Patent ID: 7877437
Filing Date: 2011-01-25
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of presenting data over a network comprising: providing on a display device of a data processor a persistent graphical object representing a rotating globe that depicts a plurality of geographical points and a plurality of geographical regions representative of geographical locations of a physical world; extracting from a data memory a plurality of content elements from at least one data file, at least one of the content elements conveying information related to at least one geographical location of the physical world; superimposing the at least one content element on the graphical object at the geographical point or geographical region that is representative of the geographical location of the physical world to which the content element relates; presenting said graphical object in a composition accessed by an initial application, said object having state and having one or more external connections; allowing a user to indicate relocation of said graphical object to a location outside of said initial application; and thereafter moving said graphical object to said outside location, preserving state of said graphical object.