Systems, apparatuses, interfaces and implementing methods for displaying and manipulating temporal or sequential objects

Abstract

Systems, apparatuses, interfaces, and methods for visualizing time progressions in VR/AR/MR/XR environments, wherein the systems include a processing unit or a processor, a display device, and at least one VR/AR/MR/XR input device, wherein the systems, apparatuses, interfaces, and methods display projects or structures that have tasks, goals, targets, and/or events that have or will occur in a given time sequence along a time line, wherein the systems and methods also display a selection and control object and a temporal direction and speed control object.

1 . An apparatus, implemented on an electronic device including a processing unit coupled to and associated with one or more motion sensing devices, one or more input devices, a display device, and one or more output devices, the apparatus configured to:
 display a plurality of time lines on the display device, each of the time lines including a plurality of time line objects distributed along the time line;   display a selection object on the display device;   sense a first motion, via the one or more motion sensing devices, that exceeds at least one motion threshold criterion, the first motion including first motion properties comprising a direction, a velocity, an acceleration, changes thereto, or any combination thereof;   based on the first motion properties:
 determine a particular time line or an object associated therewith, 
 generate a light beam from the selection object to the particular time line or the object associated therewith, 
 select and activate the particular time line or the particular time line and the object associated therewith, and 
 
 fade all other time lines and their associated objects; 
   sense a next motion, via the one or more motion sensing devices, that exceeds at least one motion threshold criterion, the next motion including next motion properties comprising a direction, a velocity, an acceleration, changes thereto, or any combination thereof;   based on the next motion properties:
 determine (a) a next time line or an object associated therewith or (b) another object associated with the particular time line,
 generate a light beam from the selection object to either (a) the next time line or the object associated therewith or (b) the another object associated with the particular time line, and 
 select and activate (a) the next time line or the particular time line and the object associated therewith or (b) the another object associated with the particular time line; and 
 
   repeat the sense a next motion and the based on the next motion properties actions.   
     
     
         2 . The interface of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of time line objects comprising:
 a start object,   an end object, and   a plurality of task objects, goal objects, event objects, objective objects, or any combination thereof.   
     
     
         3 . The interface of  claim 1 , wherein the determinations, the selections, and the generations all occur without invoking a hard selection protocol. 
     
     
         4 . The interface of  claim 1 , wherein one, some, or all of the determinations, the selections, and the generations all occur without invoking a hard selection protocol. 
     
     
         5 . An apparatus, implemented on an electronic device including a processing unit coupled to and associated with one or more motion sensing devices, one or more input devices, a display device, and one or more output devices, the apparatus configured to:
 display a plurality of time lines on the display device, each of the time lines including:
 an associated time line scene, 
 a time line traversing vehicle having a selection object, and a temporal/sequence direction/control object, wherein the vehicle, selection object and the temporal/sequence direction/control object are in their inactive state evidence by dashed outlines, and 
 a plurality of time line objects; 
   receive a first signal from the one or more motion sensing devices or the one or more input devices, that exceeds at least one motion threshold criterion,   based on the first signal:
 select a particular time line, and 
 activate its time line traversing vehicle, its selection object, and its temporal/sequence direction/control objects evidence by changing the dashed outlines to solid outlines, 
   receive a next signal from one or more motion sensing devices or the one or more input devices, that exceeds at least one motion threshold criterion,   based on the next signal:
 move the vehicle up the particular time line and rotated the control object toward a particular time line object as evidenced by a light beam emanating from the selection object to the particular time line object; and 
 review a contents of the particular time line object; and 
   repeat receive first signal, the based on first signal actions, the next signal, and the based on the next signal actions.   
     
     
         6 . The interface of  claim 5 , wherein the plurality of time line objects comprising one or more discrete time line objects, one or more continuous segment, one or more continuous time line objects or any mixture or combination thereof. 
     
     
         7 . The interface of  claim 6 , wherein:
 the discrete time line objects comprise one or more goals, one or more events, one or more tasks, one or more objectives, or any mixture or combination thereof, provided, that each discrete time line object is designed to take place at a specific time or location along the particular time line;   the continuous segment time line objects comprise one or more goals, one or more events, one or more tasks, one or more objectives, or any mixture or combination thereof, provided, that each continuous segment time line object is designed to take place over a set period of time at a specific location along the particular time line; and   the continuous time line objects comprise one or more goals, one or more events, one or more tasks, one or more objectives, or any mixture or combination thereof, provided, that each continuous time line object is designed to take place along a duration of the particular time line.   
     
     
         8 . The interface of  claim 5 , wherein the determinations, the selections, and the generations all occur without invoking a hard selection protocol. 
     
     
         9 . The interface of  claim 5 , wherein one, some, or all of the determinations, the selections, and the generations all occur without invoking a hard selection protocol. 
     
     
         10 . An apparatus, implemented on an electronic device including a processing unit coupled to and associated with one or more motion sensing devices, one or more input devices, a display device, and one or more output devices, the apparatus configured to:
 display a time line, the time line including:
 a plurality of branches, each of the branches including a plurality of time line objects, and 
 a traversing vehicle, the traversing vehicle including a selection object and a time direction object; 
   receive a signal from the one or more motion sensing devices or the one or more input devices, that exceeds at least one motion threshold criterion,   based on the signal:
 activate the traversing vehicle and its selection object and its time direction object,
 traverse the time line to a branch point producing one or more branches, and 
 for one, some, or all of the one or more branches, spawn additional traversing vehicles, each of the additional traversing vehicles including a selection object and a time direction object, 
 
   receive a further signal from the one or more motion sensing devices or the one or more input devices, that exceeds at least one motion threshold criterion,   based on the further signal:
 individually or collectively control the selection object and/or the additional selection objects,
 individually or collectively generate light beams emanating from the selection object and/or the additional selection objects to a particular time line object for each of the branches, 
 select and activate the particular time line objects, and 
 
 review a contents of the particular time line objects; and 
   repeat the receive signal, the based on the signal actions, the further signal, and the based on the further signal actions.   
     
     
         11 . The interface of  claim 10 , wherein the plurality of time line objects comprising one or more discrete time line objects, one or more continuous segment, one or more continuous time line objects or any mixture or combination thereof. 
     
     
         12 . The interface of  claim 11 , wherein:
 the discrete time line objects comprise one or more goals, one or more events, one or more tasks, one or more objectives, or any mixture or combination thereof, provided, that each discrete time line object is designed to take place at a specific time or location along the particular time line;   the continuous segment time line objects comprise one or more goals, one or more events, one or more tasks, one or more objectives, or any mixture or combination thereof, provided, that each continuous segment time line object is designed to take place over a set period of time at a specific location along the particular time line; and   the continuous time line objects comprise one or more goals, one or more events, one or more tasks, one or more objectives, or any mixture or combination thereof, provided, that each continuous time line object is designed to take place along a duration of the particular time line.   
     
     
         13 . The interface of  claim 10 , wherein the determinations, the selections, and the generations all occur without invoking a hard selection protocol. 
     
     
         14 . The interface of  claim 10 , wherein one, some, or all of the determinations, the selections, and the generations all occur without invoking a hard selection protocol.