Method and apparatus for displaying a polyhedral user interface
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1. A method for displaying a polyhedral graphical user interface, the method comprising:
- generating a polyhedron comprising blocks, the blocks being mapped with pieces of information;
displaying the polyhedron as a graphical user interface;
displaying a rotation of one or more, but not all, blocks of the polyhedron, while a two-point perspective view of the polyhedron is displayed;
displaying the polyhedron in its state after rotating the one or more blocks; and
resetting the rotated blocks of the polyhedron to an original state in response to continuously swirling a remote controller about an axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the remote controller a predetermined number of times, whereinthe one or more blocks are rotated about an axis of an arc along which a displayed pointer is dragged.
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Abstract
Provided is a method and apparatus for providing a three-dimensional (3D) polyhedral user interface. A first polyhedron may be formed of a plurality of blocks which are mapped with a plurality of pieces of information. A user may manipulate rotation of some of the blocks to generate a second polyhedron.
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1. A method for displaying a polyhedral graphical user interface, the method comprising:
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generating a polyhedron comprising blocks, the blocks being mapped with pieces of information; displaying the polyhedron as a graphical user interface; displaying a rotation of one or more, but not all, blocks of the polyhedron, while a two-point perspective view of the polyhedron is displayed; displaying the polyhedron in its state after rotating the one or more blocks; and resetting the rotated blocks of the polyhedron to an original state in response to continuously swirling a remote controller about an axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the remote controller a predetermined number of times, wherein the one or more blocks are rotated about an axis of an arc along which a displayed pointer is dragged. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for displaying a polyhedral graphical user interface, the apparatus comprising:
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a display unit configured to display a polyhedron as a graphical user interface comprising blocks mapped with pieces of information; and a user interface controller configured to rotate one or more, but not all, of the blocks from among the blocks, wherein; the display unit displays a two-point perspective view of the polyhedron as the one or more blocks of the polyhedron are rotated and displays the polyhedron in its state after the completion of the rotation, the one or more blocks are rotated about an axis of an arc along which a displayed pointer is dragged; and the rotated blocks of the polyhedron are reset to an original state in response to continuously swirling a remote controller about an axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the remote controller a predetermined number of times. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having recorded thereon a program for executing a method for displaying a polyhedral graphical user interface, the method comprising:
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generating a polyhedron comprising blocks, the blocks being mapped with pieces of information; displaying the polyhedron as a graphical user interface; displaying a rotation of one or more, but not all, blocks of the polyhedron, while a two-point perspective view of the polyhedron is displayed; displaying the polyhedron in its state after rotating the one or more blocks; and resetting the rotated blocks of the polyhedron to an original state in response to continuously swirling a remote controller about an axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the remote controller a predetermined number of times, wherein the one or more blocks are rotated about an axis of an arc along which a displayed pointer is dragged.
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