Systems and method for cubic graphical user interfaces

A method comprising:

• associating, by a computer-based system, first data with a first face of a representation of a three-dimensional shape, wherein the three-dimensional shape displays the first data on the first face;
• receiving, by the computer-based system, one or more first edits to the first data on the first face of the three-dimensional shape;
• associating, by the computer-based system, read-only data with a second face of the three-dimensional shape, wherein the three-dimensional shape displays the read-only data on the second face, wherein the read-only data comprises a file extension;
• associating, by the computer-based system, the first face of the three-dimensional shape with a first item in a key;
• associating, by the computer-based system, the second face of the three-dimensional shape with a second item in the key;
• receiving, at the computer-based system and via a GUI, a selection of the second item in the key associated with the second face of the three-dimensional shape;
• coordinating rotating, by the computer-based system, the three-dimensional shape on the GUI so that the second face of the three-dimensional shape is oriented to a front of the three-dimensional shape;
• coordinating displaying, by the computer-based system and on the second face, a partial application allowing a user to view, on a user device, the read-only data in a native format of the read-only data, wherein the user device is incompatible with the file extension of the read-only data;
• storing, by the computer-based system, the three-dimensional shape as a file;
• transmitting, by the computer-based system, the file to a second computer-based system as an email attachment;
• after transmitting the file to the second computer-based system, receiving, at a three-dimensional shape server, one or more second edits to the first data on the first face of the three-dimensional shape, wherein the one or more second edits are entered using a native application for the first data;
• after receiving the one or more second edits at the three-dimensional shape server, opening, by the second computer-based system, the file;
• and
• in response to opening the file, coordinating displaying, by the second computer-based system, the first data comprising the one or more first edits and the one or more second edits.

An article of manufacture including a non-transitory, tangible computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a computer-based system, cause the computer-based system to perform operations comprising:

• generating, by the computer-based system, a cube having data imported into each of a first cube face, a read-only cube face, and a third cube face;
• generating, by the computer-based system, a key comprising at least one item for each face of the cube;
• receiving, by the computer-based system, one or more first edits to a first file on the first cube face;
• receiving, at the computer-based system and via a GUI, a selection of an item in the key corresponding to the read-only cube face of the cube;
• coordinating rotating, by the computer-based system, the cube on the GUI so that the read-only cube face of the cube is oriented to a front of the cube;
• coordinating displaying, by the computer-based system and on the read-only cube face, a partial application allowing a user to view, on a user device, a read-only file in a native format of the read-only file, wherein the read-only file comprises a file extension and wherein the user device is incompatible with the file extension of the read-only file;
• storing, by the computer-based system, the cube as a file;
• transmitting, by the computer-based system, the file to a second computer-based system as an email attachment;
• after transmitting the file to the second computer-based system, receiving, at a cube server, one or more second edits to the first file on the first cube face of the cube, wherein the one or more second edits are entered using a native application for the first file;
• after receiving the one or more second edits at the cube server, opening, by the second computer-based system, the file;
• and
• in response to opening the file, coordinating displaying, by the second computer-based system, the first file comprising the one or more first edits and the one or more second edits.

A system comprising:

• a processor,
• a tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the processor,
• the tangible, non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• associating, by the processor, first data with a first face of a representation of a three-dimensional shape, wherein the three-dimensional shape displays the first data on the first face;
• receiving, by the processor, one or more first edits to the first data on the first face of the three-dimensional shape;
• associating, by the processor, read-only data with a second face of the three-dimensional shape, wherein the three-dimensional shape displays the read-only data on the second face, wherein the read-only data comprises a file extension;
• associating, by the processor, the first face of the three-dimensional shape with a first item in a key;
• associating, by the processor, the second face of the three-dimensional shape with a second item in the key;
• receiving, at the processor and via a GUI, a selection of the second item in the key associated with the second face of the three-dimensional shape;
• coordinating rotating, by the processor, the three-dimensional shape on the GUI so that the second face of the three-dimensional shape is oriented to a front of the three-dimensional shape;
• coordinating displaying, by the processor and on the second face, a partial application allowing a user to view, on a user device, the read-only data in a native format of the read-only data, wherein the user device is incompatible with the file extension of the read-only data;
• storing, by the processor, the three-dimensional shape as a file;
• transmitting, by the processor, the file to a computer-based system as an email attachment;
• after transmitting the file to the computer-based system, receiving, at a three-dimensional shape server, one or more second edits to the first data on the first face of the three-dimensional shape, wherein the one or more second edits are entered using a native application for the first data;
• after receiving the one or more second edits at the three-dimensional shape server, opening, by the computer-based system, the file;
• and
• in response to opening the file, coordinating displaying, by the computer-based system, the first data comprising the one or more first edits and the one or more second edits.