System and method enabling content navigation and selection using an interactivevirtual sphere
First Claim
1. A system for enabling navigation and selection of content using an interactive virtual sphere, the system comprising:
- a content database accessible via a content server, the content database configured to store a first plurality of content units;
an aggregator linked to the content database, the aggregator configured to update the first plurality of content units;
a spherical graphics rendering module configured to render visual representations corresponding to a second plurality of content units extracted from the first plurality of content units on a surface of a virtual sphere; and
a content navigation module providing a user interface for interacting with the virtual sphere, the content navigation module configured to access the content database and to enable selection of at least one of the second plurality of content units according to an input received by the user interface.
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Abstract
There is provided a system and method for enabling navigation and selection of content using an interactive virtual sphere. The system comprises a content database accessible via a content server, the content database configured to store a first plurality of content units, and an aggregator linked to the content database, the aggregator configured to update the first plurality of content units. The system also includes a spherical graphics rendering module and a content navigation module. The spherical graphics rendering module is configured to render visual representations corresponding to a second plurality of content units on the surface of a virtual sphere. The content to navigation module provides a user interface for interacting with the virtual sphere, and is configured to access the content database and to enable selection of at least one of the second plurality of content units according to an input received by the user interface.
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1. A system for enabling navigation and selection of content using an interactive virtual sphere, the system comprising:
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a content database accessible via a content server, the content database configured to store a first plurality of content units; an aggregator linked to the content database, the aggregator configured to update the first plurality of content units; a spherical graphics rendering module configured to render visual representations corresponding to a second plurality of content units extracted from the first plurality of content units on a surface of a virtual sphere; and a content navigation module providing a user interface for interacting with the virtual sphere, the content navigation module configured to access the content database and to enable selection of at least one of the second plurality of content units according to an input received by the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for enabling navigation and selection of content using an interactive virtual sphere, the method comprising:
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collecting a first plurality of content units into a database; updating the database; extracting a second plurality of content units from the first plurality of content units; associating the second plurality of content units with a corresponding plurality of visual representations; rendering the corresponding plurality of visual representations on a surface of a virtual sphere; providing a user interface for interacting with the virtual sphere; and identifying at least one of the second plurality of content units as a selected content unit according to an input received by the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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