| 摘要 |
<p>A method of transferring digital data from a server computer (104) to a client computer (116) for three-dimensional viewing of an object is disclosed. The method includes downloading a first portion of the digital data and displaying the downloaded portion, while the remaining portions are downloaded and encapsulated with program code to produce a display object. When the digital data represents three-dimensional graphics, the digital data represents a series of two-dimensional images of a three-dimensional object that are taken along different viewing angles. Each input received as a result of manipulation of a directional input device (124) results in a change in the two-dimensional image being displayed, thereby creating the appearance of three-dimensional rotation of the displayed object. Prior to downloading, the two-dimensional images that provide the three-dimensional viewing are compressed by creating a mask (710) encompassing the background of the image (214), deleting the color within the mask (712), and compressing (716) the resultant data using Run Length Encoding.</p> |
