realistic image of said loaded 3D scene responsive to said received scene control command; and   transmitting said rendered second pseudo-realistic image to said at least two remote computing platforms.   
     
     
         2 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 1 , wherein said scene control command comprises a second view positional indicator different from said first view positional indicator. 
     
     
         3 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 2 , wherein said method further comprises:
 performing an analysis of at least one criterion of said visual model data responsive to each of said first and second positional indicators; and   transmitting at least one result of said performed analysis in concert with said respective transmitted rendered first and second pseudo-realistic images.   
     
     
         4 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 1 , wherein said scene control command comprises one of turning off at least one object of said 3D scene, changing illumination of at least a portion of said 3D scene and changing a material type for at least one of object of said 3D scene. 
     
     
         5 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 1 , wherein said scene control command comprises a highlight indicator. 
     
     
         6 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 1 , wherein said first pseudo-realistic image exhibits an adjustable field of view, and wherein said rendered first pseudo-realistic image presents a view frustum responsive to said first view positional indicator and said adjustable field of view. 
     
     
         7 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 1 , wherein said rendering of said first and second pseudo-realistic image comprises at least two of shading, texturing, illumination and shadowing responsive to real time orientation information in respect to latitude, longitude and elevation. 
     
     
         8 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of said transmitted rendered first pseudo-realistic image and said transmitted rendered second pseudo-realistic image comprises an omni-directional view. 
     
     
         9 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 1 , wherein said visual model data is provided in a selectable one of a plurality of formats. 
     
     
         10 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 1 , wherein the computer readable medium is embeddable into a web site. 
     
     
         11 . A server comprising a computing device and a communication module, said computing device arranged to:
 load a 3 dimensional (3D) scene comprising visual model data;   render a first pseudo-realistic image of said loaded 3D scene responsive to a first view positional indicator;   transmit said rendered first pseudo-realistic image via said communication module to at least two remote computing platforms;   receive, via said communication module, from any of said at least two remote computing platforms a scene control command;   render a second pseudo-realistic image of said loaded 3D scene responsive to said received scene control command; and   transmit said rendered second pseudo-realistic image to said at least two remote computing platforms.   
     
     
         12 . The server of  claim 11 , wherein said scene control command comprises a second view positional indicator different from said first view positional indicator. 
     
     
         13 . The server of  claim 12 , wherein said computing device is further arranged to:
 perform an analysis of at least one criterion of said visual model data responsive to each of said first and second positional indicators; and   transmit at least one result of said performed analysis to said at least two remote computing platforms in concert with said respective transmitted rendered first and second pseudo-realistic images   
     
     
         14 . The server of  claim 11 , wherein said scene control command comprises one of turning off at least one object of said 3D scene, changing illumination of at least a portion of said 3D scene and changing a material type for at least one object of said 3D scene. 
     
     
         15 . The server of  claim 11 , wherein said scene control command comprises a highlight indicator. 
     
     
         16 . The server of  claim 11 , wherein said first pseudo-realistic image exhibits an adjustable field of view, and wherein said rendered first pseudo-realistic image presents a view frustum responsive to said first view positional indicator and said adjustable field of view. 
     
     
         17 . The server of  claim 11 , wherein said rendering of said first and second pseudo-realistic images comprises at least two of shading, texturing, illumination and shadowing responsive to real time orientation information in respect to latitude, longitude and elevation. 
     
     
         18 . The server of  claim 11 , wherein at least one of said transmitted rendered first pseudo-realistic image and said transmitted rendered second pseudo-realistic image comprises an omni-directional view. 
     
     
         19 . The server of  claim 11 , wherein said visual model data is provided in a selectable one of a plurality of formats. 
     
     
         20 . A computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling an electronic device to perform a method of visualization, the method comprising:
 loading a 3 dimensional (3D) scene comprising visual model data;   rendering a pseudo-realistic image of said loaded 3D scene responsive to a first view positional indicator, said pseudo-realistic image comprising an omni-directional view; and   transmitting said rendered pseudo-realistic image to at least two remote computing platforms.