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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2007
Robert M. Ayers, San Jose, CA (US);
Gregg D. Wilensky, San Francisco, CA (US);
Robert M. Ayers, San Jose, CA (US);
Gregg D. Wilensky, San Francisco, CA (US);
Adobe Systems Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for receiving user selection of an ordering for a plurality of objects. Each object in the plurality having one or more associated attributes and an associated visual representation. The selected ordering specifies a sequential arrangement of the plurality of objects based on one or more values associated with each of the one or more associated attributes. The sequential arrangement is presented in a visual presentation by presenting for each object in the sequential arrangement the associated visual representation at a position on a path defined by a space filling curve and according to the sequential arrangement.