Graphically representing content relationships on a surface of graphical object

• US 10,345,990 B2
• Filed: 06/17/2016
• Issued: 07/09/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Word Diamonds, LLC
• Original Assignee: Word Diamonds, LLC
• Inventors: Paley, Kate
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Bai D
• Application Number:
  US15/185,198
• Publication Number:
  US 20160299662A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,117 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/23 Updating
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/81 Indexing, e.g. XML tags; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9558 Details of hyperlinks; Management of linked annotations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04802 3D-info-object: information is displayed on the internal or external surface of a three dimensional manipulable object, e.g. on the faces of a cube that can be rotated by the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 17/20 Finite element generation, e.g. wire-frame surface description, tesselation

Abstract

A collection of data stored in a computer-readable storage medium is provided, and a plurality of portions of the collection are associated with corresponding identifiers that are associated with positions of an object to be rendered. User selections of positions on the surface of the object are received. The portions associated with the user selected position are determined, and the portions are displayed at their respective position on the surface of the object. The selected portions can be displayed as being connected by graphical elements.

Claims

1. A web server comprising a central processing unit coupled to a memory storing a program that, when executed by the central processing unit, causes the web server to provide an Internet-accessible website that graphically presents a collection of data, wherein the website is controlled by the central processing unit to:

via an Internet communication cause a rendered three-dimensional object to be displayed on a user device used to access the website, the object representing a collection of text data stored in the memory, wherein the collection of text data includes indexed content portions, with each portion being associated with a respective position on a surface of the object;

enable at least three selections of the indexed content portions to be identified to the central processing unit;

based on determinations by the central processing unit of positions on the surface of the object associated with the selections, via an Internet communication cause the user device to rotate and tilt the object automatically in order to display as many of the selections as possible and to form a facet representing the selections, wherein the facet is formed of lines connecting each selection with at least two other selections, and wherein each of the lines extends from one of the positions on the surface of the object determined by the central processing unit to another of the positions on the surface of the object determined by the central processing unit; and

via an Internet communication cause the user device to display text associated with at least one of the selections.

2. The web server according to claim 1, wherein the website is further controlled by the central processing unit to:

enable a plurality of selections of portions to be identified to the central processing unit, the selections of portions enabling a plurality of facets to be formed;

via an Internet communication cause a polyhedron to be displayed on the user device, the polyhedron being formed of the facets; and

enable a title of the polyhedron to be inputted to the central processing unit, the title being used by the central processing unit to index the polyhedron.

3. The web server according to claim 1, wherein the collection of text data corresponds to one of:

a collection of music-related text data,

a collection of film-related text data,

a collection of speech-related text data,

a collection of encyclopedia-related text data,

a collection of periodical-related text data,

a collection of Bible-related data, and

a collection of book-related data.

4. The web server according to claim 1, wherein the website is controlled by the central processing unit to enable a search term to be identified to the central processing unit, to cause a search of the collection of text data to be performed,

wherein the search identifies portions of the indexed content portions of the collection of text data corresponding to the search term, and

wherein the portions identified in the search are utilized by the central processing unit as the selections.

5. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer code that, when executed by a central processing unit of a computer, causes the computer to act as a web server that performs a method of a website for graphically presenting a collection of data, the method comprising steps of:

causing, via an Internet communication, a rendered three-dimensional object to be displayed on a user device used to access the website, the object representing a collection of text data stored in a memory coupled to the central processing unit, wherein the collection of text data includes indexed content portions, with each portion being associated with a respective position on a surface of the object;

receiving at least three selections of the indexed content portions to be processed by the central processing unit;

determining positions on the surface of the object associated with the selections;

causing, via an Internet communication, the user device to rotate and tilt the object automatically in order to display as many of the selections as possible and to form a facet representing the selections, wherein the facet is formed of lines connecting each selection with at least two other selections, and wherein each of the lines extends from one of the positions on the surface of the object determined in the determining step with another of the positions on the surface of the object determined by the central processing unit; and

causing, via an Internet communication, the user device to display text associated with at least one of the selections.

6. The storage medium according to claim 5, wherein the method further comprises steps of:

receiving a plurality of selections of portions to be processed by the central processing unit, the selections of portions enabling a plurality of facets to be formed;

causing, via an Internet communication, a polyhedron to be displayed on the user device, the polyhedron being formed of the facets; and

indexing the polyhedron with a title inputted via the user device.

7. The storage medium according to claim 5, wherein the collection of text data corresponds to one of:

a collection of music-related text data,

a collection of film-related text data,

a collection of speech-related text data,

a collection of encyclopedia-related text data,

a collection of periodical-related text data,

a collection of Bible-related data, and

a collection of book-related data.

8. The storage medium according to claim 5, wherein the method further comprises steps of:

performing a search of the collection of text data based on a search term inputted to the central processing unit via the user device, wherein the search identifies portions of the indexed content portions of the collection of text data corresponding to the search term; and

utilizing the portions identified in the search as the selections to be processed by the central processing unit.

9. A computer-implemented method of a website for graphically presenting a collection of data, the method being performed by a web server that includes a central processing unit coupled to a memory storing a program for implementing the method when executed by the central processing unit, the method comprising steps of:

causing, via an Internet communication, a rendered three-dimensional object to be displayed on a user device used to access the website, the object representing a collection of text data stored in the memory, wherein the collection of text data includes indexed content portions, with each portion being associated with a respective position on a surface of the object;

receiving at least three selections of the indexed content portions to be processed by the central processing unit;

determining positions on the surface of the object associated with the selections;

causing, via an Internet communication, the user device to rotate and tilt the object automatically in order to display as many of the selections as possible and to form a facet representing the selections, wherein the facet is formed of lines connecting each selection with at least two other selections, and wherein each of the lines extends from one of the positions on the surface of the object determined in the determining step with another of the positions on the surface of the object determined in the determining step; and

causing, via an Internet communication, the user device to display text associated with at least one of the selections.

10. The method according to claim 9, further comprising steps of:

receiving a plurality of selections of portions to be processed by the central processing unit, the selections of portions enabling a plurality of facets to be formed;

causing, via an Internet communication, a polyhedron to be displayed on the user device, the polyhedron being formed of the facets; and

indexing the polyhedron with a title inputted via the user device.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein the collection of text data corresponds to one of:

a collection of music-related text data,

a collection of film-related text data,

a collection of speech-related text data,

a collection of encyclopedia-related text data,

a collection of periodical-related text data,

a collection of Bible-related data, and

a collection of book-related data.

12. The method according to claim 9, further comprising steps of:

performing a search of the collection of text data based on a search term inputted via the user device, wherein the search identifies portions of the indexed content portions of the collection of text data corresponding to the search term; and

utilizing the portions identified in the search as the selections to be processed by the central processing unit.