3D Virtual Space Internet Resource Mapping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current web browsers display Internet content in a 2D format, lacking realism and failing to provide an intuitive navigation experience that mimics real-world exploration, limiting user interaction and engagement.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that maps the Internet into a virtual 3D space, allowing users to navigate and interact with web sites and pages as if they were in a virtual game world, using a 3D virtual space with navigation tools and a server to track user locations and actions, enabling interactive exploration and organization of vast amounts of data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If web browsers display web pages in a 2 dimensional window, then the browser can render HTML pages efficiently, but the display cannot be directly associated with the real world and lacks realism for viewers
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from traditional 2D web browser display to a 3D virtual environment where web pages are represented as navigable objects in three-dimensional space. This dimensional transformation allows the display to be directly associated with the real world by creating immersive virtual spaces that mimic real-world spatial relationships, thereby enhancing realism while maintaining rendering efficiency through specialized 3D browser architecture.
2Ease of operation
If web browsers use traditional 2D navigation methods, then the interface is simple to operate, but the navigation experience does not provide intuitive exploration like real-world movement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements 3D navigation controls that allow users to move through virtual web spaces using intuitive directional controls, zooming, and spatial navigation metaphors that mirror real-world exploration. This creates a more natural and intuitive navigation experience compared to traditional 2D scrolling and clicking, while the underlying 3D browser engine manages the complexity of spatial coordinate transformations and camera positioning.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the Internet is modeled as a virtual 3D space, then user interaction and engagement are enhanced, but the system complexity increases with navigation tools and user tracking
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal 3D virtual environment framework that can represent and navigate any web page or Internet resource within a consistent three-dimensional space. This multi-functional system handles diverse web content types, user interactions, and navigation methods through a unified 3D rendering engine, thereby enhancing user interaction capability while managing system complexity through standardized protocols and reusable components.
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AI summary
A system and method of modeling Internet resources in a virtual space is disclosed. A system for modeling a plurality of Internet resources includes a virtual space, a mapping utility operable to map the plurality of Internet resources into the virtual space, a display operable to display the mapped virtual space, and a navigation tool operable to navigate the mapped virtual space. A method for modeling a plurality of Internet resources includes the steps of mapping the plurality of Internet resources into a virtual space, displaying the mapped virtual space; and providing a navigation tool operable to navigate the mapped virtual space.