Patent ID: 8589448

Claim:
A method for displaying a multi-faceted data set containing hierarchical subject labels, comprising the steps of: allocating, using a 3D display arranger device, the subject labels in any subset of the multi-faceted data set into a 3D space based on metadata information of the multi-faceted data set; displaying, using a display device, a view of the 3D space into which the subject labels have been allocated; wherein the metadata information includes weights of respective subject labels; wherein the step of allocating the subject labels into the 3D space further comprises the step of determining distances between respective subject labels in the 3D space based on the relationships between respective subject labels; wherein the step of displaying the view of the 3D space further comprises the step of, in response to a user input, superimposing a view on the 3D space to show at least one of an operation history and an operation menu for a user; and wherein at least one of the steps is carried out using a processor device.