Apparatus and methods for organizing and/or presenting data

• US 20070226640A1
• Filed: 05/25/2007
• Published: 09/27/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Callahan Cellular LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Callahan Cellular LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Holbrook, David, Smith, E.
• Application Number:
  US11/807,039
• Publication Number:
  US 20070226640A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/765
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques

Abstract

In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method for indicating a status change associated with at least one data element among a plurality of data elements represented on at least one web page, the plurality of data elements resulting from a search of at least one database, includes displaying a separate image for each data element and displaying the plurality of images in distinct groups based upon the commonality of at least one characteristic of each data element included in each respective group. After the occurrence of a change of status of at least one among a data element and the image corresponding to said data element, at least one among at least one visible and at least one audible signal is provided to indicate said change of status has occurred.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for indicating a status change associated with at least one data element among a plurality of data elements represented on at least one web page, the plurality of data elements resulting from a search of at least one database, the computer-implemented method comprising:

displaying a separate image for each data element;

displaying the plurality of images in distinct groups based upon the commonality of at least one characteristic of each data element included in each respective group; and

after the occurrence of a change of status of at least one among a data element and the image corresponding to said data element, providing at least one among at least one visible and at least one audible signal to indicate said change of status has occurred.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further including providing access to each data element upon selection of the depicted image associated with said data element, wherein the accessing of a data element is a change of status of said data element.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the visible signal includes modifying at least one among the shape, composition, color, shade and position of the depicted image associated with the selected data element.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the visible signal includes at least one among adding, deleting and changing information provided with the depicted image of the selected data element.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the audible signal includes the emission of at least one sound.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further including providing information about each data element, wherein at least one among the providing of, the change of and the removal information about a data element is a change of status of said data element.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein information about each data element is provided upon pointing to the depicted image associated with such data element.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the visible signal includes modifying at least one among the shape, composition, color, shade and position of the depicted image associated with the selected data element.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the audible signal includes the emission of at least one sound.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein each data element is at least one among at least one item, product and service being offered for sale, wherein at least one among the availability, non-availability and sale thereof is a change of status of said data element.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein the visible signal includes modifying at least one among the shape, composition, color, shade and position of the depicted image associated with the selected data element.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein the visible signal includes at least one among adding, deleting and changing information provided with the depicted image of the selected data element.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein the audible signal includes the emission of at least one sound.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein each data element is an auction item, wherein at least one among the initiation and termination of the auction of a said data element is a change of status of said data element.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 14, wherein the visible signal includes modifying at least one among the shape, composition, color, shade and position of the depicted image associated with the selected data element.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 14, wherein the visible signal includes at least one among adding, deleting and changing information provided with the depicted image of the selected data element.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 14, wherein the audible signal includes the emission of at least one sound.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein each data element may be assigned at least one designation, whereby at least one among the assignment of a designation and the change in a designation of said data element is a change of status of said data element.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 18, wherein a designation assignable to each data element is at least one among the designation as a favorite data element and the designation as a data element desired to be watched, and wherein the at least one visible signal provided upon the selection of said designation includes at least one among changing the position of the image associated with said data element, changing the composition of said image, changing the shape of said image, changing the color of said image, providing text associated with said image and providing a symbol associated with said image.

20. A computer-implemented method for indicating that at least one data element among a plurality of data elements represented on at least one web page has not been reviewed, the plurality of data elements resulting from a search of at least one database, the computer-implemented method comprising:

displaying a separate image for each data element;

displaying the plurality of images in distinct groups based upon the commonality of at least one characteristic of each data element included in each respective group; and

after the occurrence of at least one among the passage of a designated time and a designated event, providing at least one among at least one visible and at least one audible signal to indicate at least one data element has not been reviewed.