Systems and methods for manipulating electronic information using a three-dimensional iconic representation
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1. A method for manipulating computer documents through the use of an icon in a graphical user interface operating on a computing device comprising a display, a processing unit and an input device;
- said method comprising;
displaying an icon on said display, wherein said icon represents a document, said icon comprising at least one three-dimensional object image representing at least one document page, each of said at least one object images having at least one edge, and at least one active region on each of said object images, said active region capable of activating a function in response to user input through said input device; and
activating a document manipulation function in response to a user input on said at least one active region.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and systems for editing, creating and modifying documents through the use of multiple function icons in a graphical user interface environment. Icons comprising a series of object images may represent documents and the pages thereof. Manipulation of the object images and their parts through user input with a pointing device or other input device causes document modification to occur.
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1. A method for manipulating computer documents through the use of an icon in a graphical user interface operating on a computing device comprising a display, a processing unit and an input device;
- said method comprising;
displaying an icon on said display, wherein said icon represents a document, said icon comprising at least one three-dimensional object image representing at least one document page, each of said at least one object images having at least one edge, and at least one active region on each of said object images, said active region capable of activating a function in response to user input through said input device; and
activating a document manipulation function in response to a user input on said at least one active region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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13. A method for manipulating computer documents through the use of an icon in a graphical user interface operating on a computing device comprising a display, a processing unit and an input device;
- said method comprising;
displaying an icon comprising a series of three-dimensional object images having a face and at least one edge, said images being arranged in overlapping, adjacent, successive order wherein portions of each of said edges are visible while said object images are arranged in said order, each of said object images representing a page in a document, and active regions on said object images, said active regions capable of activating functions which manipulate said document in response to user input; and
activating a function by selecting at least one of said active regions.
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18. A method for manipulating computer documents through the use of a graphical user interface, said method comprising:
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displaying an icon comprising a series of three-dimensional object images each of said object images displayed in adjacent succession and each of said object images having a visible exterior edge, each of said object images being associated with a selectively displayable page image;
displaying a page image, said page image comprising a visual representation of a document page;
displaying a function bar proximal to said series of object images;
wherein said object images, said page images and said function bar comprise active regions which activate functions upon user input; and
activating a function by selecting at least one of said active regions.
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19. An apparatus for manipulating computer documents through the use of an icon in a graphical user interface, said apparatus comprising:
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a display;
a processing unit;
an input device;
an icon displayed on said display in cooperation with said processing unit and said input device, said icon comprising a series of three-dimensional object images having at least one edge, said images being arranged in overlapping, adjacent, successive order wherein portions of each of said edges are visible while said object images are arranged in said order, each of said object images representing a page in a document, and active regions on said object images, said active regions capable of activating functions which manipulate said document in response to user input.
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25. A computer readable medium comprising instructions for manipulating computer documents through the use of an icon in a graphical user interface, said instructions comprising the acts of:
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displaying an icon comprising a series of three-dimensional object images having at least one edge, said images being arranged in overlapping, adjacent, successive order wherein portions of each of said edges are visible while said object images are arranged in said order, each of said object images representing a page in a document, and active regions on said object images, said active regions capable of activating functions which manipulate said document in response to user input; and
activating a function by selecting at least one of said active regions.
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26. A computer data signal embodied in an electronic transmission, said signal having the function of manipulating computer documents through the use of an icon in a graphical user interface, said signal comprising instructions for:
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displaying an icon comprising a series of three-dimensional object images having at least one edge, said images being arranged in overlapping, adjacent, successive order wherein portions of each of said edges are visible while said object images are arranged in said order, each of said object images representing a page in a document, and active regions on said object images, said active regions capable of activating functions which manipulate said document in response to user input; and
activating a function by selecting at least one of said active regions.
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