Nestable system and method for accessing, organizing, and interacting with visual representations of data
OwnerMichael G. Buchananinventor
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Abstract
The present invention includes systems of, methods for, and computer implemented products that present a nestable user interface for viewing and interacting with information displayed on a computer (or computing device) display. The nestable user interface allows a user to flexibly configure and associate information sources, both local and accessed over a network, and to seek various documents to view intuitively and by immediate visual recognition. The nestable user interface is also extensible.
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A method of accessing visual representations of data, comprising:
- establishing a first nestable user interface in a first area of a computing device display, said first nestable user interface having at least a first mode providing at least one navigation bar along with at least one first visual representation panel, and a second mode providing at least one larger second visual representation panel;
- configuring said first nestable user interface with a tiered organizational structure encompassing at least an uppermost first tier, at least one lower optional second tier, at least one still lower optional third tier, and at least one lowermost fourth tier that accommodates at least a first association with at least a first visual representation of data such that activating said first association provides at least a partial view of said first visual representation of data in at least one portion of at least one of said first and second visual representation panels;
- enabling said fourth tier to accommodate at least one second nested association with one of at least said first nestable user interface and at least one second nestable user interface such that activating said at least one second nested association provides at least a partial view of its associated second nestable user interface in at least one portion of at least one of said first and second visual representation panels;
- and, selectably,
- capacitating at least one of any of said nestable user interfaces to present at least one background image to provide a recognizable indication of said at least one of any of said nestable user interfaces.
A graphical user interface embodied on one or more non-transitory computer-readable media and executable on a computer, said graphical user interface comprising:
- a first nestable user interface in a first area of a computing device display, said first nestable user interface having at least a first mode providing at least one navigation bar along with at least one first visual representation panel, and a second mode providing at least one larger second visual representation panel;
- said first nestable user interface configured with a tiered organizational structure encompassing at least an uppermost first tier, at least one lower optional second tier, at least one still lower optional third tier, and at least one lowermost fourth tier that accommodates at least a first association with at least a first visual representation of data such that activating said first association provides at least a partial view of said first visual representation of data in at least one portion of at least one of said first and second visual representation panels;
- said fourth tier able to accommodate at least one second nested association with one of at least said first nestable user interface and at least one second nestable user interface such that activating said at least one second nested association provides at least a partial view of its associated second nestable user interface in at least one portion of at least one of said first and second visual representation panels;
- and,
- at least one of any of said nestable user interfaces capable of presenting at least one background image is selectably configured to provide a recognizable indication of said at least one of any of said nestable user interfaces.
One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-useable instructions embodied thereon to perform a method for presenting items to a user, said method comprising:
- establishing a first nestable user interface in a first area of a computing device display, said first nestable user interface having at least a first mode providing at least one navigation bar along with at least one first visual representation panel, and a second mode providing at least one larger second visual representation panel;
- configuring said first nestable user interface with a tiered organizational structure encompassing at least an uppermost first tier, at least one lower optional second tier, at least one still lower optional third tier, and at least one lowermost fourth tier that accommodates at least a first association with at least a first visual representation of data such that activating said first association provides at least a partial view of said first visual representation of data in at least one portion of at least one of said first and second visual representation panels;
- enabling said fourth tier to accommodate at least one second nested association with one of at least said first nestable user interface and at least one second nestable user interface such that activating said at least one second nested association provides at least a partial view of its associated second nestable user interface in at least one portion of at least one of said first and second visual representation panels;
- and, selectably,
- capacitating at least one of any of said nestable user interfaces to present at least one background image to provide a recognizable indication of said at least one of any of said nestable user interfaces.
A computer system for presenting items to a user, the system comprising:
- a first nestable user interface in a first area of a computing device display, said first nestable user interface having at least a first mode providing at least one navigation bar along with at least one first visual representation panel, and a second mode providing at least one larger second visual representation panel;
- said first nestable user interface configured with a tiered organizational structure encompassing at least an uppermost first tier, at least one lower optional second tier, at least one still lower optional third tier, and at least one lowermost fourth tier that accommodates at least a first association with at least a first visual representation of data such that activating said first association provides at least a partial view of said first visual representation of data in at least one portion of at least one of said first and second visual representation panels;
- said fourth tier able to accommodate at least one second nested association with one of at least said first nestable user interface and at least one second nestable user interface such that activating said at least one second nested association provides at least a partial view of its associated second nestable user interface in at least one portion of at least one of said first and second visual representation panels;
- and,
- at least one of any of said nestable user interfaces capable of presenting at least one background image is selectably configured to provide a recognizable indication of said at least one of any of said nestable user interfaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.