Patent ID: 9021359
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: G06F,G06N

Abstract:
1. A computer-readable memory medium containing instructions for controlling a computer processor to navigate between presentations of a native user interface of an object displayed on a display screen of a computing system and a representation of a connectivity universe to which the object belongs, the representation of the connectivity universe displaying the object in context of other objects in the connectivity universe, the object being a physical device, logical device, or a service connected via at least one network to the other objects in the connectivity universe and capable of communicating with at least some of the other objects over the at least one network, by performing a method comprising: receiving an indication to transition from presenting, on the display screen, a full-screen display of the native user interface of the object to presenting, on the display screen, the representation of the connectivity universe, wherein the full-screen display of the native user interface is a maximized display of the native user interface, completely or in effect; and performing a gradual transition from presenting, on the display screen, the full-screen display of the native user interface of the object to presenting, on the display screen, a display of the connectivity universe representation that includes a smaller rendered representation of the object shown within the context of the other objects in the connectivity universe, wherein displayable output from the native user interface of the object is forwarded to be rendered as part of the smaller rendered representation of the object, the gradual transition effectuated by displaying progressively smaller rendered representations of the object in conjunction with displaying incrementally greater portions of the connectivity universe representation, thereby progressively revealing more of the context of the object within the connectivity universe.