Patent ID: 8381134
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A display device configured to display an electronic interface to permit a user to explore a collection of data, the collection of data including multiple data elements and multiple directional references forming relationships between the multiple data elements, the electronic interface comprising: a display region being positioned to display multiple visual indicia elements and multiple control elements, each visual indicia element representing one or more of the multiple data elements of the collection of data, and each control element being responsive to a user, each control element being, temporarily or permanently, assigned to one or more of the visual indicia elements, and each control element being assigned to one or more directions of the directional references; and a first control element displayed on the display region, the first control element being assigned to a first direction of the directional references and to a first visual indicia element so that the first visual indicia element represents a first data element; wherein when the user operates the first control element the arrangement of the visual indicia elements on the display region expands to additionally display: wherein when the user operates the second control element the arrangement of the visual indicia elements on the display region further expands to additionally display: wherein the third visual indicia element represents the first data element, and the third visual indicia element is displayed spaced-apart from the location of the first visual indicia element on the display region.