KR20040082827A - Display system and method of providing three dimension space - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A display system offering a 3-D(Dimensional) working space and a method thereof are provided to pursue user convenience, and enhance a work efficiency by changing a 2-D background to the 3-D working space. CONSTITUTION: The 3-D working space(100) provides the working space displaying an icon according to a 3-D coordinate value. An icon controller(300) controls an image, a size, a position, or resolution of the icon displayed on the 3-D working space. The 3-D working space sets a bottom space based on an eye-level of a user. A window controller(200) controls the image, the size, the position, or the resolution of the window.

Description

DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING THREE DIMENSION SPACE}

The present invention is a display system and method for providing a three-dimensional work space, in particular, by changing the two-dimensional desktop to a three-dimensional work space, to pursue the convenience of the user work and at the same time increase the efficiency of the work efficiency It is to provide a display system and method for providing a workspace.

Currently, operating systems for desktops (or laptops, tablet PCs, Palms, etc.) can be divided into console and window. Representative examples of the console system include unix series, linux series, and Dos, and typical windows systems include Microsoft Windows series, linux x-window series, KDE, and GNOME.

Dual-window operating systems make up the majority of personal computer (PC) operating systems because of user convenience and familiarity. Windows-based operating systems let you change the desktop to your liking and use icons to make it easier to run programs.

However, due to the limitation of the 2D desktop, the entire screen becomes very complicated when several programs are executed at the same time, and the user overlaps due to overlapping windows. In addition, there is a problem in that, in the case of a task of low importance but a task that needs to be continuously executed (for example, a mail reception alarm), the space of the actual usable desktop is reduced by occupying a part of the entire screen continuously.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a conventional two-dimensional monitor screen. The monitor screen includes a background screen 10, a window 20, an icon 30, and a task bar 40.

The background screen 10 is a two-dimensional (x, y) screen that allows the user to adjust the resolution and displays a window 20 and an icon 30. In addition, the desktop 10 may put a picture or a background picture desired by the user.

The window 20 provides a user interface. The window 20 may be an edit window (for example, editable as desired by the user), a status window (for example, only show status), a control window, or the like. It is composed.

The icon 30 is an object that the user selects to execute a program, and the program is linked. The icon 30 may be modified in various shapes, and the user may arbitrarily select and move the position.

The task bar 40 is displayed at the bottom of the desktop 10, and briefly displays the tasks remaining in the running state without being terminated on the desktop 10.

Looking at the operation of the desktop 10, the window 20, the icon 30, and the status bar 40, the user desires the icon 30 among the icons 30 arranged on the desktop 10. Select to run the program. In this case, the user may arbitrarily change the shape, shape, and name of the icon 30, and change the position of the icon 30 (that is, the coordinate position on the background screen).

The executed program then provides a user interface in the form of a window 20. Here, the user may know the result of executing the program on the screen in the window 20, and may adjust the size and position of the window 20.

In addition, the windows 20 may be disposed at various positions on the desktop 10, and when the windows 20 are executed at the same time, the windows 20 may be overlapped and the windows 20 are displayed. If so, only the active window 20 is displayed in bold color.

Meanwhile, when several windows 20 are activated, the icon 30 may be covered by the window 20. In this case, all of the displayed windows 20 for selecting the icon 30 by the user are hidden. You have to put it down.

In the status bar 40, a list of all of the programs being executed is briefly displayed. Here, among the programs in the status bar 40, those requiring the user's input or immediately informing the user of the status of the program are notified to the user by flashing.

However, when several windows 20 are displayed on the background screen 10, the entire screen becomes very complicated due to the limitation of the two-dimensional screen. That is, a window 20 is generated in which the windows 20 overlap each other and are hidden, and a user is likely to make an error of selecting the wrong one when selecting a program.

In addition, there is a problem that the effect of the screen execution switching is not large, and if the importance is low, but there is a task that needs to be executed continuously, it occupies a portion of the entire screen to reduce the space of the actual usable desktop 10.

In addition, when several windows 20 are floated on the desktop 10, the icon 30 is hidden unless the user carefully places the windows 20. Therefore, when the user wants to select the icon 30 to execute the program, it is inconvenient to lower the window 20 covering the icon 30, select the icon 30, and then raise the window 20 that has been dropped. There is this.

In addition, since the space of the desktop 10 is limited, the space of the desktop 10 will be insufficient to put all of the concurrently executed tasks on the screen. And if there is a task that requires continuous execution (for example, checking mail), there is a problem that it must keep occupying part of the screen.

And, now familiar with three-dimensional space such as a three-dimensional game, virtual reality (virtual reality), the two-dimensional flat desktop 10 is too monotonous to induce user's curiosity.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, the object of the present invention is to change the two-dimensional desktop to a three-dimensional space, pursuing user convenience and at the same time increase the efficiency of the work efficiency three-dimensional work It is to provide a display system and method for providing space.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a display system for providing a three-dimensional workspace according to the present invention.

2 is a flow chart schematically showing a display method for providing a three-dimensional workspace according to the present invention.

3 is a view showing a process performed when a user selects an icon among a display method for providing a 3D workspace according to the present invention.

4 is a view illustrating a process of rearranging a plurality of windows displayed in a three-dimensional workspace of a display method for providing a three-dimensional workspace according to the present invention.

5 is a schematic representation of a monitor screen providing a three dimensional workspace in accordance with the present invention.

6 is a view showing a conventional two-dimensional monitor screen.

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100: three-dimensional workspace 200: window control unit

300: icon control unit 400: task display unit

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a three-dimensional workspace that provides a workspace for displaying an icon according to the three-dimensional coordinate value and an icon control unit for controlling the icon displayed in the three-dimensional workspace Initializing the 3D workspace, selecting an icon arranged in the 3D workspace, searching for a program linked to the selected icon, and a window activated when the searched program is executed. Retrieving information and displaying a window in a three-dimensional workspace based on the retrieved window information.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a display system for providing a three-dimensional workspace according to the present invention, wherein the three-dimensional workspace 100, the window controller 200, the icon controller 300, and the task display unit 400 are shown. It consists of.

The three-dimensional workspace 100 provides a three-dimensional workspace 110 displaying a window 210 and an icon 310 according to three-dimensional coordinate values (x, y, z). Here, the three-dimensional workspace 110 is a virtual space created using the depth axis (z-axis) to provide a perspective, the three-dimensional workspace is a room (color) in the form of color or painting (eg For example, it may be a wallpaper effect, and may be divided into a grid.

The 3D work space 100 sets the resolution of the 3D work space 110 according to a user's setting. Here, the resolution of the working space may be understood as, for example, 800 × 600 × 600 (W × D × D), 1024 × 768 × 768, 1280 × 1024 × 1024, 1600 × 1200 × 1200, and the like.

In addition, the 3D work space unit 100 sets the user's eye height on the work space to display the window 210, and generates a floor space in which the icon 310 is disposed based on the position of the user's eye height. do. That is, the user's eye height is 0, + vertical / 2, + depth / 2, and the floor space is from the bottom of the screen to the height of the user's eyes.

In addition, the origin of the three-dimensional work space 110 is a horizontal: total width / 2, vertical: 0, depth: depth / 2 position, the x-axis, y-axis, z-axis is assumed based on the origin. The window 210 may be horizontally: -lateral / 2 <x <+ horizontal / 2, vertical: 0 + a <y <+ vertical, and depth: + depth / 2 <z <-depth / 2 (ie, User's eye height position). Here, x, y, z refers to the horizontal axis, vertical axis and depth axis, a is the lower limit of the y axis in which the window is displayed in the three-dimensional work space. In addition, the three-dimensional work space 110 has a positive value toward the right side of the work space, the upper side, the closer to the front.

The window controller 200 controls the windows 210 displayed in the 3D work space 110 through the window 210 information. Here, the window information refers to the image, size, position and sharpness of the window 210, and the window controller 200 controls the windows 210 displayed in the 3D work space 110 using the information. .

In addition, the window controller 200 sets the position value of the window 210 in consideration of the user's eye height position set by the 3D work space unit 100.

When the plurality of windows 210 are displayed on the 3D workspace 110, the window controller 200 checks the window 210 selected by the user, and selects the selected window 210 value and the remaining window 210. Change the value of). That is, the z-axis coordinate values, the sharpness and the size of each window 210 are changed. The z-axis coordinate value of the selected and activated window 210 is changed to 0, and the z-axis coordinates of the remaining windows 210 are changed. The value decreases by a certain amount, and the sharpness of the window 210 is changed as the z-axis coordinate value of the window 210 increases, and the size of the window 210 also increases as the z-axis coordinate value increases. Therefore, the window 210 having a small z-axis coordinate value (that is, the window lying behind) has an effect of decreasing in perspective.

The icon controller 300 controls the icons 310 displayed in the 3D work space 110 through the icon 310 information. Here, the icon information refers to the image, size, position, sharpness and program link information of the icon 310, and the icon controller 300 controls the icons 310 using the information. In addition, the icons 310 are disposed in the floor space of the 3D work space 110.

In addition, the icon controller 300 overlaps the window 210 by always placing the icons 310 below the user's eye level, that is, below the user's eye level on the 3D work space 110 (ie, the floor space). Prevent this from happening.

In addition, the icon controller 300 sets different position coordinate values, sharpness, and sizes according to the positions of the icons 310 arranged in the floor space. Here, the location of the icon 310 is set according to a user's arbitrary setting and the user's frequency of selection of the icon 310, and the location value of the icon 310 is larger in z-axis coordinate value. A large, sharpness is set high, and the icon 310 (that is, the icon placed at the rear) having a small z-axis coordinate value similar to the window 210 has a small effect due to perspective.

In addition, the icon control unit 300 includes a brief description of the icon 310 when the user's pointer is placed on the icon 310 to show the user a brief description of the icon 310. 510 is provided (shown in FIG. 5).

The task display unit 400 displays the windows 210 existing in the 3D work space 110 on the task bar 410. The task bar 410 displays all tasks which are not currently terminated in a simple form.

2 is a flowchart schematically illustrating a display method for providing a 3D workspace according to the present invention. First, when the computer is turned on, the 3D workspace 100 initializes the 3D workspace 110. . Initialization of the three-dimensional work space 110 refers to arranging the icon 310 in the floor space based on the user's eye height and floor space settings and the icon 310 information (S100 to S120). Here, when the eye height of the user is set, a floor space in which the icon 310 is disposed based on the eye height of the user is generated. That is, the floor space is from the bottom of the three-dimensional work space 110 to the height of the eyes of the user.

When the user's eye height and the floor space are set, the 3D work space unit 100 requests the icon controller 300 for a list of icons 310 to be disposed in the floor space. When the 3D work space unit 100 requests a list of icons 310, the icon controller 300 may provide information about the icon 310 to be disposed in the floor space (for example, a list, position, and size of icons). And sharpness). Here, the position information of the icon 310 refers to the x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis coordinate values of the floor space, and the size information of the icon 310 indicates the size of the icon 310 set according to the z-axis coordinate value. That is, the sharpness information of the icon 310 refers to the sharpness of the icon 310 set according to the x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis coordinate values. Therefore, the size and sharpness of the icon 310 vary depending on the position of the icon 310 (that is, the x-axis, the y-axis, and the z-axis coordinate values), and the larger the z-axis coordinate value of the icon 310, the larger the icon. The sharpness of the 310 is high and the size of the icon 310 is also large.

The 3D work space unit 100 arranges the icons 310 in the floor space according to the icon 310 information received from the icon controller 300.

Thereafter, when the user selects the icon 310 arranged in the floor space (S130), the window 210 is displayed while the program linked to the selected icon 310 is executed (S140 to S160). Here, the position value of the window 210 to be displayed is already set in the window control unit 200, and the program is linked to the icon 310 and the window is executed according to the position and size information of the window 210 set at the same time. 210 is displayed (or activated) in the three-dimensional workspace (110). Here, the activated window 210 is displayed at the eye height of the user (that is, the point at which the z-axis coordinate value is 0).

On the other hand, when a plurality of windows 310 are displayed in the three-dimensional work space 110, the z-axis coordinate value of the active window 210 that the user wants to perform the work is changed to 0 (that is, the origin), The z-axis coordinate values of the other windows 210 are reduced by a certain amount. Here, the clarity and size of the window 210 are different according to the z-axis coordinate values for changing the position of the window 210, and the sharper the z-axis coordinate value of the three-dimensional work space is closer to the origin.

In addition, the task bar 410 displays windows 210 that are not currently terminated and displayed in the 3D work space 110 (S170).

3 is a view showing a process performed when a user selects an icon of a display method for providing a three-dimensional workspace according to the present invention. First, a user of the icon 310 disposed in the three-dimensional workspace 110 is displayed. When the icon 310 to be performed is selected (S200), the icon controller 300 searches for a program linked to the icon 310 selected by the user (S202).

Next, the searched program is displayed in the form of a window 210 (S204, S206). Here, the window controller 200 transmits the position, size, and sharpness information of the activated window 210 to the 3D work space unit 100, and the 3D work space unit 100 receives the received window 210. The window 210 is displayed on the 3D work space 110 according to the information.

Meanwhile, windows 210 displayed on the 3D work space 110 are displayed on the task bar 410 (S208).

4 is a view illustrating a process of rearranging a plurality of windows displayed in a three-dimensional work space in a display method for providing a three-dimensional work space according to the present invention, wherein the user displays a plurality of windows displayed in the three-dimensional work space 110. If the window 210 desired for the operation is selected (S300), the window controller 200 activates the window 210 selected by the user, and changes the information of the windows 210 accordingly (S302 and S304). ). That is, the z-axis coordinate value of the activated window 210 is changed to 0, and the z-axis coordinate value of the remaining windows 210 is reduced by a certain amount. Accordingly, the positional information of the windows 210 displayed on the 3D work space 110 is changed.

The 3D work space 100 rearranges the displayed windows 210 according to the changed position information of the windows 210 (S306). That is, the window 210 selected by the user is disposed at the front of the three-dimensional work space 110 (that is, z = 0), and the remaining windows 210 are located after the predetermined interval (that is, the z-axis coordinates of which the amount is reduced). Value).

5 is a view schematically showing a monitor screen providing a three-dimensional workspace according to the present invention, the monitor screen is a three-dimensional workspace 110, a window 210, an icon 310, a task bar 410 It includes.

The three-dimensional work space 110 has a perspective, and as the depth deepens, objects such as the window 210 and the icon 310 appear smaller. The window 210 is displayed at the height of the user's eye in the 3D work space 110, and the icon 310 is arranged in the floor space. Here, the eye level of the user set in the 3D work space 110 may be arbitrarily adjusted, and thus, the window view may be diversified.

And, the window 210 is not placed on the floor unless the user specifically designates it. That is, when the window 210 is generated, the window 210 is generated at the height of the eye of the user, and the window 210 is displayed using the lowermost height corresponding to the rearmost portion of the floor space where the icon 310 is placed. . For this reason, even if a plurality of windows 210 are displayed in the three-dimensional work space 110, the icons 310 arranged in the floor space are not obstructed so that selection of the icons 310 is not inconvenient.

On the other hand, when a plurality of windows 210 are displayed in the three-dimensional work space 110, the windows 210 are backed back in a stacking manner according to the work order. That is, if the job is old, the z-axis coordinate value of the window 210 decreases as the job decreases and gradually retreats, and appears small and dark (perspective effect). Then, when a new task (window) is created, the previous tasks are reduced by a certain amount of z-axis coordinate values, so that the window 210 as a whole is backed off.

In addition, the window 210 may be transparent or may be adjusted according to a user's arbitrary setting.

In order to prevent the icon 310 from overlapping with the window 210, the icon 310 is always disposed only in a floor space below the height of the user's eyes. For example, when the user's eye height is set to 0, + vertical / 2, + depth / 2, the window 210 is located at the user's eye level and the icon 310 is located below the user's eye level, The 301 is not hidden by the window 210, and all the floor spaces in which the icon 310 is disposed are shown. Here, the floor space has a grid in a black space by default.

The icon 310 may be changed in location according to a user's arbitrary setting or the user's frequency of selecting the icon 310. That is, an icon 310 that is not frequently used or an icon 310 that is not important may be placed at the rear so that it looks small and dark (apply perspective). In addition, the icon 310 is in the form of a box by default, but the user can arbitrarily adjust the shape (for example, chess form).

Meanwhile, when the user selects the icon 310, the selected icon 310 is briefly listened to and released, and a description balloon 510 may be provided when a brief description of the icon 310 is required.

The operation of the three-dimensional workspace will be described with reference to the drawings. First, when the user selects the window 210 that the user wants to work on, the window controller 200 checks the window 210 selected by the user, and checks the information (ie, position, size and Sharpness information) is changed and placed in front of the 3D work space 110. Then, the information of the remaining non-selected windows 210 is changed and disposed backward by a predetermined interval.

On the other hand, when the user selects the icon 310, the location of the icons 310 existing on the three-dimensional work space 110 can be rearranged, or a new window 210 is displayed. Here, the location of the icon 310 may be rearranged according to the frequency of selection of the icon 310 of the user and the user setting, and the newly displayed window 210 is disposed at the front of the 3D work space 110 to be activated. Inactive windows 210 are disposed behind a predetermined interval.

The window 210 and the icon 310 are set differently in size and sharpness depending on the position of the window 210 and the icon 310. That is, the activated window 210 is displayed in the darkest, the darker the window 210 is disposed behind.

In addition, when the user's mouse pointer is placed on the icon 310, a description balloon 510 is provided to briefly describe the icon 310.

Although the present invention has been described in detail above, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may variously modify the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined in the appended claims. It is apparent that the present invention may be modified or modified. Therefore, a simple change according to an embodiment of the present invention will not be possible without departing from the technology of the present invention.

According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, by introducing a concept of depth into the window work environment to change the two-dimensional flat desktop into a three-dimensional space, the user can seek convenience and increase the efficiency of the work efficiency have.

In addition, by placing the icons in the floor space of the three-dimensional workspace, the icon is not hidden by the window, it is easy to select the icon.

In addition, in the case where a plurality of windows are displayed, the older tasks (windows) are smaller and darker as they retreat, thereby reducing errors caused by the user's task selection, and having a large work space.

In addition, the three-dimensional virtual workspace provides a more visual (environmental) work environment has the advantage of causing user interest.

Claims (25)

A three-dimensional work space unit providing a work space for displaying an icon according to a three-dimensional coordinate value; And And a icon controller for controlling an icon displayed in the three-dimensional workspace. The method of claim 1, wherein the three-dimensional workspace, Display system providing a three-dimensional work space, characterized in that the floor space is set based on the eye height of the user. The method of claim 1, wherein the three-dimensional workspace, A display system for providing a three-dimensional work space, characterized in that to provide a work space for displaying a window according to the three-dimensional coordinate value. The method of claim 1, wherein the icon control unit, Display system providing a three-dimensional workspace, characterized by controlling the image, size, position or sharpness of the icon. The method of claim 1, wherein the icon control unit, Display system providing a three-dimensional workspace, characterized in that for setting the position of the icon in accordance with the frequency of the user's icon selection. The method of claim 1, wherein the icon control unit, When the user's mouse pointer is placed over the icon, a display system for providing a three-dimensional workspace, characterized in that for providing a description bubble for a brief description of the icon. The method of claim 1, wherein the icon, Display system for providing a three-dimensional work space, characterized in that arranged in the floor space set in the three-dimensional work space. The method of claim 1 or 3, And a window controller for controlling a window displayed in the 3D work space. The method of claim 8, wherein the window control unit, Display system providing a three-dimensional workspace, characterized in that to control the image, size, position or sharpness of the window. The method of claim 3 or 8, wherein the window, Display system for providing a three-dimensional workspace, characterized in that displayed on the user's eye height position set in the three-dimensional workspace. Initializing the 3D workspace by the 3D workspace; Selecting a icon arranged in the 3D workspace by a user; Searching, by an icon control unit, a program linked to the selected icon; Searching, by a window controller, window information activated when the searched program is executed; And And displaying a window in the three-dimensional work space based on the retrieved window information. The method of claim 11, wherein the 3D workspace initializes the 3D workspace. Setting a user's eye height and floor space in the three-dimensional work space; And And arranging icons in the floor space based on icon information. The method of claim 12, wherein the icon information, Display method for providing a three-dimensional workspace, characterized in that the image, size, position or sharpness information of the icon. The method of claim 13, And a size and sharpness information of the icon is set based on the icon position information. The method of claim 11, wherein the window information, Display method for providing a three-dimensional workspace, characterized in that the image, size, position or sharpness information of the window. The method of claim 15, And a size and sharpness information of the window are set based on the window position information. A user performing a work on a three-dimensional work space; Determining whether the operation performed by the user is a window selection or an icon selection; Repositioning the windows existing in the 3D work space when the window is selected as a result of the determination; And And repositioning icons existing on the 3D work space when the icon is selected as a result of the determination. The method of claim 17, wherein when the determination result window is selected, rearranging positions of the windows existing in the 3D work space may include: Checking a window selected by the user; Changing information of the selected window and arranging it in front of a 3D work space; And changing the information of the non-selected windows and arranging them behind a predetermined interval. The method of claim 18, wherein changing the information of each window, Display method for providing a three-dimensional workspace, characterized in that for changing the position, size or sharpness information of the window existing in the three-dimensional workspace. The method of claim 18, The window is a display method for providing a three-dimensional working space characterized in that the size and the sharpness is set differently according to the position arranged. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein in the case of the selection of the icon, the rearranging of the icons existing in the three-dimensional work space includes: Display method for providing a three-dimensional workspace, characterized in that rearranged according to the frequency of the user's icon selection. The method of claim 17 or 21, Display method for providing a three-dimensional work space, characterized in that the size and the sharpness is set differently according to the position of the icon. The method of claim 17, And displaying a new window when the icon is selected as the result of the determination. The method of claim 23, wherein The displayed new window is disposed in front of the three-dimensional workspace to be activated, the inactive windows are arranged behind a predetermined interval display method for providing a three-dimensional workspace. The method of claim 17, When the user's mouse pointer is placed on the icon, a display method for providing a three-dimensional work space, characterized in that a description balloon for providing a brief description of the icon is provided.