Display of a digital information content and method of selection

• US 20030061235A1
• Filed: 09/21/2001
• Published: 03/27/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Brooke, Timothy, Mainwaring, Scott D.
• Granted Patent: US 7,240,333 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/104.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/904 Browsing; Visualisation therefor for navigating the web G06F16/954; browsing optimisation for the web G06F16/957
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/907 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99948 Application of database or data structure, e.g. distributed, multimedia, or image

Abstract

A method and apparatus are disclosed which convey a generic digital information content to a user with a minimum amount of user interaction. The method includes associating a digital information content with a modeling system and displaying an association of the digital information content and the modeling system on a visual information display interface.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

associating a digital information content with a modeling system; and

displaying an association of said digital information content and said modeling system on a visual information display interface.

2. Said method of claim 1, wherein said digital information content having a component and said modeling system having an element wherein said associating associates said component and said element.

3. Said method of claim 1, wherein said modeling system is selected from the group consisting of a chaos model, a random model, a fractal model, a particle model, an ecosystem model and a user defined model.

4. Said method of claim 3, wherein said ecosystem model is an aquatic environment model.

5. Said method of claim 2, wherein a selection of said component is performed by a user from said digital information content.

6. Said method of claim 5, wherein the user drops bait onto the visual information display interface to perform the selection of said component.

7. Said method of claim 2, wherein said element of said modeling system simulates motion.

8. Said method of claim 7, wherein said motion represents a characteristic of said component.

9. Said method of claim 2, wherein said component is organized around said element.

10. Said method of claim 9, wherein said association organizes said component around at least one of a seaweed, a rock, a coral, a type of fish and a plant.

11. A computer readable medium containing executable computer program instructions, which when executed by a data processing system, cause the data processing system to perform a method comprising:

associating a digital information content with a modeling system; and

displaying an association of said digital information content and said modeling system on a visual information display interface.

12. Said computer readable medium, as set forth in claim 11, wherein said digital information content having a component and said modeling system having an element wherein said associating associates said component and said element.

13. Said computer readable medium, as set forth in claim 11, wherein said modeling system is selected from the group consisting of a chaos model, a random model, a fractal model, a particle model, an ecosystem model and a user defined model.

14. Said computer readable medium, as set forth in claim 13, wherein said ecosystem model is an aquatic environment model.

15. Said computer readable medium, as set forth in claim 12, wherein a selection of said component is performed by a user from said digital information content.

16. Said computer readable medium, as set forth in claim 15, wherein the user drops bait onto said visual information display interface to perform the selection of said component.

17. Said computer readable medium, as set forth in claim 12, wherein said element of said modeling system simulates motion.

18. Said computer readable medium, as set forth in claim 17, wherein said motion represents a characteristic of said component.

19. Said computer readable medium, as set forth in claim 12, wherein said component is organized around said element.

20. Said computer readable medium, as set forth in claim 19, wherein said association organizes said component around at least one of a seaweed, a rock, a coral, a type of fish and a plant.

21. An apparatus comprising:

a digital information content having a component;

a modeling system to be associated with said digital information content;

an association of said digital information content with said modeling system; and

a visual information display interface to display said association.

22. Said method of claim 21, wherein said digital information content having a component and said modeling system having an element wherein said association associates said component and said element.

23. Said apparatus of claim 21, wherein said modeling system is selected from the group consisting of a chaos model, a random model, a fractal model, a particle model, an ecosystem model and a user defined model.

24. Said apparatus of claim 23, wherein said ecosystem model is an aquatic environment model.

25. Said apparatus of claim 21, wherein a selection of said component is to be made by a user from said information content.

26. Said apparatus of claim 25, wherein the user to drop bait onto said visual information display interface to make the selection of said component.

27. Said apparatus of claim 21, wherein an element of said modeling system simulates motion.

28. Said apparatus of claim 27, wherein said motion represents a characteristic of said component.

29. Said apparatus of claim 21, wherein said component is organized around said element.

30. Said apparatus of claim 21, further comprising:

a processor;

a storage device coupled with said processor;

a system bus to couple said processor and said storage device together; and

a user input interface coupled with said system bus, wherein a selection of said component is to be made by a user.