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Presenting and browsing items in a tilted 3D space

  • US 9,851,866 B2
  • Filed: 11/23/2010
  • Issued: 12/26/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method performed by one or more data processing apparatus, comprising:

  • identifying a hierarchy of items, the hierarchy including a plurality of levels, each item being either a root level item within a root level of the hierarchy or a child item within a first level of the hierarchy that descends from a respective parent item within a second level of the hierarchy above the first level;

    causing a first collection of child items to be presented in a three-dimensional (3D) space in a first viewing mode, wherein the first collection of child items descend from a first parent item in the hierarchy and are presented along a first predetermined path across the 3D space to form a first parade, the first collection of child items operable to advance along the first predetermined path, and wherein in the first viewing mode, the first parade is presented in front of items from one or more levels above a level associated with the first collection of child items and obscures the items from the one or more levels;

    detecting a first input for raising a viewing angle of the 3D space; and

    in response to the first input, causing the hierarchy of items to be presented in a second viewing mode, wherein in the second viewing mode, items within a same level as the first parent item are presented along a second predetermined path across the 3D space to form a second parade, the items within the same level operable to advance along the second predetermined path, and the second parade is revealed from behind the first parade along a depth dimension of the 3D space.

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