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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2013
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Brian K. Schmidt, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A method, computer readable medium and computing system for rendering an initial viewing field including a plurality of thumbnail images, wherein each of the plurality of thumbnail images is associated with a computer object. A portion selection input is received from a user identifying a portion of the initial viewing field, defining a selected portion of the initial viewing field. In response to the portion selection input, a spherical magnified viewing field of the selected portion of the initial viewing field is rendered. The spherical magnified viewing field includes one or more magnified thumbnail images that are magnified views of one or more of the plurality of thumbnail images included within the initial viewing field.