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  • G06F3/0481—Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance

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• This invention relates to the use of specially structured list indexes to enable a computer program to access data located on computer servers or on a local computer disk in order to present the data in a manner which is compatible or consistent with a specific visual interface.
• U.S. Patent No. 6,198,483 describes a Motion User Interface (MUI) with a data viewing terminal for displaying graphical indices pointing to elements of a database of information that displays the graphical indices as images moving across a viewing screen.
• the screen is divided into viewing segments, each of which displays graphical indices in motion in a direction predetermined for that segment where the information in at least one pair of adjacent viewing segment moves in anti-parallel directions.
• U.S. Patent No. 6,198,483 does not guaranty a continuous progression flow of image sequences along with real-time accurate mapping of image positions to offset current computer memory limitations.
• the present invention addresses such a need.
• a buffer memory needs to be filled with a considerable amount of data (images, text or combination of both).
• the buffer needs to distribute the data to a list index.
• the distribution method is unique and was invented solely for the purpose of feeding the MUI. The result was a specially structured list index which, by its own merit is a unique invention.
• the invention was made necessary because the MUI allows users to navigate backward or forward very quickly through two or more segments of graphical indices in motion.
• the MUI's resulting visual cognitive effects can only be achieved if users are able to navigate via a continuous progression flow of image sequences. This requirement prohibits the introduction of regularly short interval based interruptions in the display of the image sequences caused by computer memory limitations in the viewing segments. Due to current physical limitations of computer memory (RAM), interruptions do in fact occur, but need to be interspaced at humanly acceptable time intervals (For example interruptions may occur every 20 seconds minimum but not every 2 to 10 seconds. Note that 20 seconds feels like an eternity compared to 2-10 seconds). To achieve this, image sequences need to be broken down into manageable inter-parsed subsequences. A good analogy would be to think of the image sequence as made up of a set of feed cartridges where each sub-sequence is equivalent to a single cartridge.
• both segments start from adjacent numbered position.
• a right and left channel images are distributed evenly to both channels (the viewing segments) with even numbered images on the left and odd numbered images on the right.
• the list index would therefore start with images 01-03-05-07 etc. on the left side and 02-04-06-08 etc. on the right side.
• the present invention is a computer list index structure made necessary by the unique attributes of the prior art MUI, which enables users to navigate through two channels of information in parallel, coupled with current computer memory limitations.
• image and textual information has been presented to users on computer screens statically (except for real-life motion video which is displayed at rates of 24 and 30 fps) and through a flat 2D format presentation that reproduces the page metaphor.
• the differentiator with prior art MUI # 6,198,483 is the juxtaposition of viewing segments that seemingly stream in parallel while in real geometrical terms, are moving in anti-parallel directions.
• To work # 6,198,483 requires a specialized list index architecture that can facilitate the desired cognitive effects.
• a General Index representation of the images is created that serially lists images 001-800.
• the General Mass Index is created at the buffer level and is the feed source for a sub-index, the Local Channel Index
• a local channel index is created for each of the two viewing segments, referred to as Channels.
• the Local Left Channel Index lists odd numbered images 001-799 (001...075...799) as a circular representation where image numbers are daisy chained starting at point 001 followed by 003 all the way to 799, with 799 intersecting start point 001 so that a forward motion in the viewing segments is made possible by simply feeding images 001-799 in ascending order and a backward motion is equally possible by feeding in a counter-clockwise descending order 799-001.
• each Channel is represented by half the total number of the General Mass Index, in this case 400 images is the number assigned to each Local Channel Indexes.
• Fig. 1 illustrates the Circular Chained Index as a schematic. 3. Feed Cartridge
• the buffer will actually hold only a portion of the 800 images to create the continuous progression flow of image sequence. This portion is the data in the buffer of the MUI application that is made available to a "Feed Cartridge". Buffers are usually case sensitive depending on the amount of RAM available on any given computer so that a computer with 1024 MB RAM can hold a greater buffer at any time than say a computer with 256 MB RAM.
• a final element is needed for both the continuous progression flow and accurate real-time mapping mechanisms to work as a single system.
• a Register (See Fig 1.) is required to track image positions in both ascending and descending orders. By continuously keeping a tally and updating the ascending/descending positions of images, users can move forward or backward accurately in the List Channel Indexes.
• first subset's current position and a second subset's current position may move independently in different directions or at different speeds.
• each Circular Running Chained Index is designed to run independently of the other so that users may control each viewing segments in Desynchronized mode or in Synchronized.
• the Circular Running Chained Indexes are interconnected since each is a representation of half of the General Mass Index, making them interdependent. The result is therefore a novel computer list index architecture that is best described as a Parallel Temporally Synchronized Inter-Looping Circular Chained List Indexes.
• both viewing segments may be moving at different speed and in opposite direction while displaying data from a single source.
• De/Synchronized Single Source Data Mode and De/Synchronized Dual Source Data Mode is the division of the Mass General Index into two separate units. When this occurs, both odd and even numbered images are distributed from different data sources (different content) to each Mass General Index units as 01-02- 03-04-05. Note that both viewing segments can still be navigated simultaneously in Synchronized Mode or in Desynchronized Mode (See Fig. 3).

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