Techniques to present hierarchical information using orthographic projections

摘要

Techniques to present hierarchical information as orthographic projections are described. An apparatus may comprise an orthographic projection application arranged to manage a three dimensional orthographic projection of hierarchical information. The orthographic projection application may comprise a hierarchical information component operative to receive hierarchical information representing multiple nodes at different hierarchical levels, and parse the hierarchical information into a tree data structure, an orthographic generator component operative to generate a graphical tile for each node, arrange graphical tiles for each hierarchical level into graphical layers, and arrange the graphical layers in a vertical stack, and an orthographic presentation component operative to present a three dimensional orthographic projection of the hierarchical information with the stack of graphical layers each having multiple graphical tiles. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
receiving hierarchical information for nodes at different hierarchical levels; generating a graphical tile for each node; arranging graphical tiles for each hierarchical level into graphical layers; arranging the graphical layers in a vertical stack; presenting, in a user interface, a three dimensional orthographic projection view of the stack of graphical layers, wherein the stack of graphical layers each has multiple graphical tiles on a display; and moving a graphical layer to a top layer of the vertical stack when selected.