Patent ID: 7467356

Claim:
A computer-readable storage medium, comprising one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: display a graphical user interface for a virtual space browser having a main pane containing a three-dimensional perspective view of a virtual three-dimensional space that comprises a plurality of virtual display windows, wherein the virtual display windows are displayed on sides of virtual buildings of a virtual city, and wherein one or more virtual channels separate the virtual buildings, wherein the virtual display windows are aligned along the virtual channels; wherein each of the virtual display windows is allocated a specific position in the space and one or more display windows are associated with a network location identifier of a content provider; display an interactive content button area, a mini map area, and a three-dimensional view button area in a linear relationship among one another at a position adjacent to the main pane; display, in the three dimensional view button area, a reduced-size representation of a three dimensional perspective view of a position in a virtual three-dimensional space; display an interactive content view of network content associated with the network location identifier, and when the interactive content view is displayed, display the three-dimensional perspective view of the virtual three-dimensional space in response to receiving user input selecting the three-dimensional view button area; further comprising instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the step of displaying a map view in the main pane comprising a two-dimensional planar map of the virtual three-dimensional space; and displaying, in the map view, each of the virtual display windows as a line segment of a box representing one of the virtual buildings; receiving second user input indicating moving a cursor over a particular virtual building; in response to the second user input, displaying a pop-up menu containing names of each of the virtual display windows of the particular virtual building.