Patent ID: 7562312

Claim:
A system, comprising a display; a processor; and a storage device operable to store instructions that when executed by the processor displays on the display a graphical user interface including a plurality of objects, the plurality of objects each having a substantially similar shape, each object including a plurality of menu items visible on the object, wherein one or more of the menu items are associated with applications, and wherein at least one group of the plurality of objects is positioned in the foreground and a second group of objects is positioned in the background, and wherein the second group of objects is scaled to emphasize their location in the background, wherein when one of the menu items is selected, a plurality of panes including functions related to the menu item are displayed circumferential about a portion of the associated object and menu item in a 3-dimensional and orbital fashion; and wherein the objects are substantially vertically configured such that the objects have a greater vertical dimension and a lesser horizontal dimension.