Patent ID: 8621359
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: G06F,G06T

Abstract:
1. A method for generating a 3D carousel tree data visualization, the 3D carousel tree data visualization tree data being visualized in the form of multiple levels of 3D carousels, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a user's selection of a node in the 3D carousel; setting the carousel in which the user-selected node is located to the carousel of the current level when the carousel in which the user-selected node is located is not the carousel of the current level, and otherwise proceeding when the carousel in which the user-selected node is located is the carousel of the current level; judging according to a radius of a sub-carousel corresponding to the user-selected node and the radius of the current level carousel at which the selected node is located, whether or not the sub-carousel can be expanded at the current level carousel at which the user-selected node is located; expanding the sub-carousel at the current level carousel at which the user-selected node is located, when said judging judges that said sub-carousel of said user-selected node can be expanded at the current level carousel at which the user-selected node is located; and generating a sub-carousel corresponding to said user-selected node at a level higher than the current level carousel being viewed when said judging judges that said sub-carousel of said user-selected node cannot be expanded at said current level carousel.