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Graphical user interface for 3-dimensional view of a data collection based on an attribute of the data

  • US 8,095,892 B2
  • Filed: 06/07/2005
  • Issued: 01/10/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer-implemented method for displaying a set of items on a graphical user interface according to a attribute of each item of the set, wherein the attribute can be ordered, comprising:

  • determining an ordering interval for a plurality of items by dividing a total range covered by a histogram by a quantity of columns that can fit within a portion of the graphical user interface;

    dividing the plurality of items into a plurality of ordered groups based on the ordering interval and the attribute;

    determining a focal group from the plurality of ordered groups;

    ordering the ordered groups into a histogram view;

    displaying the focal group at a point of primary focus;

    displaying with less prominence than the focal group on a first side of the focal group and in decreasing prominence away from the focal group, a first group of images that precede the focal group;

    displaying on the graphical user interface with less prominence than the focal group on a second side of the focal group and in decreasing prominence away from the focal group, a second group of images that follow the focal group, the images in the second group being sized smaller than the images in the focal group;

    displaying with less prominence than the second group of images, a third group of images so that the images in the third group are sized smaller than the images in the second group; and

    without changing the focal group, folding out a selected non-focal group from the ordered groups that are non-focal and displaying items of the selected non-focal group in entirety, rather than being partially obscured.

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