User interface for displaying and exploring hierarchical information
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1. A user interface system comprising:
- a plurality of nodes organized into a hierarchy of information wherein at least one node is a source focus and nodes contained inside the focus forming a sub-hierarchy, said focus being substantially centered in a view, an aggregator mechanism for associating at least one visual cue to a node in the view and where the visual cue suggests the contents of said at least one node to a user interacting with the system, a means for rendering nodes in the view.
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Abstract
A user interface is animated and configurable to optimize, facilitate and simplify displaying on a display device and exploring via user input a hierarchy of information accessible by an electronic device.
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37 Claims
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1. A user interface system comprising:
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a plurality of nodes organized into a hierarchy of information wherein at least one node is a source focus and nodes contained inside the focus forming a sub-hierarchy, said focus being substantially centered in a view, an aggregator mechanism for associating at least one visual cue to a node in the view and where the visual cue suggests the contents of said at least one node to a user interacting with the system, a means for rendering nodes in the view. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A user interface system comprising:
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a plurality of nodes organized into a hierarchy of information wherein at least one node is a source focus and nodes contained inside the focus forming a sub-hierarchy, said focus being substantially centered in a view, an aggregator means for associating at least one visual cue to a node in the view and where the visual cue suggests the contents of said at least one node to a user interacting with the system, a means for rendering nodes in the view according to their associated visual cue, wherein the system may allow a user to change focus to a destination node in the hierarchy. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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