Systems and methods for creating and displaying interactive 3D representations of real objects
Systems and methods are disclosed for generating a 3D view of an object. At least a 360 degree view of an object is recorded by rotating the object or moving a camera around an object. The data can be used to generate a 3D view that allows users to rotate an item to see the corresponding images.
1. A computer system comprising:
a data store including a plurality of 3D views for objects; and
one or more processors configured to execute computer-readable instructions in order to:
receive a request for a 3D view for an object;
transmit the 3D view for the object; and
receive a data log including usage statistics about the frequency at which the object is viewed from different angles.
2. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
transmit data for generating a user interface including:
a graph generated based at least in part on the data log; and
a 3D view of the object.
3. The computer system of claim 2 , wherein the graph indicates an aggregate or average viewing durations of the object based on a plurality of data logs for the object.
4. The computer system of claim 3 , wherein:
an x-axis of the graph shows a viewpoint for viewing the object from;
a y-axis of the graph indicates a duration of viewing the object; and
the duration for each (x, y) point on the graph is based on a duration of a range of viewpoints.
5. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to, based at least in part on the data log, indicate a most popular viewpoint or a viewpoint viewed for a longest duration.
6. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
receive an indication of a device type or rendering environment;
select, from among a plurality of supplemental data, a first supplemental data for generating the 3D view in response to the device type or rendering environment; and
transmit the first supplemental data.
7. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
receive a request to show a zoomed in view of the object; and
in response to the request, transmit at least an image from a zoom dataset of the object.
8. A computer-implemented method comprising:
by one or more processors executing computer-readable instructions,
receiving a request for a 3D view for an object;
transmitting the 3D view for the object; and
receiving a data log including usage statistics about the frequency at which the object is viewed from different angles.
9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 further comprising:
transmitting data for generating a user interface including:
a graph generated based at least in part on the data log; and
a 3D view of the object.
10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , wherein the graph indicates an aggregate or average viewing durations of the object based on a plurality of data logs for the object.
11. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 , wherein:
an x-axis of the graph shows a viewpoint for viewing the object from;
a y-axis of the graph indicates a duration of viewing the object; and
the duration for each (x, y) point on the graph is based on a duration of a range of viewpoints.
12. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 further comprising:
based at least in part on the data log, indicating a most popular viewpoint or a viewpoint viewed for a longest duration.
13. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 further comprising:
receiving an indication of a device type or rendering environment;
selecting, from among a plurality of supplemental data, a first supplemental data for generating the 3D view in response to the device type or rendering environment; and
transmitting the first supplemental data.
14. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 further comprising:
receiving a request to show a zoomed in view of the object; and
in response to the request, transmitting at least an image from a zoom dataset of the object.
15. A non-transitory computer storage having storage thereon a computer program, the computer program including executable instructions that instruct a computer system to at least:
receive a request for a 3D view for an object;
transmit the 3D view for the object; and
receive a data log including usage statistics about the frequency at which the object is viewed from different angles.
16. The non-transitory computer storage of claim 15 , wherein the executable instructions further instruct the computer system to:
transmit data for generating a user interface including:
a graph generated based at least in part on the data log; and
a 3D view of the object.
17. The non-transitory computer storage of claim 16 , wherein the graph indicates an aggregate or average viewing durations of the object based on a plurality of data logs for the object.
18. The non-transitory computer storage of claim 17 , wherein:
an x-axis of the graph shows a viewpoint for viewing the object from;
a y-axis of the graph indicates a duration of viewing the object; and
the duration for each (x, y) point on the graph is based on a duration of a range of viewpoints.
19. The non-transitory computer storage of claim 15 , wherein the executable instructions further instruct the computer system to:
based at least in part on the data log, indicate a most popular viewpoint or a viewpoint viewed for a longest duration.
20. The non-transitory computer storage of claim 15 , wherein the executable instructions further instruct the computer system to:
receive an indication of a device type or rendering environment;
select, from among a plurality of supplemental data, a first supplemental data for generating the 3D view in response to the device type or rendering environment; and
transmit the first supplemental data.