WO2010131902A2 - Interface graphique utilisateur utilisant un polyèdre, et terminal utilisateur comprenant celle-ci - Google Patents

Interface graphique utilisateur utilisant un polyèdre, et terminal utilisateur comprenant celle-ci Download PDF

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WO2010131902A2
WO2010131902A2 PCT/KR2010/003003 KR2010003003W WO2010131902A2 WO 2010131902 A2 WO2010131902 A2 WO 2010131902A2 KR 2010003003 W KR2010003003 W KR 2010003003W WO 2010131902 A2 WO2010131902 A2 WO 2010131902A2
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  • the present invention relates to a graphical user interface using a polyhedron that can display a plurality of content menus at once, and has excellent operability and user experience, and is implemented as a three-dimensional or two-dimensional geometric polyhedron and at least on each side of the polyhedron.
  • One or more content menus are arranged, and the arranged content menus relate to a graphic user interface that can be reconfigured according to a user's intention according to a user's operation on a polyhedron and a user terminal implementing the same.
  • hyperlink-based web interfaces are used to quickly access desired information.
  • a user surfs the Internet by clicking on a hyperlink included in a web page, stepping through the desired information.
  • portable user terminals capable of connecting to the Internet and playing multimedia have emerged one after another due to the increase in communication speed and the appearance of high performance terminals.
  • the portability of the user terminal imposes restrictions on the use of various contents utilizing the wireless Internet.
  • portable mobile communication terminals are getting higher performance than desktop PCs.
  • smooth full browsing or free surfing of Internet web pages is still difficult.
  • the limited keypad of the portable user terminal is complicated and cumbersome to perform a smooth web surfing as in the case of surfing the web using the keyboard.
  • the folder method is adopted to store or edit content menus, icons, electronic files or other subfolders by category or group according to the user's preference by a simple folder editing operation of the user. You can do it.
  • a user may freely edit and organize websites frequently visited in a bookmark folder so that a user can quickly access a corresponding content menu.
  • the traditional folder user interface is flat, so it is not possible to know what content menus are contained before the user opens the folder, and in addition to the content menu, another folder may be stored or stored in succession. Therefore, in order to access a content menu desired by a user, there is a problem in that the number of times a user inputs a command is increased. This problem is particularly limited in the portable user terminal, since the degree of freedom of operation of the input means is extremely limited, and thus the user's satisfaction is limited.
  • the present invention provides a graphical user interface using a polyhedron that can check a large number of content menus at the same time on a limited size screen and has excellent user convenience and user experience, and to implement the same. To provide a user terminal.
  • a graphical user interface is provided that includes a polyhedron frame composed of a plurality of polyhedron frames each having the content menu disposed in a partitioned block on each side.
  • Another aspect of the present invention for solving the above problems is a plurality of content menu for executing the specified content;
  • An input unit configured to perform a user's input command;
  • a GUI operating unit configured to configure the graphic user interface and output a desired content menu through the polyhedron frame according to an operation of the input unit.
  • the present invention since a plurality of content menus are arranged on each side of the polyhedron on a screen of limited size through a polyhedron user interface for improved user operation ease, even when the user does not take a separate access operation to the content menu or Without selecting a certain content menu and switching to the next screen, the content menu or its submenus placed on each block surface of the polyhedron user interface are output as many times as possible before previewing or viewing a site map. Not only can it be seen, but also the user's ease of operation, intuition, reliability and experience are excellent because the rotation in various directions, adjustment of the viewing angle, various reconstructions, etc. are achieved by the user's simple input operation.
  • 1 is a screen example schematically showing the structure of an interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a screen example showing a user interface in a cube frame according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • 3 to 5 illustrate examples of input means for operating a user interface according to an embodiment of the present invention for each type.
  • FIG 6 illustrates another operation example of the user interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG 7 illustrates another operation example of the user interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates another operation example of a user interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG 9 and 10 illustrate another operation example of the user interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 11 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a user terminal implementing a user interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 13 illustrates a polyhedron frame created by the user combining the contents.
  • 15 and 16 illustrate that the rows and columns of the polyhedron constituting the polyhedron frame rotate independently up, down, left, and right.
  • 17 to 22 shows the detailed information of the enlarged product on one side when the product placed in the content menu is selected in the polyhedron frame, and if touched again, the polyhedron rotates up, down, left and right by touching the corner. It is shown.
  • FIG. 23 illustrates a state in which 27 content menus having three sides are exposed and viewable.
  • FIG. 24 shows that one polyhedron frame is separated from the parent polyhedron frame.
  • each surface exposed by the polyhedron frame separation is activated as a lower content menu.
  • FIG. 26 shows a state where a separate content polyhedron frame is activated on a lower surface of a content menu.
  • 27 and 28 illustrate a state in which an isolated polyhedron frame is generated as a new polyhedron by object content calculation.
  • FIG. 29 illustrates another block falling out of the separated polyhedron frame.
  • FIG. 31 illustrates that new polyhedron frames, which are generated by calculating a plurality of polyhedron frames apart from each other, are classified and arranged into categories.
  • FIG. 32 illustrates generating a new polyhedron frame composed of a higher menu by selecting newly generated polyhedron frames by a user's input operation and combining them with each other.
  • FIG. 34 illustrates an example in which an input is made through an auxiliary input display unit in an example of operating a user interface of the present invention implemented in a user terminal employing a touch method.
  • FIG. 1 is an example schematically showing a structure of a basic graphical user interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • a graphical user interface in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention provides a plurality of content menus 10 selectable by a user, and for placing the content menu 10 on a specified face of a polyhedron or on a designated block of that face. It consists of a polyhedron frame 20 which is a frame.
  • the predetermined content menu 10 is executed, the final contents 30 are displayed.
  • block refers to a space of a corresponding surface occupied by one content menu, and may indicate an explicit boundary between blocks to distinguish a content menu from other content menus adjacent thereto.
  • the content menu 10 may be a link or hypertext for switching to the next user interface or outputting the final content corresponding to the content menu.
  • the content menu 10 may be a combination of link information into any one of a simple text, a thumbnail image or an icon image, and a thumbnail movie, or a text and a fragment image or a text and a fragment.
  • Link information may be combined with a composite of a moving picture, or may be a TV picture, various moving pictures, or a player itself.
  • the expression 'content menu' 10 in the present specification may be the content itself, but is not limited thereto, and includes meanings of icons such as main menus, sub-menus, applications or data files, web pages, folders, directories, and the like. Note that it is generalized to a higher expression.
  • the polyhedron frame 20 is a frame for disposing a plurality of content menus 10 on each side of the polyhedron.
  • the polyhedral frame 20 can be modeled using software tools such as Autodesk's AUTOCAD, Maya, 3D MAX or Adobe's 3D Illustrator. Those skilled in the art can express through other applications in addition to the software tool.
  • the polyhedron of the graphical user interface according to the embodiment of the present invention may arrange only one content menu 10 on one side as shown in FIG. 1, but divides one side into at least two blocks for each block. It is also possible to arrange different content menus 10. At this time, the shape of the block or the shape of each surface of the polyhedron is not limited to the square shown in FIG.
  • the polyhedron is not limited to a cube but geometrically possible n-sided. (n is a natural number of 3 or more).
  • the polyhedral frame 20 of the present invention may be referred to as a three-dimensional folder user interface in which a flat tree-type menu folder of an existing web browser is 3D.
  • the polyhedron frame 20 may be a menu instead of a folder or a folder.
  • a 3D graphical user interface and in the case of a website menu, it may be a web browser, a toolbar, or a TV player or a video player. May be a player capable of simultaneous playback. In this case, each side acts as a TV channel window, for example.
  • the final content 30 provides the user with news articles, product advertisements, shopping information, entertainment information, audio / video multimedia services, etc. as the final object to be accessed or found through the graphical user interface of the present invention.
  • the final content 30 may be any one of document data, image data, sound source data, video data, or a combination of at least two or more, or an application application program for reproducing these data.
  • the final content 30 may be a document that combines and provides at least two or more of the data using a markup language such as html, xml, sgml, etc., in this case, the final content
  • the content menu selected for executing may include a link information indicating a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) or a local storage path.
  • URL Uniform Resource Locator
  • polyhedron frames as described above may be used in the graphic user interface according to the embodiment of the present invention.
  • geometrically possible polyhedrons such as tetrahedron, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron may be employed, which may be easily understood by those skilled in the art, at least in shape, and having the same basic configuration. .
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a graphical user interface of a cube frame as an example of a polyhedron that can be used in a graphical user interface in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the operating method will be described in detail by taking the user interface using the hexahedron of FIG. 2 as a representative example to help the understanding of the present invention.
  • At least two content menus may be disposed on one side of the hexahedron frame according to the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a case in which one side of a hexahedral frame is divided into nine equal rectangular blocks, and different content menus are arranged in each block.
  • each of the main content menus may have a structure including a lower sub content menu.
  • each surface of the hexahedral frame may be arranged by dividing the content menu by a predetermined category.
  • news menus are arranged in each block by sector (economy, sports, politics, society, world, weather, entertainment, science, columns, etc.), or on the second page, shopping menus are divided into general shopping malls and price comparisons.
  • An open shopping mall, a book shopping mall, a second-hand shopping mall, an overseas shopping mall, an IT shopping mall, an auto parts shopping mall, a clothing shopping mall, and the like may be arranged in each block separated on the second side.
  • the lower sub-menus such as securities, real estate, finance, foreign exchange, crude oil, raw materials, companies, finance, etc. may be displayed on each side. have.
  • the hexahedral frame illustrated in FIG. 2 may be, for example, a folder user interface in which a tree folder of a Windows Explorer, which is a recent PC operating system, is 3D-dimensionalized.
  • a predetermined content menu belonging to a predetermined category is a TV image or various moving images
  • each surface of the polyhedron or each block surface constituting one polyhedron may serve as a video player.
  • a graphical user interface includes: a polyhedral rotation mode (hereinafter referred to as a 'rotation mode') for rotating a polyhedron frame in up, down, left, and right directions to easily view a surface including a content menu to be selected; It may include a cursor movement mode (hereinafter, referred to as a 'move mode') for moving the cursor over a desired content menu.
  • a cursor movement mode hereinafter, referred to as a 'move mode'
  • the "cursor” refers to a pointing means for indicating which content menu is currently in the waiting for selection, and there is no limitation in the expression method as long as the user can distinguish the waiting for selection. For example, a specific color border is displayed on the content menu that is awaiting selection (see the content menu 10 of FIG.
  • the cursor may be expressed in a highlighting manner in which a content menu waiting to be selected is displayed in a three-dimensional manner or highlighted in other colors than surrounding menus.
  • the operation mode should be determined first before full operation when the user interface is first driven.
  • the process of rotating the polyhedron for the selection of the content menu is preceded, so the default operation mode is preferably set to the rotation mode.
  • various input means may be used for the user's input operation for switching the operation mode, rotating the cube, moving the cursor, selecting the content menu, and the like.
  • 3 to 5 illustrate types of input means for operating a user interface according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • a directional key can be considered as an example of the input means.
  • the directional key includes a direction key for rotating a cube or moving a cursor, and a selection key for selecting a content menu at a location where the cursor is positioned, and although not shown in the drawing, a mode for switching an operation mode. It may further include a change key.
  • the direction key may be a structure consisting of a plurality of keys corresponding to each direction, or may be a structure for selecting a plurality of directions with one circular, elliptical or polygonal key.
  • the selection key is preferably provided at the center of the direction key, but may be provided at a separate location of the user terminal regardless of the direction key.
  • the input may be performed by moving the direction key unit itself simultaneously or continuously with the input through each direction key.
  • the mode change key may be provided separately from the direction key and the selection key, but is not limited thereto. That is, the selection key and the mode change key may be used as one key. As a specific example, when the corresponding key is shortly pressed for a predetermined time or less, the selection key may be operated. To this end, the user terminal should further include a predetermined counting means.
  • the direction key and / or the selection key and / or the mode change key of the directional key may be implemented by a touch method.
  • An operation example of the user interface of the present invention using the directional key is as follows.
  • the hexahedron of the user interface is output to the screen with the predetermined face (s) at a predetermined three-dimensional angle.
  • the user terminal has a wide screen or has a high screen resolution, it is preferable to output three sides of the cube through a rotation operation in order to show the user as many content menus as possible on one screen.
  • the user may check 27 content menus at once on one screen. This is possible, for example, by repeatedly performing an access or selection input operation for opening each corresponding folder in a conventional flat folder user interface.
  • the operation mode may be set to the rotation mode. In this case, each time the direction key is input, the cube rotates by a predetermined angle in the corresponding direction. If the input of the direction key continues, the cube continues to rotate until the corresponding input is released.
  • the content menu to be selected is displayed on the front of the screen, and the rotation mode can be switched to the selection mode using the mode change key.
  • the cursor may be set to be positioned at a predetermined block of the hexahedron (eg, the block having the largest area among the blocks arranged in front of the screen).
  • the cube is fixed and the cursor moves in the direction of input of the direction key. If the cursor is located in the block corresponding to the edge of the integrated surface when all faces of the cube exposed on the screen are considered as one face, an exception is to move the cursor to the block of the face that is not visible on the screen with the direction keys.
  • the cube can be rotated so that the invisible surface of the cube is displayed on the front of the screen without switching the operation mode to the rotation mode.
  • Such exceptional hexahedral rotation may be equally applicable to an example of operating a user interface by another type of input means described below.
  • a six-dimensional cube consisting of the menus corresponding to the sub-category of the content menu is output, or the final content corresponding to the content menu. Is output.
  • a rotary key can be considered.
  • the rotatable key includes a wheel key rotating at 360 ° and a selection key for selecting a content menu at a point where the cursor is positioned, and a mode change key for switching an operation mode although not shown in the drawing. It may further include.
  • the selection key may be provided at the center of the wheel key or at another position. When the selection key is input, the content menu at the point where the cursor is positioned is selected.
  • the mode change key is preferably provided at a position separate from the wheel key and the selection key, but is not limited thereto. That is, the selection key and the mode change key may be used as one key, and a specific example thereof is the same as described with reference to FIG. 3.
  • the wheel key and / or selection key and / or mode change key of the rotatable key may also be implemented in a touch manner according to the implementation environment and selection of those skilled in the art.
  • An operation example of the user interface of the present invention using a rotary key is as follows.
  • the screen layout of the cube on the first screen is as described with reference to FIG. 3, and the first operation mode may be set to the rotation mode.
  • the rotation mode each time the wheel key is rotated, the cube rotates clockwise or counterclockwise by the time the wheel key is entered, and each time the direction portion of the wheel key is entered, the cube rotates in that direction by a predetermined angle. do.
  • the rotation mode can be switched to the selection mode by using the mode change key.
  • the cube In the selection mode, the cube is no longer rotated and is fixed.
  • the cursor moves in the corresponding input direction. Move the cursor to the desired content menu using the wheel key and input the selection key.
  • the next level cube consisting of the menus corresponding to the sub-category of the content menu is output or the final content corresponding to the content menu is displayed. Is output.
  • a keyboard or keypad
  • the numeric key parts of the keyboard are “1”, “2”, “3”, “4”, “5”, “6”, “7”, “8”, “9” It includes numeric keys of "and” Enter “key. "1”, “2”, “3”, “4", “6”, “7”, “8”, and “9” on the keyboard are “SW”, “S”, “SE” and “W” respectively. , “E”, “NW”, “N”, and “NE” may serve as direction keys, and “5” or “Enter” may serve as selection keys for selecting a content menu.
  • the keyboard is not limited to the numeric board portion, and four or six adjacent keys of the character key portion of the keyboard are combined to set direction keys, and other specific keys (such as the "Enter” key). You can also set as the select key. For example, the "I”, “J”, “M”, and “K” keys may be matched to the "N", “W”, “S”, and “E” directions, respectively.
  • the keyboard may further be assigned a mode change key for switching the operation mode of the user interface. This is more useful when the cube rotation and cursor movement are operated by the keyboard only without the aid of a mouse.
  • the user interface of the present invention may be operated by applying to a keypad of a 3 ⁇ 4 arrangement that is common to portable terminals.
  • An operation example of the user interface according to the present invention using a keyboard (or keypad) is as follows.
  • the screen layout of the cube on the first screen is as described with reference to FIG. 3, and the initial operation mode may also be set to the rotation mode.
  • rotation mode the cube is placed on each key whenever one of the "1", “2”, “3”, “4", “6", “7”, “8”, or "9” keys on the keyboard is entered. Rotate a predetermined angle in a pre-matched direction.
  • the rotation mode can be switched to the selection mode by using the mode change key.
  • the cube is no longer rotated and fixed, and when a key corresponding to each direction of the keyboard is input, the cursor moves in the corresponding input direction.
  • a mouse can be considered.
  • a combination of a mouse click means and coordinate movement recognition means may rotate the cube or select a content menu.
  • the mouse implements the coordinate movement recognition means by using the rotation of the ball or the change of the irradiation surface of the light source.
  • the user interface may be operated by using a keyboard and a mouse together.
  • the "1", “2", “3”, “4", “6", “7”, “8”, and “9” keys of the keyboard are used to rotate the cube, and the mouse is selected from the content menu. Can be used for selection.
  • This operation example is useful in that the mode change key for changing the operation mode does not need to be separately assigned.
  • OMOS interface an input device described in Patent Application No. 10-2007-0075344 filed by the inventor of the present application.
  • the operation example through the OMOS interface may also be easily implemented by a person skilled in the art according to the key mapping set in advance as described above or by installing an additional key, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted herein.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates another operation example of the graphical user interface according to an embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment focuses on the fact that one parent polyhedron consists of a plurality of polyhedrons.
  • the parent cube has 24 children having the block as one side. It consists of a cube. Accordingly, the user selects at least one of the blocks of the parent cube that is exposed on the front of the screen according to the input operation by the above-described input methods, and makes the selected block one face. (S) can be separated from the parent cube.
  • S can be separated from the parent cube.
  • the structure and shape of the polyhedron are not limited to hexahedrons. In this regard, an example in which a mouse is used as an input means for understanding the operation example of the user interface according to the present embodiment will be described in detail.
  • the cube is rotated in the direction of movement.
  • the user's desired face (s) is exposed in front of the screen, stop the rotation and place the mouse pointer over the content menu to select.
  • a cubic hexahedron containing the content menu at the point where the mouse pointer is located is separated from the parent hexahedron.
  • the following mouse manipulation methods can be used for the separation of the child cube.
  • a predetermined menu list is output when a right-clicking means of the mouse is input, and a menu for instructing separation of a child cube from the output menu list (for example, " When the "Block Separation") is selected, the border of the child cube having the corresponding content menu on one side is displayed as a thick line, indicating that it is in a detachable state. Subsequently, when the mouse cursor is positioned at a point of the child cube shown by the thick line, and the mouse is moved while clicking the left mouse button, the child cube is separated and moved in the corresponding moving direction. .
  • the mouse pointer when the mouse pointer is positioned on the content menu to be selected, if a right-click means of the mouse is input, a separate menu list is not output and the border of the child cube is displayed as a thick line and can be separated. Announce the status. Subsequently, when the mouse cursor is positioned at a point of the child cube shown by the thick line, and the mouse is moved while clicking the left mouse button, the child cube is separated and moved in the corresponding moving direction. .
  • a new content menu or a related content menu belonging to the same category may be disposed on a surface overlapping with the parent hexahedron before separation but exposed to the front of the screen after separation.
  • the input means is one of a directional key, an MOS interface, a rotary key, and a keyboard other than a mouse
  • the child cube is separated from the parent cube in addition to the rotation mode and the selection mode. Separation mode, etc. may be further added.
  • the second mode change key provided separately from the directional key, the OMOS interface, the rotary key, and the keyboard (keypad) may be used, or the existing mode change key may be used as it is to switch to the separate mode. For example, using the existing mode change key, each time the mode change key is pressed once, the operation modes are alternately switched (for example, selection mode-> rotation mode-> separation mode) or depending on the time pressed.
  • the above-mentioned operation can be performed by using a commercially available touch key or a screen touch input means.
  • the touch method the touch area of a finger, a pressure difference, a multi-touch, a finger movement in a touch state, and the like can be performed.
  • the function can be applied more conveniently. Detailed description thereof will be omitted since it is beyond the scope of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates another operation example of the graphical user interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • This embodiment has been proposed in consideration of the fact that the content menu that the user can check is limited to those exposed on the front of the screen among the faces of the polyhedron.
  • the polyhedron is spread out in a two-dimensional plane, all faces of the polyhedron Note that you can see it on the screen.
  • the input means exemplified above should have a key input that is assigned or pre-set additional keys for instructing the cube to be flat. That is, in addition to the above-described rotation mode, selection mode, and the like, in the operation mode of the user terminal for the present embodiment, an unfolding mode for unfolding the cube in a plane may be further added.
  • the above-described directional key, rotary key, keyboard, etc. can be switched to the unfolding mode by using a third mode change key provided separately or by using an existing mode change key as it is.
  • a method of alternately selecting mode-> rotation mode-> unfold mode can be considered each time the mode change key is pressed once.
  • the unfolded image of the cube is displayed on the screen and the operation mode can be automatically switched to the select mode.
  • the cursor is located in the predetermined content menu, and the user can move the cursor to select a desired content menu.
  • this is merely an example and may be set so that an expanded view is displayed on the screen only when any key is input once in the unfolding mode. In this case, it can also be set to alternately output the hexahedron shape ⁇ -> each time any key is input once in the unfolding mode.
  • the auxiliary input display unit as shown in the lower center of FIG. 34 may be separately added to a predetermined area on the screen by a menu icon method. It can be implemented by a simple touch operation by the activation, the same also through the above-described input means, it is also possible to implement by adopting a new input means possible to those skilled in the art.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates another operation example of the graphical user interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • This embodiment considers that a large number of content menus are exposed on one screen, so that the desired content menu can only be checked in a small size, and the enlarged hexahedron is output so that the desired content menu can be confirmed in a larger size.
  • the input means exemplified above for the present embodiment should have an additional key or a preset key value for indicating the zoom (or zooming) of the cube. That is, a zoom mode for enlarging or reducing the hexahedron may be further added to the operation mode of the user terminal for the present embodiment.
  • the above-mentioned directional key, OMOS interface, rotary key, keyboard, touch key, etc. can be switched to the zoom mode by using a mode change key provided separately or by using an existing mode change key.
  • a method of switching between selection mode-> rotation mode-> zoom mode can be considered each time the mode change key is pressed once.
  • the hexahedron When a predetermined key (for example, a selection key) is input after being switched to the zoom mode by a mode change key or a corresponding key input value, the hexahedron may be enlarged and output at a predetermined magnification.
  • a predetermined key for example, a selection key
  • the hexahedron may be gradually enlarged and output in a predetermined magnification unit.
  • this is merely an example and may be set so that the cube is enlarged and output at a predetermined magnification even when the display is switched to the zoom mode and there is no separate key input.
  • the cube may be moved using another predetermined key (for example, a direction key). That is, by moving the cube on the screen, the desired content menu is adjusted to be sufficiently exposed on the screen.
  • the form of the input means for the operation is not limited to the above example.
  • the method of operating the input means for rotating the cube, moving the cursor, switching the operation mode, separating the cube, generating the cube, combining the cubes, unfolding the cube, and expanding / reducing the cube may be used.
  • 9 and 10 illustrate another operation example of the graphical user interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • This embodiment is related to the case where the exposed surface of a polyhedron is limited to two or less per screen due to constraints of a user terminal specification, a user interface policy, or the like.
  • Rotation of the cube is not necessarily limited to the left / right direction and may be rotated in the up / down direction as shown in FIG. 10, and may be rotated in the northwest, northeast, southwest, and southeast although not shown in the drawing.
  • the initial layout of the cube is set so that up to two faces are placed in front Except for the same as in the case of limiting the rotation of the cube to the east (E) / west (W) in the user interface operation of Figures 3 to 5 will not be described herein.
  • the rotation of the cube according to the present embodiment may be an intermediate step so that two surfaces are exposed on one screen by rotating by a predetermined angle every time the direction key is pressed, the cube is rotated immediately in the corresponding direction when the direction key is pressed once You can also set the screen to display only the next screen.
  • the rotation mode of the present example may also rotate twice or more times in up, down, left, and right directions.
  • the user terminal 100 includes an input unit 110, an output unit 120, a communication interface 130, a storage unit 140, a controller 150, and a GUI operating unit 160. .
  • the input unit 110 receives from the user an instruction for moving the cursor between menus on the same trajectory or between the content menus on different trajectories, and an instruction for selecting the content menu at the point where the cursor is located.
  • the input unit 110 may use various modes such as an instruction to rotate the content menus on the same track or to change the trajectory of the rotation target and an instruction to select a content menu located at a predetermined point in the graphic user interface of the present invention.
  • are executed from the user including various modes described in more detail below.
  • the input means mentioned in the foregoing description is the same concept as the input unit 110.
  • Directional keys, OMOS interfaces, rotary keys, touch keys, keyboards, touch screens, mice, keypads of mobile terminals, jog dials, etc. may be used as the input unit 110 for moving the cursor, rotating the content menu, and selecting a menu. have.
  • the output unit 120 outputs general information necessary for driving the user terminal 100 on the screen, and in particular, outputs the user interface selected by the GUI operating unit 150 and the content selected by the user on the screen.
  • a CRT, LCD, LED, plasma type monitor, TV, liquid crystal display, etc. may be used as the output unit 120.
  • the communication interface 130 is a passage for downloading an operation application, a content menu, and final content of the user interface according to an embodiment of the present invention and downloading the final content to the storage 140 through the Internet or a mobile communication network under the control of the controller 150. Play a role.
  • Storage unit 140 is a place for storing the operating system and various applications required for driving the user terminal 100, in particular, the content menu and final content constituting the user interface according to an embodiment of the present invention menu DB 141, respectively And store in the content DB 142.
  • the controller 150 performs overall control for smoothly driving the user terminal 100, and in particular, controls the GUI operation unit 160 to smoothly provide a user interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the GUI operation unit 160 configures a user interface according to an embodiment of the present invention under the control of the control unit 150, and operates various modes of the polyhedron (separation of the above-described polyhedron, unfolding of the polyhedron, and enlargement / polyhedron). And other modes described in more detail below), reconfiguring the user interface according to the movement of the cursor, outputting the final content according to the selection of the content menu, or providing a user interface of the next level or Output
  • the GUI operator 160 may be implemented as an application application (eg, referred to as a 3D engine) that provides the functions described above.
  • a desktop PC As a user terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, a desktop PC, a laptop PC, a palmtop PC, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and a personal multimedia player (PMP) are used.
  • PDA personal digital assistant
  • PMP personal multimedia player
  • Telematics Terminal Car Navigation, Mobile Phone, Smart Phone like Blackberry, Game Terminal like X-Box, PlayStation, Nintendo DS, Various Mobile Communication Terminals , A portable terminal or the like can be used.
  • the input unit 110 of the user terminal has been described with respect to key input means or rotary wheel input means using the detection of the mechanical contact, but electronic input means using a tactile sensor or a touch sensor
  • the user interface according to the embodiment of the present invention can be operated in the same manner.
  • the input unit 110 of the user terminal is implemented as a touch screen, the user may intuitively select and input each content menu without installing a mode change key or implementing a cursor.
  • the user interface of the planar polyhedron has been described above, but the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto, and the configuration and operation of the interface is equally applied to the curved polyhedron.
  • FIG. 12 illustrates a case where a plurality of content menus selectable by a user are arranged on a screen of a mobile terminal or an information communication device at regular intervals, and the user selects one or more desired content menus by a touch method using a finger.
  • An example of the combined mode of combining the content menus by the touch operation is shown.
  • the combined operation mode of the content menus is possible by a user operation by various input methods rather than a touch method.
  • FIG. 13 shows an example where the combined content menus are generated on one side of a polyhedron frame by generating one or more polyhedral frames (which will be described here with a cube as an example).
  • the polyhedron frame is arranged on each side of the polyhedron frame by the number of content menus that the user selects and combines on the screen, or the polyhedron frame is operated according to the number of the content menus or by the user repeatedly combining other content menus, for example, by a certain type. It is also possible to generate a plurality of.
  • the polyhedron frame as shown in FIG. 14 may be configured by combining the polyhedron frames composed of various content menus by forming a plurality of polyhedron frames.
  • a cube-like polyhedron frame having a 3 ⁇ 3 block array structure may be formed on each side of the polyhedron frame. Its size is determined by the number or properties of the content menus to be selected and combined.
  • a polyhedral frame having a block array structure of 2X2, 4X4, 5X5, 6X6, ..., nXn as well as 3X3 can be formed.
  • FIG. 14 shows an example of a polyhedron frame having nine content menus on one side. That is, in the polyhedron frame in which 27 content menus are combined on three surfaces as shown in FIG. 14, the user can select or execute the content menu through various input means described above such as a touch method or an input key.
  • the invisible surface of the cube-type polyhedron frame shown in FIG. 14 is included, in the present example, 54 content menus may be combined and arranged in one cube-type polyhedron frame. By executing the rotation mode in the up, down, left, and right directions, the content menu can be selected or searched on each side.
  • the concept of a menu folder method which is flatly configured in a conventional general web browser is further developed into a 3D menu folder tree structure.
  • An extended graphical user interface may have various meanings according to the attributes of the content menu as described above. For example, when showing a website, it can be a web browser, and when it shows a video, it can be a video player (or even a multi-vision player).
  • a parent polyhedron frame formed by combining a plurality of polyhedron frames (cuboid frames as shown) with one content menu on each side is included in each.
  • a cube-shaped polyhedron frame is shown, in which a polyhedron frame having a 3 ⁇ 3 array structure per surface is combined.
  • the cube-shaped polyhedron frame may have 4 X 4, 5 X 5, ... n X n arrays, depending on the user's choice, in addition to the 3X3 array.
  • each row and column can be independently rotated in the up, down, left, and right directions by a user's manipulation, for example, a directional touch on the screen, in a cube-shaped tetrahedral frame having a 3 X 3 array is shown. It is shown. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the directional touch manipulation of the user may be rotated more than one rotation in the case of multistage.
  • the content menu can be reconfigured by reassembling into a set of desired content menus such as news articles, product advertisements, shopping information, music, and videos. It can be configured according to the frequency of use for a desired topic or search word, or a specific frame can be customized to change the frames on the screen. .
  • this reconstruction mode can independently reassemble or rotate the rows and columns of each block forming the polyhedron, thereby realizing a commercial game cube on the screen.
  • the game mode is added separately to switch from the reconfiguration mode or the other operation mode to the game mode (assuming the implementation in the same manner as in the above examples with regard to mode switching)
  • the content menus are arranged on each side of the polyhedron.
  • each surface is displayed in a specific color or distinguished by a specific pattern, and according to a user's input operation using various input methods including a touch method, the user interface of the present invention can be utilized as a cube game.
  • the game DB unit for storing the user's game history or game method in the user terminal may be additionally provided in the storage unit 140, and may be controlled through the controller 150.
  • FIGS. 17 to 22 when one of the content menus on one side of the cube is selected, a selection mode in which a corresponding lower content menu is accessible as shown in FIG. 18 is illustrated.
  • FIG. 17 when the sneaker menu is arranged on one block surface of the blocks of one side of the polyhedron on which the shopping mall content menus are arranged, product detail information on the product corresponding to the sneaker menu as shown in FIG. 18. Can be viewed and confirmed as a sub menu, and after confirming again as shown in FIG. 19, if the product-selected content menu is touched, the detailed information is returned to its original position, and the search and inquiry to another content menu or its sub-menu are made possible. .
  • the content menu is selected and the submenu is queried.
  • the selected content menu is a TV video or various videos
  • the video or a video below it is played when the selection mode is executed. No wonder you can be a player.
  • FIG. 20 shows an example in which a search box or an input window that enables simple character input is activated, but it is further expanded to activate an input window having an input function for simply memorizing desired information while searching or searching a content menu. It is also possible to implement.
  • FIG. 22 An example of the viewing angle adjustment mode where a search is possible within a small screen is shown.
  • FIG. 22 when the screen touch method is used as an example, when a polyhedral frame is touched on the screen to the left, two surfaces are exposed as shown in FIG. 22, and when touched downward in this state, three surfaces are exposed.
  • the hexahedron it is an example that up to 27 contents menus can be searched. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that any input method other than the examples by the above-described input means can be employed as long as the viewing angle adjustment can be distinguished in addition to the screen touch method of the present example.
  • This embodiment focuses on the fact that one parent polyhedron is composed of a plurality of polyhedrons as shown in FIG. 23, and the user can select at least one of the parent cubes exposed on the front of the screen. Select one and separate the child cube (s) from the parent cube, which separates the selected cube from the parent cube, by moving one object as shown in FIG.
  • a new content menu or a related content menu may also be arranged on a surface previously overlapped with a parent cube but exposed on the front of the screen after separation.
  • a new content menu or a related content menu is arranged on the surface that overlaps the child cube before separation but is exposed to the front surface of the screen after separation, thereby increasing the space utilization.
  • the rotation, selection, enlargement, and detailed search modes of the newly exposed block surface may be performed as described above.
  • the exposed surface of the separated polyhedron will be exposed to a total of five surfaces by referring to FIG. 25 as an example.
  • the front center surface may be a player that plays an image related to a corresponding menu or an advertisement or a related video.
  • each side of the inner surface that is exposed after separation is displayed with the movies being shown in that theater. Therefore, more detailed search and inquiry are possible according to the user's input operation.
  • the user moves to the more detailed content or the lower content menu, and for example, the directional touch rotates the top, bottom or left and right content, and displays it on the front of the screen. It can be done.
  • a menu of additional content such as an advertisement may be displayed or a video may be played when the video is a video.
  • the separated polyhedron frame can be returned to the original position of the polyhedron frame by the user's intended input operation.
  • FIG. 27 shows an example in which a polyhedron frame of one of the separated polyhedron frames is activated to generate a new hexahedron frame calculated by its own object content calculation.
  • the object content calculation may be performed by installing a separate input key or executing a predetermined function key operation method, a preset automatic calculation method, or a method of providing a separate auxiliary input display unit on a part of the screen as illustrated in FIG. 34. Can be run.
  • the separated one icosahedron is a three-dimensional folder having one block face on each face, and each block face is an upper folder, when there are content menus belonging to a plurality of submenus therein.
  • the amount or number of content menus may be calculated by a preset calculation method or calculated according to an input operation through a separate input key, thereby generating n X n cubes according to the number or amount of the corresponding content menu. That is, an example of a graphical user interface having a new cube frame consisting of 3 ⁇ 3 matrices in a cube and a new cube frame consisting of 4 ⁇ 4 matrices in FIG. 28 according to the number or attributes of content menus. Is showing them.
  • FIG. 29 and FIG. 30 another child cube is separated from the newly created 4 ⁇ 4 cuboid frame, and a predetermined object content calculation process is set according to a predetermined number or amount of lower content menus therein.
  • An example of generating another 4 ⁇ 4 cube and 3 ⁇ 3 cube is shown.
  • the calculation of the object content is performed by a separate auxiliary input display unit on the screen, and through the manipulation thereof, the separated cuboid or the newly generated cuboid into the cuboid. Input operations such as return can be performed.
  • Fig. 34 shows this conversion process easily.
  • a new polyhedron frame is made from one polyhedron, and the polyhedron frames may be arranged on the screen regularly or irregularly.
  • the case where the arrangement is carried out by category is shown. It is natural that sorting can be arranged in various ways such as search order and preference order according to user's dictionary option setting or predetermined output method.
  • each of the polyhedrons arranged by category can arrange sub-content menus belonging to a specific category in each block, so that the content menu in the folder is displayed on the screen without opening a favorite folder. Sub menus can be identified or searched at once.
  • the polyhedral frames arranged on the screen for each category are combined by using an appropriate input means such as a user's touch on the screen, for example, to select content menus of a desired category.
  • an appropriate input means such as a user's touch on the screen, for example, to select content menus of a desired category.
  • the content menus of the selected polyhedrons are gathered and recreated into another polyhedron frame, which enables searching, collection or storage according to the user's intention. That is, in the conventional planar user interface method, it is possible to move to the upper or lower folder by mouse click to graphic the same as in the present embodiment, thereby moving to a menu of a higher folder or a lower folder even in a limited screen.
  • An example of a graphical user interface is shown, such as a 3D stereoscopic folder, that allows you to view and view as many content menus or folders as possible without input manipulation.
  • the embodiment of the present invention described above is not implemented only through the device and the user interface, but may be implemented through a program or a recording medium on which the program is recorded, which realizes a function corresponding to the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention. Implementations can be readily implemented from the description of the above-described embodiments.
  • a plurality of content menus are arranged on each side of the polyhedron even on a limited size screen of the user terminal, so that the user can select a predetermined content menu even if the user does not perform a separate access operation on the content menu.
  • the content menu or its submenus placed on each block surface of the polyhedron user interface can be previewed by outputting as much as possible at the same time as the preview function or the site map. Rotation in the direction, adjustment of the viewing angle, various reconstructions, and the like can be achieved by a user's simple input operation, thereby making it possible to use in various user terminals.

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L'invention concerne une interface graphique utilisateur utilisant un polyèdre, qui peut afficher simultanément plusieurs menus de contenu ou dossiers pour un utilisateur, et présenter une bonne exploitabilité et une bonne expérience d'utilisation. L'interface graphique utilisateur présente une figure géométrique polyédrique bidimensionnelle ou tridimensionnelle, sur les surfaces de laquelle des menus de contenu sont organisés pour en permettre la reconfiguration, selon les préférences de l'utilisateur, par manipulation du polyèdre par ce dernier. L'invention concerne également un terminal utilisateur comprenant l'interface graphique utilisateur. Dans un exemple de l'invention, on décrit une pluralité de menus de contenu permettant d'exécuter des contenus désignés; et un cadre polyédrique principal constitué de plusieurs sous-cadres polyédriques sur lesquels des menus de contenu sont organisés sur un bloc segmenté respectif de chaque surface.
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