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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2015
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Daniel J. Giambalvo, Seattle, WA (US);
Andrew B. Rothbart, Seattle, WA (US);
Jennifer M. Lin, Seattle, WA (US);
Alex D. Weinstein, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A scene comprising a set of visual elements may allow a user to perform 'zoom' operations in order to navigate the depth of the scene. The 'zoom' semantic is often applied to simulate optical visual depth, wherein the visual elements are presented with different visual dimensions and visual resolution to simulate physical proximity or distance. However, the “zoom” semantic may be alternatively applied to other aspects of the visual elements of a scene, such as a user selection of a zoomed-in visual element, a “drill-down” operation on a data set, or navigation through a portal in a first data set to view a second data set. These alternative “zoom” semantics may be achieved by presenting the effects of a “zoom” operation within the scene on the visual presentation of the visual element in a manner other than an adjustment of the visual dimensions and resolution of the visual element.