3-D document workspace with focus, immediate and tertiary spaces
September 26, 2016. 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 ReferencesApparatus for manipulating documents in a data processing system utilizing reduced images of sheets of information which are movable Computer user interface with window title bar mini-icons Display of hierarchical three-dimensional structures with rotating substructures Control of a computer through a position-sensed stylus Moving an object in a three-dimensional workspace Information retrieval apparatus Computer graphics system for selectively modelling molecules and investigating the chemical and physical properties thereof Method of rotating a three-dimensional icon to its original face Automatic alignment of objects in two-dimensional and three-dimensional display space using an alignment field gradient Document display system for organizing and displaying documents as screen objects organized along strand paths InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 721293 filed on 09/26/1996US Classes:715/850, Navigation within 3D space715/775, Office layout metaphor (e.g., filing cabinet, desk)715/802, Focus control715/9763-D ICONExaminersPrimary: Breene, JohnAttorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassG06F 003/00AbstractA three dimensional document workspace for interacting with large numbers of document objects. A document object may be a document or a document collection. The document workspace is divided hierarchically in terms of interaction rates. A focus space is where direct interaction with a document or document collection occurs. An immediate memory space or desktop is for placing pages or books that are in use, but not currently being interacted with. A tertiary space or bookcase is where many books and pages that are not in use, but which it is desirable to have ready access to. Moving document objects in the document workspace is facilitated by touch-drop and flick gestures. The touch-drop gesture addresses the problem of obscuring distant (hence smaller) document objects by presenting a visual line indicating a destination for a moved document object. Flick gestures are used to quickly move document objects within the document workspace. A user may change their view of the document workspace in order to view different portions of the workspace in more detail.Other References
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