Three-dimensional icons for organizing, invoking, and using applications

摘要

Disclosed herein are representative embodiments of three-dimensional icons that can be used to display a wide variety of information in an efficient manner and that can effectively organize a large number of applications on the display of a computing device (e.g., on the display of a mobile device). In one exemplary embodiment disclosed herein, an icon is associated with one or more applications, and a first panel of the icon is displayed. An update to the first application is received. Based on the update to the first application, the icon is rotated in three dimensions and a second panel of the icon is displayed with an indication of the update to the application.

主权项

1. A method implemented at least in part by a computing device, the method comprising:
displaying a first panel of an icon, the icon being associated with one or more applications; receiving an update to an application of the one or more applications; and based on the update to the application, displaying the icon as rotating in three dimensions until a second panel of the icon is displayed, the second panel of the icon displaying an indication of the update to the application, wherein the first and second panels are front and back side panels of the icon, respectively, and relate to the same application with information about the application being on the front side panel and the update being about the application on the back side panel, wherein the rotating occurs automatically in response to the application receiving the update and wherein as a result of the rotation, the front side panel is hidden when the back side panel is displayed, the update being data received by the computing device from a server computer.