Visualization of a significance of a set of individual elements about a focal point on a user interface
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1. A device comprising:
- a user interface comprising;
a point on the user interface; and
a reference icon representing an individual element, the reference icon being on the user interface, wherein the position of the reference icon relative to the point illustrates a significance of the reference icon to a user.
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Abstract
A user interface having a focal point and reference icons is described. In one embodiment of the invention, the reference icons represent individual elements, such as elements of an ordered list. The reference icons are positioned radially about the focal point on the user interface to visualize the significance of each individual element.
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1. A device comprising:
a user interface comprising;
a point on the user interface; and
a reference icon representing an individual element, the reference icon being on the user interface, wherein the position of the reference icon relative to the point illustrates a significance of the reference icon to a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A machine-readable medium having instructions to cause a machine to perform a method for visualizing individual elements, the method comprising:
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displaying a point on a user interface; and
displaying one or more reference icons on the user interface, wherein the one or more reference icons represent one or more individual elements, wherein the one or more reference icons are positioned radially about the point, wherein each of the one or more reference icons are positioned on the user interface based on a significance related to each reference icon. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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