System and method for 3-dimensional display of data

• US 20120079431A1
• Filed: 09/27/2010
• Published: 03/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Theodore Toso
• Original Assignee: Theodore Toso
• Inventors: Toso, Theodore
• Granted Patent: US 9,015,632 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/836
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/06 Asset management; Financial planning or analysis

Abstract

A system and methodology for displaying a dynamic, multi-dimensional representation of a database via an internet coupled processor and associated hardware. A browser enabled applet communicates with internet database server(s). Hierarchies of account users are able to program display parameters and view and edit data contained in multiple authorized databases (e.g. financial or investment portfolios). A three-dimensional geometric display (e.g. Cube) is populated with real time position and multi-position group data obtained from available database servers. The system is responsive to user commands to three-dimensionally display the multi-tiered, multi-dimensional data in a presently preferred 3D Cubic form as well rotate the display to other 3D and 2D orientations and to display associated alphanumeric, text and/or 2D graphic data.

Claims

1. A system for three-dimensionally displaying a database comprising:

a) a computing device including a processor, memory, and input/output means, a user controller for directing said processor, and a monitor coupled to visually communicate data;

b) means responsive to an executable instruction set communicated to said processor to responsively display a multi-dimensional figure defined by X, Y, Z axes at said monitor;

c) means responsive to user commands to define a plurality of data parameters to a three-dimensional geometric figure in relation to said X, Y, Z axes for a unique database of user positions; and

d) data storage means responsive to said computing device containing data to said user positions for communicating the data to said computing device and populating said geometric figure to display said data of said portfolio as a plurality of icons within said multi-dimensional geometric figure.

2. A system as set forth in claim 1 including means for rotating the displayed multi-dimensional figure about said X, Y, Z axes to expose the organization of the populated user positions.

3. A system as set forth in claim 1 wherein individual position data and groups of user positions sharing at least one of said X, Y, Z axes are respectively displayed as first and second visually distinguishable icons.

4. A system as set forth in claim 3 wherein said first icon is displayed as a spherical figure.

5. A system as set forth in claim 3 wherein said second icon is displayed as a cylindrical figure.

6. A system as set forth in claim 3 wherein said geometric figure comprises a rectilinear figure.

7. A system as set forth in claim 6 wherein geometric figure comprises a cube.

8. A system as set forth in claim 3 wherein multiple tiers of geometric figures can be displayed at said monitor upon sequentially manipulating a cursor appearing at said display in juxtaposition to said first and second icons.

9. A system as set forth in claim 1 wherein said data storage means comprises at least one data server coupled to the interne and coupled to responsively communicate with said computing device.

10. A system as set forth in claim 1 wherein said multi-dimensional figure comprises a cubic figure and wherein said displayed first and second icons are dynamically responsive to track real time changes to the users data.

11. A system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the multi-dimensional geometric figures displayed at said X, Y and Z axes is rotatable about the X, Y and Z axes upon manipulating a cursor appearing at said display in a vectored direction relative to said multi-dimensional geometric figure.

12. A system for three-dimensionally displaying data comprising:

a) a computing device including a processor, memory, and input/output means, a user controller for directing said processor, and a monitor coupled to visually communicate data;

b) means responsive to an executable instruction set communicated over the internet to responsively display a multi-dimensional rectilinear figure defined by X, Y, Z axes at said monitor;

c) means responsive to user commands to define a plurality of data parameters to said rectilinear figure in relation to said X, Y, Z axes for a unique database of user positions; and

d) data storage means responsive to said computing device containing data to said user positions for communicating the data to said computing device and populating said rectilinear figure to display said data of said portfolio as a plurality of three-dimensional icons within said rectilinear figure.

13. A system as set forth in claim 12 wherein said rectilinear figure comprises a cube, wherein said first icon comprises a spherical figure, wherein said second icon comprises a cylindrical figure and including means for rotating said cube to selectively expose the populated user positions of the cube.

14. A method, performed by a computer-controlled apparatus, for multi-dimensionally displaying user data stored in a database comprising:

a) communicating an executable instruction set to a computing device comprising a processor, memory, and input/output means, and a user controller for directing said processor and a monitor coupled to said processor to visual display a multi-dimensional geometric figure defined by X, Y, Z axes at said monitor;

b) defining a plurality of parameters of the geometric figure to be displayed at said X, Y, Z axes from a plurality of alternative data parameters;

c) creating a portfolio including data defining a plurality of unique user positions in relation to said X, Y, Z axes; and

d) communicating data unique to the user positions of said portfolio to said computing device and displaying the data as the multi-dimensional geometric figure.

15. A method as set forth in claim 14 including the step of rotating said X, Y, Z axes to expose the populated user positions of the displayed geometric figure.

16. A method as set forth in claim 14 wherein the portfolio is displayed as a cube and individual position data and groups of positions sharing at least one of said X, Y, Z axes are respectively displayed as first and second visually distinguishable icons.

17. A method as set forth in claim 16 wherein said first icon comprises a spherical figure.

18. A method as set forth in claim 16 wherein said second icon comprises a cylindrical figure.

19. A method as set forth in claim 16 wherein the first and second visually distinguishable icons are dynamically responsive to track real time changes to the user positions of said portfolio.

20. A method as set forth in claim 19 wherein the real time changes to the first and second icons are displayed as different colors, as different hues, as animated movements of said first and second icons of as audible sounds emitted by said first and second icons.