Three-dimensional motion graphic user interface and method and apparatus for providing the same

• US 20060020888A1
• Filed: 07/26/2005
• Published: 01/26/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Woo, Joo-kyung, Lee, Jung-bong, Kang, Hyun-joo, Kim, Sung-woo, Ok, Joon-ho
• Granted Patent: US 8,510,680 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/708
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object

Abstract

A three-dimensional motion graphic user interface includes a first polyhedron component which exists in a first space, and a second polyhedron component which exists in a second space, wherein the first polyhedron component includes identification information that identifies the second polyhedron component, and if an information object selected by a user is located inside the first polyhedron component, the information object is moved inside the second polyhedron component using the identification information.

Claims

1. A graphic user interface comprising:

a first polyhedron component which exists in a first space; and

a second polyhedron component which exists in a second space,

wherein the first polyhedron component includes identification information that identifies the second polyhedron component, and

if an information object selected by a user is located inside the first polyhedron component, the information object is moved inside the second polyhedron component using the identification information.

2. The graphic user interface of claim 1, wherein the first polyhedron component and the second polyhedron component are hexahedrons.

3. The graphic user interface of claim 1, wherein the first polyhedron component and the second polyhedron component are semi-transparent polyhedron components.

4. The graphic user interface of claim 1, wherein the identification information is names of the first polyhedron component and the second polyhedron component.

5. The graphic user interface of claim 1, wherein the identification information is position coordinates of the first polyhedron component and the second polyhedron component.

6. The graphic user interface of claim 1, wherein if the information object selected by the user is located entirely inside the first polyhedron component, an external form of the information object is changed into dotted lines.

7. The graphic user interface of claim 1, wherein if the information object selected by the user is located partially inside the first polyhedron component, the information object is moved inside the second polyhedron component using the identification information.

8. The graphic user interface of claim 7, wherein if the information object selected by the user is located partially inside the first polyhedron component, an external form of the information object is changed into dotted lines.

9. The graphic user interface of claim 1, wherein the information object is moved inside the second polyhedron component using the identification information, and the second space is enlarged.

10. An apparatus for providing a user interface, the apparatus comprising:

a control module which creates a first polyhedron component having identification information that identifies a second polyhedron component that exists in a space that is different from that of the first polyhedron component;

a storing module which stores the first polyhedron component;

an input module to which position information of an information object selected by a user is input;

a user interface module which compares the position information of the information object and position information of the first polyhedron and changes the position information of the information object to position the information object inside the second polyhedron component identified by the identification information if the information object is located inside the first polyhedron component; and

an output module which displays a processing result of the user interface module.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the first polyhedron component is a hexahedron.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the first polyhedron component is a semi-transparent polyhedron component.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the identification information is a name of the first polyhedron component.

14. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the identification information is a position coordinate of the first polyhedron component.

15. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the interface module compares the position information of the information object and the position information of the first polyhedron component and changes an external form of the information object into dotted lines if the information object is located entirely inside the first polyhedron component.

16. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the interface module compares the position information of the information object and the position information of the first polyhedron component and changes the position information of the information object to position the information object inside the second polyhedron component identified by the identification information if the information object is located partially inside the first polyhedron component.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the interface module compares the position information of the information object and the position information of the first polyhedron component and changes the external form of the information object into dotted lines if the information object is located partially inside the first polyhedron component.

18. A method for providing a user interface, the method comprising:

(a) moving an information object selected by a user to a first polyhedron component having identification information that identifies a second polyhedron component that exists in a space that is different from that of the first polyhedron component;

(b) providing the information object at a location inside the first polyhedron component having the identification information; and

(c) moving the information object inside the second polyhedron component identified by the identification information.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the first polyhedron component is a hexahedron.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the first polyhedron component is a semi-transparent polyhedron component.

21. The method of claim 18, wherein the identification information is a name of the first polyhedron component.

22. The method of claim 18, wherein the identification information is a position coordinate of the first polyhedron component.

23. The method of claim 18, wherein (b) comprises changing an external form of the information object into dotted lines if the information object is located inside the first polyhedron component having the identification information.

24. The method of claim 18, wherein (b) comprises providing the information object a location partially inside the first polyhedron component having the identification information.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein (b) comprises changing an external form of the information object into dotted lines if the information object is located partially inside the first polyhedron component having the identification information.

26. The method of claim 18, further comprising (d) enlarging the information object which is moved inside the second polyhedron component.

27. A recording medium having a computer readable program recorded therein, the program for executing a method for providing a user interface, the method comprising:

(a) moving an information object selected by a user to a first polyhedron component having identification information that identifies a second polyhedron component that exists in a space that is different from that of the first polyhedron component;

(b) providing the information object at a location inside the first polyhedron component having the identification information; and

(c) moving the information object inside the second polyhedron component identified by the identification information.

28. A graphic user interface comprising:

a polyhedron component in which event activation information is set; and

an information object in which an event is generated,

wherein the event is generated according to the event activation information if the information object is located inside the polyhedron component.

29. A method for providing a user interface, the method comprising:

changing a position relationship between a polyhedron component in which event activation information is set and an information object in which an event is generated;

providing the information object at a location inside the polyhedron component; and

generating the event according to the event activation information.

30. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for a method for providing a user interface, the method comprising:

changing a position relationship between a polyhedron component in which event activation information is set and an information object in which an event is generated;

providing the information object at a location inside the polyhedron component; and

generating the event according to the event activation information.