Trace cognitive process model and knowledge processor

• US 20040015465A1
• Filed: 06/25/2003
• Published: 01/22/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Susan P. Gill
• Original Assignee: Susan P. Gill
• Inventors: Gill, Susan P.
• Application Number:
  US10/602,824
• Publication Number:
  US 20040015465A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 706/50
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling

Abstract

A five stage TRACE cognitive process model provides the system framework for discovering, developing, exchanging, applying, and integrating knowledge in individual and group problem-solving tasks. The user interacts with the system using a question prompt and response mode via the user interface, which is coupled to the TRACE Knowledge Processor. One embodiment of the present invention is software (local or web-based) that supply a general template with prompts to aid the user in complex creative tasks, such as preparing a plan, developing a curriculum, or designing a project. The present invention enables the users to generate and organize ideas, and finally to present their results in a format that is easily searchable, accessible, and a resource for future users of the system. The present invention enables the user to organize ideas for innovation and communication with collaborators and for assessment by team leaders or instructors.

Claims

1. Project development software comprising at least one display for a number of structured stages, the displays including user question prompts to receive user input, the structured stages including a trigger stage which is used to analyze problems, a reaction stage in which collects reactions to the triggers determined in the trigger stage, an action stage in which the user determines an action, a conflict stage in which feedback on the action is done, and an evaluation stage in which a final assessment of the action is done, the project development software being such that the user can move between the five stages to facilitate work on a project.

2. The project development software of claim 1, wherein the project development software includes an active mode in which the user inputs information concerning a project using the structured stages related to a project and a passive mode in which the user can search to find, for a given structured stage, input by previous users for similar projects.

3. The project development software of claim 2 wherein the user can toggle between the active and passive modes.

4. Project development software including an active mode in which the user inputs information concerning a project using a number of structured stages related to a project and a passive mode in which the user can search to find, for a given structured stage, input by previous users for similar projects.

5. The project development software of claim 4 wherein the user can toggle between the active and passive modes.

6. The project development software of claim 4 wherein the structured stages including a trigger stage which is used to analyze problems, a reaction stage in which collects reactions to the triggers determined in the trigger stage, an action stage in which the user determines an action, a conflict stage in which feedback on the action is done, and an evaluation stage in which a final assessment of the action is done.

7. The project development software of claim 6 wherein the user can move between the five stages to facilitate work on a project.