Systems and method for displaying control objects including a plurality of panels
First Claim
1. In an interactive system including a display and an input device and having a graphical user interface, a method for displaying a three-dimensional object having a plurality of panels, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a first input signal;
displaying, in response to the first input signal, an opening transition in which the object moves from an initial position and initial orientation to a final position and final orientation, the opening transition revealing the plurality of panels associated with the object;
displaying the object at the final position in the final orientation, the object being displayed as a two-dimensional object with only the first panel visible on the display;
receiving a second input signal; and
rotating, in response to the second input signal, the object so that a second panel of said plurality of panels is visible on the display.
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Abstract
An interactive computer system displays informational and control objects consisting of multiple panels that facilitate browsing and selecting an element from a group of menus. Multiple menus are presented in a three-dimensional structure that contains one panel for each menu. Each panel is connected to another to form the three-dimensional object. When the menu is opened, the computer system provides high quality animation that illustrates the three-dimensional nature of the object and the relationship between the panels. The user can spin or rotate the three-dimensional object to reveal other menu panels. As each panel is revealed, the three-dimensional object is animated to show the spinning of the menu structure and the relationship between the menu panels.
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19 Claims
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1. In an interactive system including a display and an input device and having a graphical user interface, a method for displaying a three-dimensional object having a plurality of panels, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a first input signal; displaying, in response to the first input signal, an opening transition in which the object moves from an initial position and initial orientation to a final position and final orientation, the opening transition revealing the plurality of panels associated with the object; displaying the object at the final position in the final orientation, the object being displayed as a two-dimensional object with only the first panel visible on the display; receiving a second input signal; and rotating, in response to the second input signal, the object so that a second panel of said plurality of panels is visible on the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing steps comprising:
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displaying, in response to a first input signal, an object at an initial position and in an initial orientation, the object having an initial size in the initial position; transitioning the object from the initial position and initial orientation to a final position and final orientation, the transition revealing a plurality of panels associated with the object; displaying the object at the final position in the final orientation, the object having a final size in the final position, the final size being larger then the initial size, and the object being displayed as a two-dimensional object with only the first panel visible on the display; and rotating, in response to a second input signal, the object so that a second panel of said plurality of panels is visible on the display. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An interactive computer system for displaying a selectively controllable object including a plurality of panels, comprising:
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a processing unit; a memory device coupled to the processing unit for storing program modules executed by the processing unit; an output device coupled to the processing unit for displaying information; and an input device coupled to the processing unit for providing input signals; the processing unit, responsive to instructions from a program module running on the computer system, being operative to; receive a first input signal; display, in response to the first input signal, the object at an initial position and in an initial orientation; transition the object from the initial position and initial orientation to a final position and final orientation, the transition revealing the plurality of panels associated with the object; display the object at the final position in the final orientation, the object being displayed as a two-dimensional object with only a first panel of the plurality of panels visible on the display; receive a second input signal; rotate, in response to the second input signal, the object so that a second panel of said plurality of panels is visible on the display. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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