POSITION BASED MULTI-DIMENSIONAL LOCATING SYSTEM AND METHOD
A tangible machine-readable media having encoded machine-executable instructions adapted to provide a method for displaying arrays of user-selectable elements is described, the method comprising: receiving instructions providing data about a geographical and/or celestial position; and displaying an array of user-selectable elements, the array of user-selectable elements being adapted to group user-selectable elements related to the position. A system and an interface providing position related array of user-selectable elements is also described. An array of user-selectable elements separating user-selectable elements in portions of time and displaying advertising is similarly disclosed therein.
1 . One or more tangible machine-readable media having executable machine-executable instructions encoded thereon which, when executed by a data processing system, cause the data processing system to perform a method comprising:
receiving instructions that provides data about a position; and
displaying an array of user-selectable elements, the array of user-selectable elements being adapted to group user-selectable elements related to the position.
2 . The one or more tangible machine-readable media having executable machine-executable instructions encoded thereon which, when executed by a data processing system, cause the data processing system to perform the method of claim 1 , wherein at least some of the user-selectable elements are adapted to be associated with attributes, at least some of the attributes being adapted to be selectable.
3 . The one or more tangible machine-readable media having executable machine-executable instructions encoded thereon which, when executed by a data processing system, cause the data processing system to perform the method of claim 1 , wherein the array is a substantially longitudinal alignment of user-selectable elements.
4 . The one or more tangible machine-readable media having executable machine-executable instructions encoded thereon which, when executed by a data processing system, cause the data processing system to perform the method of claim 3 , wherein the user-selectable elements are disposed along a timeline.
5 . The one or more tangible machine-readable media having executable machine-executable instructions encoded thereon which, when executed by a data processing system, cause the data processing system to perform the method of claim 1 , wherein at least some of the user-selectable elements are a computer files.
6 . The one or more tangible machine-readable media having executable machine-executable instructions encoded thereon which, when executed by a data processing system, cause the data processing system to perform the method of claim 1 , wherein at least some of the user-selectable elements are a documents.
7 . The one or more tangible machine-readable media having executable machine-executable instructions encoded thereon which, when executed by a data processing system, cause the data processing system to perform the method of claim 1 , wherein at least some of the user-selectable elements are a multimedia assets.
8 . The one or more tangible machine-readable media having executable machine-executable instructions encoded thereon which, when executed by a data processing system, cause the data processing system to perform the method of claim 1 , wherein an altitude, from which a map adapted to display the position, is adapted to discriminate the user-selectable elements.
9 . The one or more tangible machine-readable media having executable machine-executable instructions encoded thereon which, when executed by a data processing system, cause the data processing system to perform the method of claim 1 , wherein an altitude, from which a map adapted to display the position, is adapted to discriminate an attribute.
10 . The one or more tangible machine-readable media having executable machine-executable instructions encoded thereon which, when executed by a data processing system, cause the data processing system to perform the method of claim 1 , wherein the array of user-selectable elements is a first array of user-selectable elements and wherein the method further comprises:
displaying a second array of user-selectable elements, the array of user-selectable elements being adapted to group user-selectable elements.
11 . The one or more tangible machine-readable media having executable machine-executable instructions encoded thereon which, when executed by a data processing system, cause the data processing system to perform the method of claim 10 , wherein the second array of user-selectable elements is displayable at an angle with respect with the first array of user-selectable elements.
12 . The one or more tangible machine-readable media having executable machine-executable instructions encoded thereon which, when executed by a data processing system, cause the data processing system to perform the method of claim 10 , wherein the second array of user-selectable elements is displayable parallel with respect to the first array of user-selectable elements.
13 . The one or more tangible machine-readable media having executable machine-executable instructions encoded thereon which, when executed by a data processing system, cause the data processing system to perform the method of claim 1 , wherein the position is adapted to comprise an azimuth.
14 . The one or more tangible machine-readable media having executable machine-executable instructions encoded thereon which, when executed by a data processing system, cause the data processing system to perform the method of claim 1 , wherein the position is adapted to comprise an angle from the horizon.
15 . The one or more tangible machine-readable media having executable machine-executable instructions encoded thereon which, when executed by a data processing system, cause the data processing system to perform the method of claim 1 , wherein the position is a celestial position.
16 . The one or more tangible machine-readable media having executable machine-executable instructions encoded thereon which, when executed by a data processing system, cause the data processing system to perform the method of claim 1 , wherein the position is a geographical position.
17 . The one or more tangible machine-readable media having executable machine-executable instructions encoded thereon which, when executed by a data processing system, cause the data processing system to perform the method of claim 1 , wherein the array of user-selectable elements is graphically associated with the position.
18 . The one or more tangible machine-readable media having executable machine-executable instructions encoded thereon which, when executed by a data processing system, cause the data processing system to perform the method of claim 1 , wherein at least one user-selectable element is graphically associated with the position.
19 . One or more tangible machine-readable media having machine-executable instructions encoded thereon which, when executed by a data processing system, causes the data processing system to perform the method comprising:
displaying an array of user-selectable elements, the array of user-selectable elements defining a past portion, a present portion and a future portion.
20 . One or more tangible machine-readable media having machine-executable instructions encoded thereon which, when executed by a data processing system, causes the data processing system to perform the method comprising:
associating an advertising with an attribute;
receiving instructions about the selection of the attribute;
displaying an array of user-selectable elements, the array of user-selectable elements grouping user-selectable element having the attribute in common; and
displaying the advertising in conjunction with the array of user.