3D view for digital photograph management
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1. A method of viewing a collection of data objects, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) sorting said collection according to at least two fields associated with said data objects;
(b) arranging said data objects within a range along said at least two fields into groups; and
(c) forming a three dimensional presentation of said collection having two of said dimensions formed by two of said at least two fields and a third dimension incorporating a representation of each said data object in the corresponding said group.
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Abstract
A method is disclosed for viewing a collection of data objects. The method initially sorts the collection according to at least two fields associated with the data objects. The data objects are then arranged within a range along said at least two fields into groups. A three dimensional presentation of the collection is then formed having two of the dimensions formed by two of the at least two fields and a third dimension incorporating a representation of each data object in the corresponding group.
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1. A method of viewing a collection of data objects, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) sorting said collection according to at least two fields associated with said data objects;
(b) arranging said data objects within a range along said at least two fields into groups; and
(c) forming a three dimensional presentation of said collection having two of said dimensions formed by two of said at least two fields and a third dimension incorporating a representation of each said data object in the corresponding said group. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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2. A method according to claim I wherein the third dimension comprises a collective representation of said data objects for a group commencing and extending from a plane established by said two dimensions.
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17. A method of navigating a collection of data objects, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) generating an initial three-dimensional view of said collection, said generating comprising;
(aa) sorting said collection according to at least two fields associated with said data obejcts;
(ab) identifying those ones of said data objects having intersecting ranges of values of said at least two fields according to said sorting and arranging said identified data objects within each said range into a corresponding group of said data objects;
(ac) forming a three dimensional presentation of said collection having two of said dimensions formed by two of said at least two fields and a third dimension incorporating a representation of each said data object in the corresponding said group, said three dimensional presentation having a initial viewpoint;
(b) detecting a selection of one of said groups and altering said initial view of said collection to a group view, said group view comprising a two dimensional view of the third dimension of said group from said initial view and being taken from a corresponding group viewpoint; and
(c) detecting a selection of a representation of one said data object from said group view and altering said group view to provide a two dimensional view of a representation of said selected data object from a data object viewpoint. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer readable medium having a computer program recorded thereon and adapted to make a computer execute a procedure for viewing a database including files of at least one file type, said program comprising:
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code for sorting said database according to at least two fields associated with said files;
code for arranging said files within a range along said at least two fields into groups; and
code for forming a three dimensional presentation of said database having two of said dimensions formed by two of said at least two fields and a third dimension incorporating a representation of each said file in the corresponding said group.
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25. Computer apparatus adapted for viewing a database including files of at least one file type, said apparatus comprising:
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means for sorting said database according to at least two fields associated with said files;
means for arranging said files within a range along said at least two fields into groups; and
means for forming a three dimensional presentation of said database having two of said dimensions formed by two of said at least two fields and a third dimension incorporating a representation of each said file in the corresponding said group.
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26. A graphical user interface for providing a three dimensional representation of a database of files of at least one file type, said interface comprising:
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a two dimensional representation formed from a sorting of at least two fields associated with said files, said representation including ranges along each of said two dimensions and by which said files are grouped at intersections thereof; and
a third dimensional representation commencing at and extending from said two dimensions representation and incorporating a representation of each said group of files.
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