Rotational graphical user interface navigation

摘要

For rotational graphical user interface navigation, a display module displays a first face of a uniform prism rotatable only about a central horizontal axis. The uniform prism includes a plurality of faces. Each face has Graphical User Interface (GUI) controls for a unique function set. Only one face of the uniform prism is visible at a time. Each face is displayed with a geometric shape conforming to a face geometry of the multidimensional solid when the multidimensional solid is being rotated, and a face is displayed as filling a screen when the multidimensional solid is not being rotated. An input module receives a rotational command. The rotational command rotates the uniform prism around the central horizontal axis. The rotation module rotates the uniform prism to display a second face in response to the rotational command, displaying the rotation of the uniform prism.

主权项

1. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a computer readable program stored on a tangible storage device, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:
display a second face of a multidimensional solid and comprising a plurality of faces wherein each face comprises Graphical User Interface (GUI) controls for a unique function set with GUI controls for other faces not visible through each face, each face is displayed with a geometric shape conforming to a face geometry of the multidimensional solid when the multidimensional solid is being rotated automatically rotate the multidimensional solid from the second face to display a first face in response to data for the first face becoming relevant, displaying the rotation of the multidimensional solid; and automatically rotate the multidimensional solid to display the first face when the second face is unused for a specified time interval.