Patent ID: 9182879
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: G01V,G06F,G09B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of providing a graphical user interface (GUI) for interacting with at least one of geology data and geophysics data (G&G data), the method comprising: displaying a view of G&G data, wherein the view of the G&G data occupies at least a substantial portion of a display of the GUI; displaying a first GUI element in the display, wherein transparency of the first GUI element varies depending on a location of a representation of an input device with respect to the first GUI element; determining a first context comprising an input from a user; determining a second context of the view of the G&G data, comprising at least one of a type of a G&G workflow being performed on the G&G data, a type of the G&G data, an operation being or to be performed using the G&G data, or a current command received from the user; and displaying a second GUI element in the display, wherein the second GUI element is activated and a location of the second GUI element is customized based on the first context, wherein the second GUI element comprises a search GUI element, the search GUI element being adapted to perform a search of at least one of: a plurality of commands, a plurality of G&G data objects, or documentation, and wherein the search GUI element is adapted to prioritize a search result from the search based upon the second context.