3D Graphical User Interface For Simultaneous Management Of Applications
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1. A method for providing a graphical user interface for an electronic device, wherein the electronic device having a display and a plurality of associated applications, comprising the steps:
- generating the appearance of a virtual three dimensional object having a plurality of panels, wherein the panels are positioned on the surface of the object;
associating each of the panels to one of the applications; and
displaying two or more of the panels of the object on the display, wherein the associated applications of the panels are displayed.
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Abstract
A method for providing a graphical user interface for an electronic device, wherein the electronic device having a display and a plurality of associated applications, comprising the steps: generating the appearance of a virtual three dimensional object having a plurality of panels, wherein the panels are positioned on the surface of the object; associating each of the panels to one of the applications; and displaying two or more of the panels of the object on the display, wherein the associated applications of the panels are displayed.
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1. A method for providing a graphical user interface for an electronic device, wherein the electronic device having a display and a plurality of associated applications, comprising the steps:
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generating the appearance of a virtual three dimensional object having a plurality of panels, wherein the panels are positioned on the surface of the object; associating each of the panels to one of the applications; and displaying two or more of the panels of the object on the display, wherein the associated applications of the panels are displayed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for providing a graphical user interface for an electronic device, wherein the electronic device having a display and a plurality of associated applications, comprising the steps:
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generating the appearance of a virtual three dimensional object having a plurality of panels, wherein the panels are positioned on the surface of the object; associating each of the panels to one of the applications; displaying two or more of the panels of the object on the display, wherein the associated applications of the panels are displayed; rotating the object on the display, wherein the displayed panels are rotated accordingly; and selecting one of the displayed panels to launch the associated application of the selected panel; wherein in the displaying step, the displayed panels each having a viewable surface area on the display, and the size of the viewable surface area of a displayed panel is dependent on the position of the displayed panel on the object. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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