TECHNIQUES FOR REPRESENTING AND NAVIGATING INFORMATION IN THREE DIMENSIONS
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1. A method, comprising:
- rendering information to at least one side of a three-dimensional graphical shape;
obtaining summary information on a top of the three-dimensional graphical shape, wherein selective portions of the summary information map to selective portions of the information;
linking background information to the information on a bottom of the three-dimensional graphical shape; and
permitting proximity navigation of the at least one side, the top, and the bottom for a user to navigate the information with a three-dimensional perspective.
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Abstract
Techniques for representing and navigating information in three dimensions are provided. Information content is rendered to at least one side of a three-dimensional representation of a graphical shape. Summary information is link to the information from a top of the shape. The information also links to background information housed on a bottom of the shape. Links can be activated and the shape can be rotated in any direction to navigate the information, the summary information, and the background information within the shape.
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31 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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rendering information to at least one side of a three-dimensional graphical shape; obtaining summary information on a top of the three-dimensional graphical shape, wherein selective portions of the summary information map to selective portions of the information; linking background information to the information on a bottom of the three-dimensional graphical shape; and permitting proximity navigation of the at least one side, the top, and the bottom for a user to navigate the information with a three-dimensional perspective. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. The method comprising:
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representing information within a cube; retaining proximity and context dependencies for the information by selectively placing and ordering portions of the information within the cube; using one side of the cube as an index to selective pieces of the information represented on one or more walls of the cube; using a last side of the cube to link from the selective pieces of the information to selective pieces of related information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system, comprising:
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a three-dimensional representation of a graphical shape embodied in a machine medium on a machine and to be presented on a display associated with the machine; and a rendering service implemented in the machine medium and to process on the machine, wherein the rendering service is to render information content on at least one side of the graphical shape and is to render summary information that proximity links to the content on a top of the graphical shape and is to further render background information that proximity links from the content to a bottom of the graphical shape, and wherein the rendering service is to present the rendered content, the summary information, and the background information within the graphical shape on the display for subsequent navigation. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system, comprising:
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a rendering service implemented in a machine medium and to process on a machine; and a three-dimensional navigation service implemented in the machine and to process on the machine, wherein the rendering service is to render information content to a three-dimensional shape representation, and wherein the three-dimensional navigation service is to permit the information to be navigated by rotating the shape or accessing proximity based links embedded within sides of the shape and housing different aspects of the information or other metadata related to the information. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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