System and Method for Facilitating Collaborative Generation of Life Stories
First Claim
1. A graphical user interface (GUI) generated by a client computing device in communication with a server computing device over a communications network, the GUI comprising a plurality of interactive regions, wherein each interactive region displays an image associated with a life story when a cursor of a pointing device is not positioned within the interactive region, displays textual information associated with the life story when the cursor is positioned within the interactive region, and causes a display of the life story when the pointing device is actuated while the cursor is positioned within the interactive region.
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Abstract
Graphical user interfaces (GUIs) support the collaborative generation of life stories by helping the user view the development of the life stories of other users and facilitating interaction with them through these GUIs. A GUI according to a first type helps the user keep track of recent life stories and comments posted by other users of the collaborative system, and a GUI according to a second type helps the user view life stories of any user in a chronological manner.
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25 Claims
- 1. A graphical user interface (GUI) generated by a client computing device in communication with a server computing device over a communications network, the GUI comprising a plurality of interactive regions, wherein each interactive region displays an image associated with a life story when a cursor of a pointing device is not positioned within the interactive region, displays textual information associated with the life story when the cursor is positioned within the interactive region, and causes a display of the life story when the pointing device is actuated while the cursor is positioned within the interactive region.
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11. In a computer system having a plurality of users, a method for generating a graphical user interface (GUI) to be displayed to a user, wherein the GUI indicates activities of other users within the computer system, said method comprising the steps of:
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storing recent posts of life stories by other users of the computer system; storing recent comments made to life stories of said user by other users of the computer system; and generating a GUI including images and text associated with a predetermined number of said recent posts and said recent comments and transmitting the GUI for display. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for generating a graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the GUI provides a timeline summary of life stories of a user, said method comprising the steps of:
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retrieving parameters for displaying the timeline summary, the parameters including a date range; generating a timeline graphic based on said date range; retrieving life stories of the user that are within said date range; and generating a GUI including the timeline graphic and interactive regions for the retrieved life stories. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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