System and method for displaying index information on a computer screen

• US 20010030662A1
• Filed: 06/13/2001
• Published: 10/18/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/1999
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hironori Ishli, Toshihiko Ohkawa
• Original Assignee: Hironori Ishli, Toshihiko Ohkawa
• Inventors: Ohkawa, Toshihiko, Ishli, Hironori
• Application Number:
  US09/879,051
• Publication Number:
  US 20010030662A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/764
• 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

Abstract

A system for displaying index information includes: hierarchy/correlation data device; a meta data storage device; a syntax analysis device; a graphic image rendering device; and a display device. A multi-level information index display method includes the steps of: setting and editing multi-level hierarchical and correlated information; storing the information as meta data; analyzing the meta data and generating a set of rendering instructions; rendering a graphic image based on the analyzed meta data and set of rendering instructions; and displaying the graphic image on a computer screen for user to view. A method for displaying an item among a group of items to users includes the steps of: setting and editing multi-level hierarchical and correlated information of each of the group of items; storing the information as meta data; analyzing the meta data and generating a set of rendering instructions; rendering a graphic image based on the analyzed meta data and set of rendering instructions; and displaying the graphic image for each of the group of items for a user to view. These system and methods allow users to appreciate the entire display information and access desired content information efficiently.

Claims

1. A system for providing index information, the system comprising:

a hierarchy/correlation data device for setting and editing hierarchy data and correlation data;

a meta data storage device for storing the edited and set index information as meta data;

a syntax analysis device for analyzing the meta data and generating a set of rendering instructions;

a graphic image rendering device for rendering a graphic image based on the analyzed meta data and set of rendering instructions; and

a display device for displaying the rendered graphic image.

2. The system of

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, further including a graphic-image-data storage device coupled to the graphic image rendering device, the graphic-image-data storage device having graphic image rendering data.

3. The system of

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, further including a coordinate detection device coupled to the graphic image rendering device for setting a coordinate for the rendered graphic image on the display device.

4. The system of

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, further including a display control unit coupled to the display device and the graphic image rendering device for controlling the rendering graphic image display.

5. The system of

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, wherein the graphic image rendering device renders a plurality of graphic images.

6. The system of

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, wherein the plurality of graphic images have different sizes.

7. The system of

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, wherein the plurality of graphic images have different chroma.

8. The system of

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, wherein the plurality of graphic images have different brightness.

10. The method of

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, further including a step of providing graphic image rendering data to render the graphic image.

11. The method of

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, further including a step of setting a coordinate for the graphic image on the display device.

12. The method of

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, further including a step of controlling the display of the graphic image display.

13. The method of

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, wherein the display step includes a step of displaying a plurality of graphic images.

14. The method of

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, wherein the plurality of graphic images have different sizes.

15. The method of

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, wherein the plurality of graphic images have different chroma.

16. The method of

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, wherein the plurality of graphic images have different brightness.

9. A multi-level information index display method, including the steps of:

setting and editing multi-level hierarchical and correlated information;

storing the information as meta data;

analyzing the meta data and generating a set of rendering instructions;

rendering a graphic image based on the analyzed meta data and set of rendering instructions; and

displaying the graphic image for a user to view.

17. A method for displaying an item among a group of items to users, comprising the steps of:

setting and editing multi-level hierarchical and correlated information of each of the group of items;

storing the information as meta data;

analyzing the meta data and generating a set of rendering instructions;

rendering a graphic image based on the analyzed meta data and set of rendering instructions; and

displaying the graphic image for each of the group of items for a user to view.

18. The method of

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, further including a step of providing graphic image rendering data to render the graphic image.

19. The method of

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, further including a step of setting a coordinate for the graphic image on the display device.

20. The method of

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, further including a step of controlling the display of the graphic image display.

24. The method of

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, further including a step of manipulating the graphic image display.

25. The method of

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, further including a step of purchasing the item among the group of items by selecting from the item from the group of items on the display.

26. The method of

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, further including a step of calculating a purchase price of the item.

27. The method of

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, further including a step of calculating access fee.

28. The method of

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, further including a step of providing the group of items to the users via network.

21. The method of

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, wherein the graphic images have different sizes.

22. The method of

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, wherein the graphic images have different chroma.

23. The method of

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, wherein the graphic images have different brightness.

29. A method for displaying a graphic image, comprising the steps of:

setting meta data to information, the meta data including hierarchical and correlated information;

analyzing the meta data; and

rendering the graphic image based on the analyzed meta data, the graphic image having a graphic effect according to the hierarchical and correlated information.

30. The method of

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, wherein the graphic effect is mathematically determined from the meta data.

31. The method of

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, wherein the graphic effect includes at least one of three-dimensional shading, brightness, chroma and size.

32. The method of

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, wherein the graphic effect is dynamically changed based on the hierarchical and correlated information.

33. A method for displaying graphic images in a hierarchical and correlated manner, comprising the steps of:

setting meta data to information, the meta data being an index information to display the information in a hierarchical and correlated relationship;

analyzing the meta data;

rendering the graphic images in the hierarchical and correlated relationship based on the analyzed meta data; and

displaying the graphic images in the hierarchical and correlated relationship for users to view the graphic images collectively.

34. The method of

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, wherein the displayed graphics images is collectively displayed with the hierarchical and correlated relationship indicated by at least one of three-dimensional shading, brightness, chroma and size.

35. A method for displaying a graphic image of an index information, the graphic image having a three-dimensional graphic effect, comprising the steps of:

providing a meta data to the index information, the meta data including hierarchical and correlated information;

analyzing the meta data; and

rendering the graphic image having the three-dimensional graphic effect based on the analyzed meta data, the graphic effect being mathematically determined from the meta data.

36. The method of

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, wherein the graphic effect includes at least one of three-dimensional shading, brightness, chroma and size.

37. The method of

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, wherein the graphic effect is dynamically changed based on the hierarchical and correlated information.