Visualization object divet
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsJohn O. Louch, Imran A. Chaudhri, Christopher Hynes, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner, Eric Steven Peyton
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Abstract
A graphical user interface includes a desktop and a visualization object receptacle defining a depth aspect. One or more visualization objects are disposed within the visualization object receptacle. A selectable divet can be displayed proximate to a visualization object to indicate an actionable state associated with a system object represented by the visualization object.
Claims21
A graphical user interface, comprising:
- a desktop;
- a visualization object receptacle defining a depth aspect;
- one or more visualization objects disposed within the visualization object receptacle;
- and
- a selectable divet displayed proximate to a visualization object to indicate an actionable state associated with a system object represented by the visualization object.
A method, comprising:
- generating an icon receptacle disposed in a three-dimensional interface;
- generating one or more icons disposed within the icon receptacle;
- identifying an actionable state associated with one of the icons;
- and
- generating a selectable divet displayed proximate to the icon to indicate an actionable state associated with the icon.
A computer readable medium storing instructions that are executable by a processing device, and upon such execution cause the processing device to generate a graphical user interface on a display device, the graphical user interface comprising:
- a desktop;
- a visualization object receptacle defining a depth aspect;
- one or more visualization objects disposed within the visualization object receptacle;
- and
- a selectable divet displayed proximate to a visualization object to indicate an actionable state associated with a system object represented by the visualization object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.