Methods, articles and apparatus for visibly representing information and for providing an input interface
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1. A method comprising:
- outputting at least one signal to display and to make user-selectable a first concave region to visibly represent a first element, a second concave region to visibly represent a second element, and a third concave region to visibly represent a third element;
wherein the second concave region and the third concave region are radially adjacent the first concave region;
wherein the second concave region is angularly adjacent the third concave region; and
wherein a radial width of the second concave region differs from a radial width of the third concave region.
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Abstract
Display and/or input regions to represent a plurality of tree-related elements include a region to represent a root element, at least two concave regions to represent at least two non-root, internal elements, and at least two regions to represent at least two leaf elements. In a particular embodiment, a first concave region is radially adjacent both a second concave region and a third concave region, the second concave region is angularly adjacent the third concave region, and a radial width of the second concave region differs from a radial width of the third concave region.
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1. A method comprising:
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outputting at least one signal to display and to make user-selectable a first concave region to visibly represent a first element, a second concave region to visibly represent a second element, and a third concave region to visibly represent a third element;
wherein the second concave region and the third concave region are radially adjacent the first concave region;
wherein the second concave region is angularly adjacent the third concave region; and
wherein a radial width of the second concave region differs from a radial width of the third concave region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
outputting at least one signal to display a user-viewable advertisement.
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14. The method of claim 13 wherein the user-viewable advertisement and at least one of the first concave region, the second concave region and the third concave region are simultaneously user-viewable.
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15. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one signal is further to display and to make user-selectable a fourth concave region to visibly represent a fourth element, wherein the fourth concave region is radially adjacent the third concave region and is angularly adjacent the second concave region.
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16. A method comprising:
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outputting at least one signal to provide a first user-selectable concave region associated with a first element, a second user-selectable concave region associated with a second element, and a third user-selectable concave region associated with a third element;
wherein the second user-selectable concave region and the third user-selectable concave region are radially adjacent the first user-selectable concave region;
wherein the second user-selectable concave region is angularly adjacent the third user-selectable concave region; and
wherein a radial width of the second user-selectable concave region differs from a radial width of the third user-selectable concave region. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
outputting at least one signal to display a user-viewable advertisement.
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29. The method of claim 28 wherein the user-viewable advertisement is user-viewable when at least one of the first user-selectable concave region, the second user-selectable concave region and the third user-selectable concave region is user-selectable.
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30. The method of claim 16 wherein the at least one signal is further to display a fourth user-selectable concave region associated with a fourth element, wherein the fourth user-selectable concave region is radially adjacent the third user-selectable concave region and is angularly adjacent the second user-selectable concave region.
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31. A method comprising:
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outputting at least one signal to display a first region to visibly represent a first computer address, a second region to visibly represent a second computer address, and a third region to visibly represent a third computer address, the first region approximately shaped as a first annulus sector, the second region approximately shaped as a second annulus sector, the third region approximately shaped as a third annulus sector, wherein the second region and the third region are radially adjacent the first region, and wherein the second region has a radial width which differs from a radial width of the third region. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
outputting at least one signal to display a user-viewable advertisement.
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35. The method of claim 34 wherein the user-viewable advertisement and at least one of the first region, the second region, and the third region are simultaneously user-viewable.
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36. The method of claim 31 wherein the first region has an angular width greater than or equal to a sum of an angular width of the second region and an angular width of the third region.
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37. The method of claim 31 wherein the second region has an angular width substantially equal to an angular width of the third region.
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38. The method of claim 31 wherein the first region, the second region, and the third region have substantially the same area.
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39. A method comprising:
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outputting at least one signal to provide a first user-selectable region associated with a first computer address, a second user-selectable region associated with a second computer address, and a third user-selectable region associated with a third computer address, the first user-selectable region approximately shaped as a first annulus sector, the second user-selectable region approximately shaped as a second annulus sector, the third user-selectable region approximately shaped as a third annulus sector, wherein the second user-selectable region and the third user-selectable region are radially adjacent the first user-selectable region, and wherein a radial width of a second user-selectable region differs from a radial width of a third user-selectable region. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
outputting at least one signal to display a user-viewable advertisement.
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43. The method of claim 42 wherein the user-viewable advertisement is user-viewable when at least one of the first user-selectable region, the second user-selectable region, and the third user-selectable region is user-selectable.
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44. The method of claim 39 wherein the first user-selectable region has an angular width greater than or equal to a sum of an angular width of the second user-selectable region and an angular width of the third user-selectable region.
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45. The method of claim 39 wherein the second user-selectable region has an angular width substantially equal to an angular width of the third user-selectable region.
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46. The method of claim 39 wherein the first user-selectable region, the second user-selectable region, and the third user-selectable region have substantially the same area.
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