Method of managing user-selectable elements in a plurality of directions
First Claim
1. A method for managing user-selectable content elements in multiple vectors on a display, the method comprising:
- displaying a first portion of a first group of user-selectable content elements along a first vector in a first direction on the display, at least some of the user-selectable content elements including one or more characterization attributes visually indicated on the at least some of the user-selectable content elements;
receiving a selection of a characterization attribute associated with at least one user-selectable content element in the first group of user-selectable content elements;
displaying at least a subset of a second group of user-selectable content elements, in response to the selection of the characterization attribute, proximate to the at least one user-selectable content element along a second vector in a second direction on the display concurrently with the first group of user-selectable content elements, each user-selectable content element in the second group of user-selectable content elements having the characterization attribute;
wherein the second direction is at a non-zero angle relative to the first direction, and the second direction of the second vector being based at least in part on the selected characterization attribute; and
displaying multiple versions of an individual user-selectable content element stacked in a third-dimension relative to the first vector and the second vector, such that the multiple versions of the individual user-selectable content element are presented in chronological order.
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Abstract
A method of visualizing and manipulating data on a display of a computer is provided, the method comprising retrieving a plurality of documents from a file system operably connected to the computer, each said document having at least one attribute associated therewith; graphically organizing the plurality of documents retrieved from the file system along a first substantially linear axis on the display; selecting a selected attribute associated with a selected document, the selected document being selected from among the plurality of documents organized along the first substantially linear axis; and graphically organizing a subset of the plurality of documents retrieved from the file system along a second substantially linear axis on the display, the first and second axes being organized such that the first and second substantially linear axes are non-parallel to one another, wherein the subset of the plurality of documents only includes documents having attributes associated therewith that match the selected attribute. A program, an interface and a system thereof are also provided.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for managing user-selectable content elements in multiple vectors on a display, the method comprising:
- displaying a first portion of a first group of user-selectable content elements along a first vector in a first direction on the display, at least some of the user-selectable content elements including one or more characterization attributes visually indicated on the at least some of the user-selectable content elements;
receiving a selection of a characterization attribute associated with at least one user-selectable content element in the first group of user-selectable content elements; displaying at least a subset of a second group of user-selectable content elements, in response to the selection of the characterization attribute, proximate to the at least one user-selectable content element along a second vector in a second direction on the display concurrently with the first group of user-selectable content elements, each user-selectable content element in the second group of user-selectable content elements having the characterization attribute; wherein the second direction is at a non-zero angle relative to the first direction, and the second direction of the second vector being based at least in part on the selected characterization attribute; and displaying multiple versions of an individual user-selectable content element stacked in a third-dimension relative to the first vector and the second vector, such that the multiple versions of the individual user-selectable content element are presented in chronological order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 19)
- displaying a first portion of a first group of user-selectable content elements along a first vector in a first direction on the display, at least some of the user-selectable content elements including one or more characterization attributes visually indicated on the at least some of the user-selectable content elements;
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium adapted to store thereon computer-readable instructions that, when executed with a computer, provide a method for managing user-selectable content elements in multiple vectors on a display, the method comprising:
- displaying a first group of user-selectable content elements along a first vector in a first direction on the display, at least some of the user-selectable content elements including one or more characterization attributes visually indicated on the at least some of the user-selectable content elements;
receiving a selection of a characterization attribute associated with at least one user-selectable content element in the first group of user-selectable content elements;
displaying at least a subset of a second group of user-selectable content elements, in response to the selection of the characterization attribute, proximate to the at least one user-selectable content element along a second vector in a second direction on the display, the at least the subset of the second group of user-selectable content elements being concurrently displayed with the first group of user-selectable content elements, the second direction being at a non-zero angle to the first direction, the second direction of the second vector being based at least in part on the selected characterization attribute, and the second group of user-selectable content elements each having the characterization attribute; anddisplaying multiple versions of an individual user-selectable content element stacked in a third-dimension relative to the first vector and the second vector, such that the multiple versions of the individual user-selectable content element are presented in chronological order. - View Dependent Claims (14, 20)
- displaying a first group of user-selectable content elements along a first vector in a first direction on the display, at least some of the user-selectable content elements including one or more characterization attributes visually indicated on the at least some of the user-selectable content elements;
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17. A device, comprising a processor configured to present a graphical interface with user-selectable content elements in multiple vectors on a display, the graphical interface comprising:
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a first display area adapted to display a first group of user-selectable content elements, the user-selectable content elements including a characterization attribute, the first group of user-selectable content elements displayed along a first vector in a first direction on the display, the characterization attribute being visually indicated on the at least some of the user-selectable content elements; a second display area on the display adapted to receive an input selection of a characterization attribute associated with at least one user-selectable content element from the first group of user-selectable content elements; and a third display area adapted to display a second group of user-selectable content elements in response to the input selection proximate to the at least one user-selectable content element, at least a subset of the second group of user-selectable content elements is displayed along a second vector in a second direction on the display, the at least the subset of the second group of user-selectable content elements being concurrently displayed with the first group of user-selectable content elements, the second direction being at a non-zero angle to the first direction, the second direction of the second vector being based at least in part on the selected characterization attribute, and the second group of user-selectable content elements each having the characterization attribute;
wherein multiple versions of an individual user-selectable content element are stacked, in the first display area or the third display area, in a third-dimension relative to the first vector and the second vector, such that the multiple versions of the individual user-selectable content element are presented in chronological order. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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