Three-dimensional computer environment
May 7, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesDisplay of hierarchical three-dimensional structures with rotating substructures Method to display and rotate a three-dimensional icon with multiple faces Information retrieval apparatus Method and apparatus for displaying data within a three-dimensional information landscape Method and apparatus for visualization of database search results Method and apparatus for navigation within three-dimensional information landscape Menu picture display method and apparatus for a data processor Perspective-based interface using an extended masthead Encyclopedia of software components Patent #: 5632022 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 853331 filed on 05/07/1997US Classes:715/848, Interface represented by 3D space345/419, Three-dimension345/427, Space transformation715/850, Navigation within 3D space715/9763-D ICONExaminersPrimary: Bayerl, Raymond J.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG06F 003/14G06T 015/20 AbstractA method for displaying information about computer files to a user on a display in an environment simulating three dimensional space includes displaying a category of files as a container having a size related to its distance from a predefined portion of the display. | |
