Method and System for Presentation of Information Postings to Prompt Reflection

• US 20070277098A1
• Filed: 05/26/2006
• Published: 11/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Jacovi, Michal, Shahar, Elad
• Application Number:
  US11/420,493
• Publication Number:
  US 20070277098A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/210
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A method and system for presenting information are provided in which multiple information postings (231, 232, 233) on a user accessible display (206) are generated by one or more users. The user accessible display (206) is updated to show most recently input information postings. A sub-display (210) of a reference to or contents of a previous information posting (211) is provided with a link (212) to the previous information posting. The sub-display (210) has the purpose of prompting a user to reflect on the previous information posting (211). The selection of the previous information posting for the sub-display (210) is by an algorithm (223) based on heuristics applied to previous information postings (231, 232, 233).

Claims

1. A method for presenting information, comprising:

inputting multiple information postings on a user accessible display, said information postings being generated by one or more users;

updating the user accessible display to show most recently input information postings;

generating a sub-display of a reference to or contents of a previous information posting with a link to the previous information posting;

wherein the sub-display has the purpose of prompting a user to reflect on the previous information posting.

2. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein generating a sub-display selects a previous information posting using an algorithm based on heuristics applied to previous information postings.

3. A method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the heuristics include temporal, textual, or contextual criteria of the previous postings and assign probabilities to each previous information posting.

4. A method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the heuristics combined for a previous information posting are weighted.

5. A method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the heuristics are configurable to a user'"'"'s preferences.

6. A method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the heuristics are calculated in advance or calculated on the fly.

7. A method as claimed in claim 2, wherein a different sub-display is generated when a user views a different information posting, after a predetermined time period, or refreshes the display.

8. A method as claimed in claim 1, including creating a new information posting based on or referring to the previous information posting of the sub-display.

9. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sub-display can be hidden by a user.

10. A system for presenting information comprising:

means for inputting multiple information postings on a user accessible display, said information postings being generated by one or more users;

means for updating the user accessible display to show most recently input information postings;

means for generating a sub-display of a reference to or contents of a previous information posting with a link to the previous information posting;

wherein the sub-display has the purpose of prompting a user to reflect on the previous information posting.

11. A system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the means for generating a sub-display selects a previous information posting using an algorithm based on heuristics.

12. A system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the user accessible display displays information postings from a shared resource accessible via a network.

13. A system as claimed in claim 12, wherein the shared resource is a web log, a shared forum, or a web page.

14. A system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the system is a personal information management system, a content management system, a workspace collaboration system, a web log hosting system, or a messaging system.

15. A system as claimed in claim 10, including a graphical user interface including a sidebar for the sub-display including input means to input additional information relating to the previous information posting.

16. A system as claimed in claim 15, wherein the graphical user interface includes an input means to create a new information posting on the user accessible display based on or referring to the previous information posting.

17. A system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the means for generating the sub-display changes the contents of the sub-display when a different part of the information display is selected.

18. A computer program product stored on a computer readable storage medium, comprising computer readable program code means for performing the steps of:

inputting multiple information postings on a user accessible display, said information postings being generated by one or more users;

updating the user accessible display to show most recently input information postings;

generating a sub-display of a reference to or contents of a previous information posting with a link to the previous information posting;

wherein the sub-display has the purpose of prompting a user to reflect on the previous information posting.

19. A method of providing a service to a customer over a network, the service comprising:

generating a sub-display of a reference to or contents of a previous information posting with a link to the previous information posting;

wherein multiple information postings on a user accessible display are generated by one or more users, and wherein the sub-display has the purpose of prompting a user to reflect on the previous information posting.