Device and method for processing information
US7681150B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 15, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/04802
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for processing information includes steps of: classifying a plurality of files into a plurality of groups, and each group is represented by one or more displayable images; designating each group according to a hierarchy of the groups; displaying images of one or more groups in a same level of the hierarchy in the form of a first virtual ellipse; locating centers of the displayed first virtual ellipses along a path of a second virtual ellipse; wherein a selected one of the groups in the same level of the hierarchy has its first virtual ellipse displayed in a size larger than that of any other displayed first virtual ellipse, a selected one of the images of the first virtual ellipse of the selected group is displayed in an active area of the first virtual ellipse of the selected group.
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