Interface for displaying and exploring hierarchical information
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1. A user interface comprising:
- a plurality of nodes organized into a hierarchy of information wherein at least one node is a focus node and wherein nodes contained inside the focus node form a first sub-hierarchy of nodes in a view;
an aggregator mechanism to associate a visual cue with a node in the view, the visual cue to indicate the node comprises a second sub-hierarchy having hidden nodes, wherein the hidden nodes are too small to be displayed in the view; and
a display to render the plurality of nodes and the visual cue 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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38 Claims
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1. A user interface comprising:
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a plurality of nodes organized into a hierarchy of information wherein at least one node is a focus node and wherein nodes contained inside the focus node form a first sub-hierarchy of nodes in a view; an aggregator mechanism to associate a visual cue with a node in the view, the visual cue to indicate the node comprises a second sub-hierarchy having hidden nodes, wherein the hidden nodes are too small to be displayed in the view; and a display to render the plurality of nodes and the visual cue 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 comprising:
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a plurality of nodes organized into a hierarchy of information wherein at least one node is a focus node and wherein nodes contained inside the focus node form a sub-hierarchy of nodes in a view; an aggregator means to associate at least one visual cue to a node in the view, the visual cue to indicate the node comprises a second sub-hierarchy of hidden nodes, wherein the hidden nodes are too small to be displayed in the view; a display to render the nodes in the view according to their associated visual cue; and interface controls to accept input, wherein the user interface system to change focus to a destination focus node in the hierarchy based on the input. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A user interface system comprising:
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means for organizing a plurality of nodes into a hierarchy of information wherein at least one node is a focus and the nodes contained inside the focus form a sub-hierarchy of nodes in a view; an aggregator means to apply at least one visual cue with a node in the view, the visual cue to indicate the node comprises a second sub-hierarchy of hidden nodes, wherein the hidden nodes are too small to be displayed in the view; a display to render the nodes in the view according to the visual cue applied by the aggregator mechanism; and at least one adjustable parameter to affect a change to the number of nodes displayed or the visual cues applied by the aggregator mechanism;
wherein the user interface system to allow a destination node in the hierarchy to become the focus, based on input from the user interface system.
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