Patent ID: 9146674
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A visualization system, comprising: a display; and a circuit configured to provide graphic user interface controls with touch input in communication with the display, the graphic user interface (GUI) controls including (i) a set of base interactions associated with touch gestures available over substantially an entire viewing area that displays a visualization of a 2-D, 3-D or 4-D image data set of either (a) a topographic map (b) outer space or (c) a medical image and (ii) a plurality of alternate interaction icons that are individually movable over the display via touch gestures by a user touch to allow one or more users to interact with the visualization presented on the display, wherein the alternate interaction icons each have a set of alternate interaction choices that are different from the set of base interactions and appear on the display only when a selected respective alternate interaction icon is touched, wherein the alternate interaction choices of respective alternate interaction icons, when touched, can be individually selected by a user via concurrent touch input of the selected alternate interaction icon and one of the alternate interaction choices thereof, and wherein the set of base interactions comprises x-y pan, x-y-z rotate and zoom.