System and method for representing information
First Claim
1. A system for acquiring information and functions from a database, comprising:
- at least one context object containing a data record that has information and functions from the database and a context-specific menu that has a control component enabling access by a user to the context object, a context manager managing the context objects and dynamically selecting the context objects as a function of a current context of the user, whereby the context manager offers the selected context objects to the user, and a display device displaying a context display for visualizing the selected context objects, wherein the context of the user is determined by at least one of a position in space, a work object and a work task of the user.
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Abstract
A system and a method for representing information, and a computer program product for implementing the method, which improve the representation of information in terms of user-friendliness. The information representation system contains a display device (1) for displaying information which is called up according to a current context. A context manager (23) manages context objects (6) and dynamically selects the context objects as a function of the current context of a user (3). The context manager also offers the selected context objects to the user for display. The context objects contain respective individual data records with information and functions, taken from a database(7), specific to the context. The context of the user is determined by a spacial position, a work object and/or a work task of the user. The context object(s) of interest to the user are selected via a context-specific menu that has a control component enabling access to the specific information and functions associated with that context object. The display device (1) displays a context display (29) visualizing the information and functions for the context object of interest.
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27 Claims
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1. A system for acquiring information and functions from a database, comprising:
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at least one context object containing a data record that has information and functions from the database and a context-specific menu that has a control component enabling access by a user to the context object, a context manager managing the context objects and dynamically selecting the context objects as a function of a current context of the user, whereby the context manager offers the selected context objects to the user, and a display device displaying a context display for visualizing the selected context objects, wherein the context of the user is determined by at least one of a position in space, a work object and a work task of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of acquiring information and functions from a database, wherein at least one context object contains a data record comprising information and functions from the database and a context-specific menu has a control component enabling a user to access the context object, comprising:
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managing the context objects and dynamically selecting the context objects as a function of a current context of the user;
determining the current context of the user by at least one of a spatial position, a work object and a work task of the user;
offering the selected context objects to the user; and
displaying a context display of ones of the selected context objects. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer program product comprising instructions readable by a computing device for performing a method of acquiring information and functions from a database, wherein a plurality of context objects contain respective data records comprising information and functions from the database, comprising:
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managing the context objects and dynamically selecting the context objects as a function of a current context of the user;
determining the current context of the user by at least one of a spatial position, a work object and a work task of the user;
offering the selected context objects to the user; and
displaying a context display of ones of the selected context objects as the acquired information and functions.
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