Globe container
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1. A computing system, comprising:
- a touch display;
a user interface module to display a globe container via the touch display, the globe container including a front-side spherical cap, a band level descriptor, and a back-side spherical cap, the front-side spherical cap including a plurality of content items visible with a convex three-dimensional perspective along a plurality of lines of latitude, where a size of each content item is based on a line of latitude of that content item, the band level descriptor associated with content items arranged along a line of latitude and identifying a common attribute of content items arranged along that line of latitude, and the back-side spherical cap including a plurality of content-item blanks visible with a concave three-dimensional perspective behind the front-side spherical cap while both the front-side spherical cap and the back-side spherical cap are displayed, each of the content-item blanks appearing to be a content item facing away from the front-side spherical cap, the globe container having a virtual orientation, the virtual orientation of the globe container determining which of the plurality of content items are arranged with the convex three-dimensional perspective on the front-side spherical cap;
a navigation module to change the virtual orientation of the globe container responsive to a navigation gesture directed to a portion of the touch display displaying the globe container; and
a selection module to recognize selection of a content item responsive to a selection gesture directed to a portion of the touch display displaying that content item.
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Abstract
A globe container includes a front-side spherical cap. A plurality of content items are arranged with a convex three-dimensional perspective on the front-side spherical cap. The globe container has a changeable virtual orientation that determines which of the plurality of content items are arranged with the convex three-dimensional perspective on the front-side spherical cap. The globe container allows selection of any of the content items displayed on the front-side spherical cap.
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13 Claims
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1. A computing system, comprising:
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a touch display; a user interface module to display a globe container via the touch display, the globe container including a front-side spherical cap, a band level descriptor, and a back-side spherical cap, the front-side spherical cap including a plurality of content items visible with a convex three-dimensional perspective along a plurality of lines of latitude, where a size of each content item is based on a line of latitude of that content item, the band level descriptor associated with content items arranged along a line of latitude and identifying a common attribute of content items arranged along that line of latitude, and the back-side spherical cap including a plurality of content-item blanks visible with a concave three-dimensional perspective behind the front-side spherical cap while both the front-side spherical cap and the back-side spherical cap are displayed, each of the content-item blanks appearing to be a content item facing away from the front-side spherical cap, the globe container having a virtual orientation, the virtual orientation of the globe container determining which of the plurality of content items are arranged with the convex three-dimensional perspective on the front-side spherical cap; a navigation module to change the virtual orientation of the globe container responsive to a navigation gesture directed to a portion of the touch display displaying the globe container; and a selection module to recognize selection of a content item responsive to a selection gesture directed to a portion of the touch display displaying that content item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computing system, comprising:
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a touch display; a user interface module to display a globe container via the touch display, the globe container including a front-side spherical cap, a band level descriptor, and a back-side spherical cap visible behind the front-side spherical cap, the globe container having a virtual orientation that determines which of a plurality of content items are arranged with a convex three-dimensional perspective along a plurality of lines of latitude on the front-side spherical cap, where a size of each content item is based on a line of latitude of that content item, the band level descriptor being associated with content items arranged along a line of latitude and identifying a common attribute of content items arranged along that line of latitude, and where a plurality of content-item blanks are arranged with a concave three-dimensional perspective along the plurality of lines of latitude on the back-side spherical cap; a navigation module to change the virtual orientation of the globe container responsive to a navigation gesture directed to a portion of the touch display displaying the globe container;
a selection module to recognize selection of a content item responsive to a selection gesture directed to a portion of the touch display displaying that content item; anda pop-out module to display a detail window related to a selected content item via the touch display. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A data-holding subsystem holding instructions executable by a logic subsystem to implement a method of providing a user interface, the method comprising:
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displaying a globe container including a front-side spherical cap including a plurality of content items arranged with a convex three-dimensional perspective along a plurality of color-coded lines of latitude, where a size of each content item is based on a line of latitude of that content item and a band level descriptor identifies a common attribute of content items arranged along a line of latitude, the globe container having a virtual orientation determining which of the plurality of content items are arranged with a convex three-dimensional perspective on the front-side spherical cap; changing the virtual orientation of the globe container responsive to a navigation gesture directed to the globe container; recognizing selection of a content item responsive to a selection gesture directed to that content item; and displaying a detail window related to a selected content item. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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