System and methods for exemplary problem solving, thinking and learning using an exemplary archetype process and enhanced hybrid forms

• US 10,395,173 B1
• Filed: 03/18/2014
• Issued: 08/27/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/11/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zxibix Inc.
• Original Assignee: Zxibix Inc.
• Inventors: Heidenreich, James Ralph, Higgins, Linda Shawn
• Primary Examiner(s): Nilsson, Eric
• Application Number:
  US14/217,471
• Time in Patent Office: 1,988 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 20/00 Machine learning
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/02 Knowledge representation; Symbolic representation
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/04 Inference or reasoning models

Abstract

Systems, methods, and apparatuses to facilitate development, documentation, presentation of and interaction with enhanced models of understanding, thinking and problem solving regarding an arbitrary problem. Preferred embodiments of the invention utilize an exemplary archetype process or exemplary archetype structure for user thinking or problem solving, or customized exemplary archetype process or exemplary archetype structure. Some embodiments accomplish models or interactive environments, or both, represented in three-dimensional or partly three-dimensional forms, and may also accomplish forms that combine, integrate or in parallel provide electronic and digital with additional physical, mechanical or other forms or elements.

Claims

1. A method to support learning, problem solving, understanding, or immersion approaches, to take advantage of additional perception capabilities, said method comprising:

a method performed by a system using at least one processor, said method comprising activities comprising;

receiving at least one input;

providing a hybrid experience comprising a set of actions to capacitate exploration or development, or both, of a multipart constructed composition related to at least one problem or topic;

said experience accomplished by providing a set of areas or stations, or both, arranged in spatial or temporal relation, or both, to one another;

said arrangement according to a defined set of phases or activities for the exploration or development, or said arrangement according to parts or phases or path of said composition, or said arrangement according to both;

said areas or stations or both comprising interaction or presentation elements or both;

said composition, interaction element, and presentation element comprising an electronic item, digital item, electrical item, physical item, mechanical item, interface item, displayed item, projected item, output, stored item, system control, input receiver, item to cause an output to an interface or device, or a combination thereof;

said hybrid experience provisioning comprising at least one electronic or digital or electrical component and at least one physical or mechanical component, or a combination thereof;

in response to said input, providing or changing, or both, at least one interaction element or presentation element or related content item, or a combination thereof, comprising at least one additional or changed item, or both, comprising display, output, item to cause an output to an interface or device, projection, storage, interaction, interaction element, presentation element, movement, location, mechanical element, or physical element, or a combination thereof.

2. The method of claim 1 comprising arrangement or composition or both portrayed as appearing at least partly in three dimensional space and comprising at least one arrangement comprising at least one closed structure, open ended structure, levels, sides, facets, central axis, linkages, connectors, molecular structure, segments, regions, path or series or sequence or timing of areas or stations or both, physical object, relief, material, surface, mechanical item, distributed element, mobile element, storyline, timeline, series, sequence, flow, network analysis, relationship analysis, linkage, causation analysis, comparison, wholes and parts analysis, tree analysis, at least one mechanism controlling provisioning or access to an area or station, at least one mechanism enabling rotating, at least one mechanism enabling movement, at least one mechanism enabling reordering, at least one mechanism enabling personalization, at least one mechanism enabling recording, at least one mechanism enabling monitoring, at least one mechanism enabling input, at least one mechanism enabling zooming, at least one mechanism enabling rearrangement, or a combination thereof.

3. The method of claim 1 comprising that a constructed composition results from combining or comparing or linking or rearranging or evaluating or analyzing, or a combination thereof, at least one input from at least one user or source or composition, and at least one other input from a user or source or composition, or a combination thereof.

4. The method of claim 1 comprising that a constructed composition comprises items related to more than one composition or problem or topic, or a combination thereof, or comprising use of more than one or a distributed item, or both, comprising output, item to cause an output to an interface or device, display, storage, projection, physical object, mechanical item, interaction mechanism, input, device, sensor, monitor, tracker, wearable item, recorder, processor or a combination thereof.

5. The method of claim 1 comprising identification or provisioning, or both, of at least one proposed item comprising an action, next step, interaction, input, output, portion of a constructed composition, related additional content, information, search, search result, storyline, message, display, projection, item to cause an output to an interface or device, system, resource, tool, physical object, location, physical layout, physical context, automatically created addition or change or both to composition portion, automatically created addition or change or both to experience portion, movement, linkage, automatically created or changed or both composition portion, automatically created or changed or both experience portion, wearable item, device, processor, mechanism, contact, user, group, or a combination thereof.

6. The method of claim 1 comprising at least one item comprising at least one graphic, drawing, video, photo, projection, text, animation, audio, multimedia item, portrayal in three dimensions, matrix portrayal, outline portrayal, molecular portrayal, network portrayal, map, timeline, chart, message, physical object, material, surface, sensor, user sensor, object sensor, lens, input producer, input receiver, interface, brain computer interface, controller, motor, camera, speaker, output, output producer, measurer, monitor, playable form, game-like form, video-like form, plan, progress record, mechanism to enable editing, mechanism to enable commenting, mechanism to enable rating, mechanism to enable tracking, mechanism to enable recording, mechanism to enable movement, mechanism to enable proposition of items, automatic component creation, image processor, mechanism to enable monitoring, mechanism to enable gap analysis, mechanism to enable pattern analysis, mechanism to enable rewards, rotator, lift, ride, movement device, mechanical device, display, projector, processor, wearable item, or a combination thereof.

7. The method of claim 1 comprising at least one additional activity comprising at least one of creating or editing or using or providing or storing or outputting a record or pattern or history or map or prediction or analysis, or a combination thereof, related to at least one item comprising input, action, interaction, hybrid experience events, hybrid experience, experience status, composition status, composition events, composition, linkages, searches, search events, plan, progress, output, proposed items, related content, source, related topics, related questions, related system, related resource, related tool, related event, location, related physical object, physical context, user, group, comment, rating, reward, or a combination thereof.

8. The method of claim 1 comprising providing a hybrid experience or constructed composition or both in a manner that is related to or in parallel with or as input to or as output from an additional item comprising at least one electronic experience, digital experience, physical experience, constructed composition, constructed composition component, constructed composition development, additional system, resource, agent, source, input, event, physical event, physical layout, information flow, timeline, storyline, presentation, video, video-like form, playable form, game-like form, or a combination thereof.

9. The method of claim 1 comprising at least one mechanism to adjust the portrayal or provisioning, or both, of at least one part of a constructed composition or hybrid experience or both, by translating movement or pressure or other sensory input or gestures or haptic or other input, or a combination thereof, to effect adjustment of said portrayal or provisioning in three dimensional space or the appearance of said portrayal or provisioning relative to three dimensional space or relative to spatial relationships, or a combination thereof.

10. The method of claim 1 comprising the incorporation, use of, input from, or output to, or a combination thereof, an additional item comprising an additional system, resource, input receiver, input source, sensor, measurer, monitor, output producer, search engine, agent, evaluator, analyzer, source, processor, messaging service, web service, social network, learning system, information feed, presentation, collaboration system, plan, progression, workspace, brain computer interface, projection, physical object, presentation tool, publishing tool, productivity tool, web crawler, image processor, camera, recorder, wearable item, material, surface, distributed item, mobile item, or a combination thereof.

11. A non-transitory machine readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed, cause one or more processors or machines, or both, to carry out the method of claim 1.

12. A method to support learning, problem solving, understanding, or immersion approaches, to take advantage of additional perceptual capabilities, said method comprising:

a method performed by a system using at least one processor, said method comprising activities comprising;

receiving at least one input;

providing a hybrid set of actions to capacitate exploration or development, or both, of a multipart constructed composition related to at least one problem or topic;

said provisioning accomplished by providing a set of areas or stations, or both, arranged in spatial or temporal relation, or both, to one another;

said arrangement according to a defined set of phases or activities for the exploration or development, or said arrangement according to parts or phases or path of said composition, or said arrangement according to both;

said areas or stations or both comprising interaction or presentation elements or both;

said composition, interaction element, and presentation element comprising an electronic item, digital item, electrical item, physical item, mechanical item, interface item, displayed item, projected item, output, stored item, system control, input receiver, item to cause an output to an interface or device, or a combination thereof;

said arrangement comprising an arrangement in three dimensional space or with the appearance of depiction of components in relation to one another in three dimensional space, or both;

in response to said input, providing or changing, or both, at least one interaction element or presentation element or related content item, or a combination thereof, comprising at least one additional or changed item, or both, comprising display, output, item to cause an output to an interface or device, projection, storage, interaction, interaction element, presentation element, input, movement, location, mechanical element, or physical element, or a combination thereof.

13. A non-transitory machine readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed, cause one or more processors or machines, or both, to carry out the method of claim 12.

14. A method for providing learning, problem solving, understanding, or immersion approaches to take advantage of additional perceptual capabilities, said method comprising:

a method performed by a system using at least one processor, said method comprising activities comprising;

receiving at least one input;

creating or providing, or both, representation of at least one constructed composition comprising a plurality of related informational constituents;

said representation comprising representation of subdivisions of related constituents of at least two different kinds of subdivisions, comprising;

a first kind of subdivision comprising subdivision of related constituents identifiable as being related to the same or similar type of thinking activity or type of knowledge, and a second kind of subdivision comprising subdivision of related constituents identifiable as being related to at least two different types of thinking activities or types of knowledge, or both;

said representation comprising some constituents in spatial relationship to one another;

said representation comprising a portrayal with appearance of depiction in three dimensions;

said representation comprising an electronic item, digital item, electrical item, physical item, mechanical item, interface item, displayed item, projected item, output, stored item, item to cause an output to an interface or device, or a combination thereof;

said provisioning comprising at least one display, projection, storage, output, physical object, interaction element, material, surface, moveable element, mechanical element, digital element, electronic element, physical element, electric element, item to cause an output to an interface or device, or a combination thereof.

15. The method of claim 14 comprising that a constructed composition results from combining or comparing or linking or rearranging or evaluating or analyzing, or a combination thereof, at least one input from at least one user or source or composition, and at least one other input from at least a user or source or composition, or a combination thereof.

16. The method of claim 14 comprising that a constructed composition comprises items related to more than one composition or problem or topic, or a combination thereof, or comprising use of more than one or a distributed item, or both, comprising output, item to cause an output to an interface or device, display, storage, projection, physical object, mechanical device, interaction mechanism, input, device, sensor, monitor, tracker, wearable item, recorder, processor or a combination thereof.

17. The method of claim 14 comprising at least one representation comprising at least one closed structure, open ended structure, levels, sides, facets, central axis, linkages, connectors, molecular structure, segments, regions, path or series or sequence or timing of parts of at least one constructed composition, distributed element, mobile element, relief, storyline, timeline, series, sequence, flow, at least one mechanism controlling provisioning or access to a part of constructed composition or representation or both, at least one mechanism enabling rotation, at least one mechanism enabling movement, at least one mechanism enabling reordering, at least one mechanism enabling personalization, at least one mechanism enabling recording, at least one mechanism enabling monitoring, at least one mechanism enabling input, physical object, material, surface, wearable item, mechanical item, sensor, projection, display, output, at least one mechanism enabling zooming, at least one mechanism enabling rearrangement, or a combination thereof.

18. The method of claim 14 comprising identification or provisioning, or both, of at least one proposed item comprising an action, next step, interaction, input, output, portion of a constructed composition, related additional content, information, search, search result, storyline, message, display, projection, item to cause an output to an interface or device, system, resource, tool, physical object, location, physical layout, physical context, automatically created addition or change to composition, automatically created addition or change to representation, movement, linkage, device, wearable item, processor, mechanism, contact, user, group, or a combination thereof.

19. The method of claim 14 comprising at least one item comprising at least one graphic, drawing, video, photo, projection, text, animation, audio, multimedia item, map, chart, timeline, message, portrayal in three dimensions, matrix portrayal, outline portrayal, molecular portrayal, network portrayal, physical object, material, surface, sensor, user sensor, object sensor, lens, input producer, input receiver, interface, brain computer interface, controller, motor, camera, speaker, output, output producer, measurer, monitor, playable form, game-like form, video-like form, plan, progress record, mechanism to enable editing, mechanism to enable commenting, mechanism to enable rating, mechanism to enable tracking, mechanism to enable recording, mechanism to enable movement, mechanism to enable proposition of items, mechanism to predict next step or component or both, automatic component creation, image processor, mechanism to enable monitoring, mechanism to enable gap analysis, mechanism to enable pattern analysis, mechanism to enable rewards, rotator, lift, ride, movement device, mechanical item, display, projector, processor, wearable item, or a combination thereof.

20. The method of claim 14 comprising at least one additional activity comprising at least one of creating or using or providing or storing or outputting at least one record or pattern or history or map or prediction or analysis, or a combination thereof, related to at least one item comprising input, action, interaction, event, composition form, linkage, composition event, composition status, linkage, related topic, related question, related composition, automatically created composition component, output, proposed item, related content, related system, related resource, related tool, related event, location, related physical object, physical context, movement, user, group, search, search event, plan, progress, comment, rating, reward, or a combination thereof.

21. The method of claim 14 comprising constituents comprising at least one question, topic, area of interest, problem, subproblem, subquestion, subtopic, hypothesis, alternative question, theory, analysis, pattern determination, information, data, timeline, causation, comparison, contrast, grouping, whole and parts, tree analysis, gap analysis, network analysis, relationship analysis, linkages, correlation, process definition, conclusion, answer, solution, alternative answer, meaning statement, idea, viewpoint, or opinion or a combination thereof.

22. The method of claim 14 comprising at least one mechanism to adjust the portrayal or provisioning, or both, of at least one multipart constructed composition, by translating movement or pressure or other sensory input or gestures or haptic or other input, or a combination thereof, to effect adjustment of said portrayal or provisioning in three dimensional space or appearance of said portrayal or provisioning relative to three dimensional space or in relationship to its spatial relationships.

23. The method of claim 14 comprising incorporation, use of, input from, or output to, or a combination thereof, an additional item comprising an additional system, resource, input receiver, input source, sensor, measurer, monitor, recorder, output producer, search engine, agent, evaluator, analyzer, information source, processor, messaging service, web service, social network, learning system information feed, presentation, collaboration system, plan, progression, workspace, brain computer interface, projection, physical object, presentation tool, publishing tool, productivity tool, web crawler, image processor, camera, wearable item, material, surface, distributed item, mobile item, or a combination thereof.

24. A non-transitory machine readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed, cause one or more processors or machines, or both, to carry out the method of claim 14.

25. A method for providing learning, problem solving, understanding, or immersion approaches to take advantage of additional perceptual capabilities, said method comprising:

a method performed by a system using at least one processor, said method comprising activities comprising;

receiving at least one input;

providing at least one spatially advanced form in a related or parallel manner to or as input to or output from a first organized informational form;

said first organized informational form comprising a plurality of informational elements in a related arrangement comprising at least one outline, networked relationship, web arrangement, timeline, temporal arrangement, hierarchy, tree form, list, proximity arrangement or other defined relationship;

said at least one spatially advanced form comprising at least one representation comprising defined subsets of related informational elements in spatial relationship;

said representation of defined subsets reflecting at least a subset of said first organized informational form'"'"'s elements and organization in number and relationships;

said representation of at least one related subset comprising portrayal of appearance of being provided in three dimensions or at least a subset comprising portrayal of related elements in spatial relationship with one another in three dimensions, or both;

said spatially advanced form, first organized informational form, and representation comprising an electronic item, digital item, electrical item, physical item, mechanical item, interface item, displayed item, projected item, output, stored item, item to cause an output to an interface or device, or a combination thereof;

said provisioning comprising at least one item comprising display, output, item to cause an output to an interface or device, interface item, projection, storage, interactive item, moveable item, mechanical item, physical object, electronic item, digital item, electrical item, image, video, material, surface, or a combination thereof.

26. A non-transitory machine readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed, cause one or more processors or machines, or both, to carry out the method of claim 25.