Systems and methods for creating an interactive 3d visualization of indexed media

Abstract

A 3D graphical user interface includes a two-dimensional ground-plane layout representing the relationship between one or more leaf elements of a tree data structure The interface further includes at least one building-like structure, each of the at least one building-like structures corresponding to a respective one of the one or more leaf elements. Each of the at least one building-like structure provides a summary of media associated with the respective one of the more leaf elements corresponding to that at least one building-like structure.

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       34 . A 3D graphical user interface comprising: 
 a two-dimensional ground-plane layout representing the relationship between one or more leaf elements of a tree data structure; and    at least one building-like structure, each of the at least one building-like structures corresponding to a respective one of the one or more leaf elements, wherein each of the at least one building-like structure provides a summary of media associated with the respective one of the more leaf elements corresponding to that at least one building-like structure.    
   
   
       35 . The 3D graphical user interface of  claim 34 , wherein each of the one or more leaf elements is represented by a similarly sized substantially square plot within the two-dimensional ground plane.  
   
   
       36 . The 3D graphical user interface of  claim 34 , wherein each of the one or more leaf elements is represented by a differently sized substantially square plot within the two-dimensional ground plane.  
   
   
       37 . The 3D graphical user interface of  claim 36 , wherein dimensions of each differently sized substantially square plot reflect one or more characteristics of the media associated with the leaf element corresponding to that differently sized square plot.  
   
   
       38 . The 3D graphical user interface of  claim 34 , wherein each of the at least one building-like structure provides the summary of media associated with the respective one of the more leaf elements corresponding to that at least one building-like structure by displaying a portion of that media on at least one of the sides or on the top of the building-like structure.  
   
   
       39 . The 3D graphical user interface of  claim 38 , wherein the summary of the media comprises at least one frame of a video.  
   
   
       40 . The 3D graphical user interface of  claim 38 , wherein the summary of the media comprises a slide.  
   
   
       41 . The 3D graphical user interface of  claim 36 , wherein the summary of the media comprises text.  
   
   
       42 . The 3D graphical user interface of  claim 38 , further comprising text floating over the building-like structures.