Multi-user collaborative circular graphical user interfaces
US6894703B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 21, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 26, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T1/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multi-user collaborative circular graphical user interface for displaying items includes a transformation engine responsive to external command, such as mouse clicks, for generating polar coordinates for the items, an asynchronous rendering engine for generating images of the items according to the polar coordinates, and a thread switching engine for controlling the rendering engine.
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