Visual Hierarchy Navigation System
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a computer having a computer-readable storage memory, a display device, and an input device, the computer programmed to;
graphically represent a primary graphical object in a first region of the display device;
graphically represent secondary graphical objects approximately surrounding the primary graphical object, where the secondary graphical objects are individually distinguishable by their graphical locations and appearances on the display device; and
upon receiving a user selection of a secondary graphical object executably associated with a set of algorithms, execute the set of algorithms.
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Abstract
The Visual Hierarchy Navigation System described herein comprises a primary graphical object, one or more secondary graphical objects. Sets of secondary graphical objects may depend on some individual secondary graphical objects. Some other individual secondary graphical objects may be executably associated with a set of algorithms.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a computer having a computer-readable storage memory, a display device, and an input device, the computer programmed to; graphically represent a primary graphical object in a first region of the display device; graphically represent secondary graphical objects approximately surrounding the primary graphical object, where the secondary graphical objects are individually distinguishable by their graphical locations and appearances on the display device; and upon receiving a user selection of a secondary graphical object executably associated with a set of algorithms, execute the set of algorithms.
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2. An apparatus comprising:
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a computer having a computer-readable storage memory, a display device, and an input device, the computer programmed to; graphically display a primary graphical object in a first region of the display device; graphically display in a position P an arrangement of secondary graphical objects, where position expresses graphical distance from the primary graphical object; upon receiving a user selection of a secondary graphical object in position P depended upon by a dependent set of secondary graphical objects, graphically display in a position P+1 the dependent set of secondary graphical objects; and upon receiving a user selection of a secondary graphical object executably associated with a set of algorithms, execute the set of algorithms. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus comprising:
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a computer having a computer-readable storage memory, a display device, and an input device, the computer programmed to; graphically display a primary graphical object in a first region of the display device; graphically display in a position P an arrangement of secondary graphical objects, where position expresses graphical distance from the primary graphical object; upon receiving a tentative user selection of a secondary graphical object in position P depended upon by a dependent set of secondary graphical objects, graphically display at least partially transparently and in a position P+1 the dependent set of secondary graphical objects; upon receiving a finalized user selection of a secondary graphical object in position P depended upon by a dependent set of secondary graphical objects, graphically display opaquely and in a position P+1 the dependent set of secondary graphical objects; upon receiving a tentative user selection of a secondary graphical object in position P+1 depended upon by a dependent set of secondary graphical objects, graphically display at least partially transparently and in a position P+2 the dependent set of secondary graphical objects; upon receiving a finalized user selection of a secondary graphical object in position P+1 depended upon by a dependent set of secondary graphical objects, graphically display opaquely and in a position P+2 the dependent set of secondary graphical objects; and upon receiving a finalized user selection of a secondary graphical object executably associated with a set of algorithms, execute the set of algorithms.
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