Video browsing space
First Claim
1. An apparatus for displaying a user interface for browsing a database, said database being embodied in a medium readable by a data processing device, the database including a plurality of data items organizable into categories, the interface comprising an information landscape wherein data items are organized into a plurality of apparent tiers, a first tier being at a respective first apparent level, a second tier being at a respective second apparent level, the second tier being apparently adjacent to the first tier along one apparent dimension, but placed with offsets relative to the first tier in second and third apparent dimensions, the plurality of tiers thus bearing a resemblance to stadium seating, each tier representing a respective information category.
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Abstract
A user interface for accessing a database, organized into an information landscape, uses an architectural metaphor, namely, a stadium, to organize the information of the database for greater user accessibility. Spotlight and query tools are used to help the user access items within the database. A multi-user version includes a chat space feature.
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- 1. An apparatus for displaying a user interface for browsing a database, said database being embodied in a medium readable by a data processing device, the database including a plurality of data items organizable into categories, the interface comprising an information landscape wherein data items are organized into a plurality of apparent tiers, a first tier being at a respective first apparent level, a second tier being at a respective second apparent level, the second tier being apparently adjacent to the first tier along one apparent dimension, but placed with offsets relative to the first tier in second and third apparent dimensions, the plurality of tiers thus bearing a resemblance to stadium seating, each tier representing a respective information category.
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