Method of representing information on a three-dimensional user interface
First Claim
1. A method of representing information on a three-dimensional user interface, said three-dimensional user interface comprising a plurality of portals, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) associating data with each of said plurality of portals;
b) associating a symbolic marker with each of said plurality of portals that represents the data associated therewith; and
c) displaying the symbolic marker in each of said plurality of portals associated therewith, such that said three-dimensional user interface can be displayed in an active state and at least two non-active states, wherein each non-state is one of a symbolic state or a passive state.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of representing information on a three-dimensional user interface having multiple portals, in which data is associated with each of the portals. A symbolic marker is associated with each of the portals according to a pre-specified scheme, and displayed in the respective portals. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the symbolic marker is a colored marker. By color-coding the portals, data associated with the portals can be classified into a number of categories to provide the user with a summary of the data on the three-dimensional user interface at a high level of abstraction. The three-dimensional user interface may be adapted to update the colored markers more efficiently, and to display them using less computing resources than would be required if more memory-sensitive visual cues were displayed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of representing information on a three-dimensional user interface, said three-dimensional user interface comprising a plurality of portals, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) associating data with each of said plurality of portals;
b) associating a symbolic marker with each of said plurality of portals that represents the data associated therewith; and
c) displaying the symbolic marker in each of said plurality of portals associated therewith, such that said three-dimensional user interface can be displayed in an active state and at least two non-active states, wherein each non-state is one of a symbolic state or a passive state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A user interface for a computing device, said user interface comprising a graphic representation of a plurality of portals arranged in a three-dimensional space, said user interface comprising a module for displaying symbolic markers in said plurality of portals, wherein said module is programmed to execute the following steps:
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a) associating data with each of said plurality of portals;
b) associating a symbolic marker with each of said plurality of portals that represents the data associated therewith; and
c) displaying the symbolic marker in each of said plurality of portals associated therewith, such that said three-dimensional user interface can be displayed in an active state and at least two non-active states, wherein each non-state is one of a symbolic state or a passive state.
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20. A module for displaying symbolic markers in a plurality of portals of a user interface, said user interface comprising a graphic representation of a plurality of portals arranged in a three-dimensional space, wherein said module is programmed to execute the following steps:
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a) associating data with each of said plurality of portals;
b) associating a symbolic marker with each of said plurality of portals that represents the data associated therewith; and
c) displaying the symbolic marker in each of said plurality of portals associated therewith, such that said three-dimensional user interface can be displayed in an active state and at least two non-active states, wherein each non-state is one of a symbolic state or a passive state.
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