Information processing device
First Claim
1. A graphical user interface for use with a data processing device, comprising:
- a touch screen for stroking by a user;
a plurality of user responsive display elements for displaying on the screen, the elements comprising;
a flow zone comprising a list of flowing links displayed around a periphery of the screen and a flow control means responsive to appropriate strokes made on the touch screen by the user within the flow zone to selectively change flow speed and flow direction of the flowing links; and
a presentation zone for presenting information selected from the flowing links as a presentation.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a system and information processing device for user selectably presenting information. It comprises a display screen (101) having various areas or zones for facilitating the exploration of the information. A flow zone (102) shows links or pointers (103) to various information units or content, which links continuously flow in a certain direction. The user is allowed to control the flow speed and flow direction and select any link so as to view a full presentation (108) of the related content in a presentation zone (106). The flow zone may be controlled to include only links to selected content in dependence on a user selectable filter agent (105). Personal links may be stored into and loaded from a physical token, using a token detector (113) and token area (110) displaying the personal links. The token can be used to carry personal links between information processing devices of the system according to the invention.
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12 Claims
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1. A graphical user interface for use with a data processing device, comprising:
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a touch screen for stroking by a user; a plurality of user responsive display elements for displaying on the screen, the elements comprising; a flow zone comprising a list of flowing links displayed around a periphery of the screen and a flow control means responsive to appropriate strokes made on the touch screen by the user within the flow zone to selectively change flow speed and flow direction of the flowing links; and a presentation zone for presenting information selected from the flowing links as a presentation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An information processing device for exploring information by a user, comprising:
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a display screen to display a plurality of flowing links within a flow zone, each of the flowing links being linked to respective information units for display as a presentation in a presentation zone of the display screen; and a controller that is responsive to user input events within the flow zone to selectively change flow speed and flow direction, wherein the flow speed changes in response to user input events that include selecting a location of the display screen with an input device and dragging the selected location in the flow direction. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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