Patent ID: 6774914
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method of selecting and displaying an item on a display screen, using a pointing and selecting device including a control button, comprising:displaying, on said screen, (i) a multifaceted three dimensional object having a fixed center and having, of which at least one side including at least a representative window of a first item to select and display, said representative window including a link to said item to be selected and displayed, and (ii) a fixed pointer; rotating the three dimensional object on the screen about the fixed center with respect to three free orthogonal axes, by the manipulation of said pointing device; and superimposing said representative window of said item to be selected and displayed with said displayed pointer at the center of said three dimensional object, for the selection and display on said display screen of said item to be selected and displayed by pushing said control button of said pointing device.