Paged graphical user interface
First Claim
1. A graphical user interface comprising;
- a display;
a pointer;
an input device;
a means to interactively operate said display, said pointer, and said input device;
a plurality of screens stored as a virtual stack of pages, wherein the topmost page is selected and displayed as the current page; and
a corner of said current page designated as an activation region wherein a drag action of said activation region with said pointer across said display replaces said current page with the next page in sequence.
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Abstract
A graphical user interface where layers of visual information are arranged like the pages in a stack of sheets of paper. Mechanisms, which resemble an actual person navigating through the stack of pages, to turn the pages one at a time, and to hold up the whole stack of pages by their corners and navigate forward and backward through the pages, are provided. Once in either mode, the current top page displayed in full intensity disappears and the potential page of interest is displayed in a silhouette, where it is displayed in full intensity once the user decides to make it the current page. A designated activation region, resembling a curled up page corner in the preferred embodiment, captures the actions of a pointer and initiates the navigation process accordingly.
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20 Claims
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1. A graphical user interface comprising;
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a display;
a pointer;
an input device;
a means to interactively operate said display, said pointer, and said input device;
a plurality of screens stored as a virtual stack of pages, wherein the topmost page is selected and displayed as the current page; and
a corner of said current page designated as an activation region wherein a drag action of said activation region with said pointer across said display replaces said current page with the next page in sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A graphical user interface comprising:
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a pointer;
a set of information layers virtually arranged in sequence;
an information layer selected and displayed as the current information layer;
one or more activation regions positioned at the extremities of said current information layer;
a means to activate an activation region when the user executes a click and hold action inside said activation region;
a means to drag said activation region across said display to remove said current information layer, and display the next information layer in sequence as the current information layer; and
a first and second activation regions whereby double clicking on said first activation region activates said first and second activation regions, and clicking on said first and second activation regions temporarily displays the respective information layers in sequence. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An interactive display method comprising the steps of:
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providing a pointer;
arranging a plurality of information layers in a virtual stack;
selecting one layer as the current layer;
maintaining a neutral state where a navigation action can be executed; and
navigating through said virtual stack with said pointer mimicking the action of a person navigating through a stack of sheets. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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