Computer software for personal budgeting that graphically depicts data using two or three dimensional bubble or spheroid objects

A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therein, the program code readable/executable by a processor to:

• generate a first graphical representation of a total budget based on an amount of the total budget and an amount of the total budget amount that is expensed, the first graphical representation comprising a three-dimensional spherical representation of the total budget;
• generate one or more second graphical representations of categories of sub-budgets of the total budget amount, the one or more second graphical representations comprising three-dimensional spherical representations based on an amount of the total budget for the category and an amount of the total budget amount for the category that is expensed;
• graphically on a first display, the first graphical representation and the one or more second graphical representations, the one or more second graphical representations presented outside and proximate to an outer boundary of the first graphical representation, the first graphical representation and the one or more second graphical representations dynamically sized relative to one another based on the total budget amounts for each graphical representation and a size of the first display;
• dynamically resize the first graphical representation of the total budget and the one or more second graphical representations of the categories of sub-budgets of the total budget amount relative to one another in response to being presented on a second display that has a different size than the first display;
• graphically alter at least one visual characteristic of the first graphical representation of the total budget in response to an expense amount of the first graphical representation of the total budget satisfying a threshold budget level such that the first graphical representation stands out visually from other graphical representations;
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• graphically alter at least one visual characteristic of the one or more second graphical representations of categories of sub-budgets of the total budget amount in response to an expense amount of the one or more second graphical representations of categories of sub-budgets of the total budget amount satisfying a threshold budget level for the category such that the graphically altered one or more second graphical representations stand out visually from the first graphical representation and other second graphical representations.

An apparatus, comprising:

• means for generating a first graphical representation of a total budget based on an amount of the total budget and an amount of the total budget amount that is expensed, the first graphical representation comprising a three-dimensional spherical representation of the total budget;
• means for generating one or more second graphical representations of categories of sub-budgets of the total budget amount, the one or more second graphical representations comprising three-dimensional spherical representations based on an amount of the total budget for the category and an amount of the total budget amount for the category that is expensed;
• means for graphically presenting, on a first display, the first graphical representation and the one or more second graphical representations, the one or more second graphical representations presented outside and proximate to an outer boundary of the first graphical representation, the first graphical representation and the one or more second graphical representations dynamically sized relative to one another based on the total budget amounts for each graphical representation and a size of the first display;
• means for dynamically resizing the first graphical representation of the total budget and the one or more second graphical representations of the categories of sub-budgets of the total budget amount relative to one another in response to being presented on a second display that has a different size than the first display;
• means for graphically altering at least one visual characteristic of the first graphical representation of the total budget in response to an expense amount of the first graphical representation of the total budget satisfying a threshold budget level such that the first graphical representation stands out visually from other graphical representations;
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• means for graphically altering at least one visual characteristic of the one or more second graphical representations of categories of sub-budgets of the total budget amount in response to an expense amount of the one or more second graphical representations of categories of sub-budgets of the total budget amount satisfying a threshold budget level for the category such that the graphically altered one or more second graphical representations stand out visually from the first graphical representation and other second graphical representations.