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GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR MANIPULATING GRAPHIC IMAGES AND METHOD THEREOF

  • US 20060143577A1
  • Filed: 10/20/2005
  • Published: 06/29/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/24/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for enabling the manipulation of a plurality of items in a graphic user interface (GUI), the system comprising:

  • a display screen;

    means for enabling movement any of the items into and out of a selectable area of the display screen;

    means for dividing the plurality of items into a plurality of groups, wherein each group comprises one or more items, and each group is represented by a graphic image;

    means for arranging the plurality of groups in the form of a rotatable generally encircling arrangement, wherein each of the groups is movable into and out of an active area in the arrangement, a group in the active area being defined as an active group, and wherein items of the active group are arranged in the form of a rotatable cylinder, each item being movable into and out of a selectable area on the rotatable cylinder as the desired item; and

    means for enabling each graphic image to change in size upon movement thereof in the GUI, whereby an image of each group increases in size as it moves toward and into the active area, attaining its largest size in the active area, and an image of each item in the active group increases in size as it moves toward and into the selectable area, attaining its largest size in the selectable area.

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