Hierarchical User Interface
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- arranging a plurality of components of a user interface in a hierarchy, the hierarchy having one or more layers and each layer having at least one of the components of the user interface;
presenting the user interface according to a structure of the hierarchy, comprising;
presenting one or more first components in the hierarchy as floating on top of a second component, the first components being children of the second component according to the structure of the hierarchy, the first components being presented in a first layer of the user interface and the second component being presented in a second layer of the user interface beneath the first layer; and
enabling a user to interact with the components uniformly, such that each specific user interaction, when applied to each of the components, results in a similar response from each of the components.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, one or more components of a user interface are arranged in a hierarchy of layers. The user interface is presented according to the structure of the hierarchy, with one or more first components from a first layer floating on top of a second component from a second layer beneath the first layer. The first components are children of the second components. A user may interact with components uniformly, meaning that each specific user interaction applied to each component results in similar response from each component.
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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arranging a plurality of components of a user interface in a hierarchy, the hierarchy having one or more layers and each layer having at least one of the components of the user interface; presenting the user interface according to a structure of the hierarchy, comprising; presenting one or more first components in the hierarchy as floating on top of a second component, the first components being children of the second component according to the structure of the hierarchy, the first components being presented in a first layer of the user interface and the second component being presented in a second layer of the user interface beneath the first layer; and enabling a user to interact with the components uniformly, such that each specific user interaction, when applied to each of the components, results in a similar response from each of the components. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying logic that is operable when executed to:
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arrange a plurality of components of a user interface in a hierarchy, the hierarchy having one or more layers and each layer having at least one of the components of the user interface; present the user interface according to a structure of the hierarchy, comprising; presenting one or more first components in the hierarchy as floating on top of a second component, the first components being children of the second component according to the structure of the hierarchy, the first components being presented in a first layer of the user interface and the second component being presented in a second layer of the user interface beneath the first layer; and enable a user to interact with the components uniformly, such that each specific user interaction, when applied to each of the components, results in a similar response from each of the components. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a memory comprising instructions executable by one or more processors; and the one or more processors coupled to the memory and operable to execute the instructions, the one or more processors being operable when executing the instructions to; arrange a plurality of components of a user interface in a hierarchy, the hierarchy having one or more layers and each layer having at least one of the components of the user interface; present the user interface according to a structure of the hierarchy, comprising; presenting one or more first components in the hierarchy as floating on top of a second component, the first components being children of the second component according to the structure of the hierarchy, the first components being presented in a first layer of the user interface and the second component being presented in a second layer of the user interface beneath the first layer; and enable a user to interact with the components uniformly, such that each specific user interaction, when applied to each of the components, results in a similar response from each of the components. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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