Visualization and interaction models
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsImran A. Chaudhri, John O. Louch, Christopher Hynes, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner, Eric Steven Peyton
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Abstract
Visual representations of system objects are associated, and one or more association characteristics of the associated visual representations are identified. Interaction models and/or visualization models are automatically selected from a plurality of interaction and/or visualization models based on the identified one or more association characteristic, and the selected interaction and/or visualization model is applied to the associated visual representations.
Claims30
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- creating an association of visual representations of system objects;
- identifying one or more association characteristics of the associated visual representations;
- automatically selecting a visualization model from a plurality of visualization models based on the identified one or more association characteristic;
- and
- applying the selected visualization model to the associated visual representations.
A computer readable medium storing instructions that are executable by a processing device, and upon such execution cause the processing device to:
- create an association of visual representations of system objects;
- identify one or more association characteristics of the associated visual representations;
- identify a plurality of visualization models;
- automatically select a visualization model from the plurality of visualization models based on the identified one or more association characteristics;
- and
- applying the selected visualization model to the associated visual representations.
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- creating an association of system objects;
- identifying one or more association characteristics of the associated system objects;
- generating one or more user interface elements based on the associated system objects;
- automatically selecting an interaction model from a plurality of interaction models based on the identified one or more association characteristics;
- and
- applying the selected interaction model to the one or more user interface elements.
The method of claim 23, wherein:
- creating an association of system objects comprises associating icons corresponding to the system objects.
The method of claim 24, wherein:
- the one or more association characteristics comprise a group association.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.