System and method for providing persistent, dynamic, navigable and collaborative multi-media information packages

• US 20080177708A1
• Filed: 11/01/2007
• Published: 07/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Koollage, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Koollage, Inc.
• Inventors: Mukherjee, Rajat, Rhoads, Stephen C., Ayyar, Shekar
• Application Number:
  US11/982,737
• Publication Number:
  US 20080177708A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation

Abstract

A system and method is provided for system for collecting, storing, presenting and disseminating information. In one embodiment, a structured file is generated in response to a query comprising a plurality of frames each containing human readable content displayable on a screen, the plurality of frames comprising an object. The system also includes a storage means for storing the object, a means for transferring the object from one location to another, a means for displaying the object and a user interface means for enabling a user to navigate through the object displaying individual frames.

Claims

1. A structured file comprising:

an information package having a plurality of frames each containing content displayable on a screen;

storage means for storing said information package;

means for transferring said information package from one location to another;

means for displaying said information package; and

user interface means for enabling a user to navigate between individual ones of said frames.

2. The structured file of claim 1 wherein some of said frames include a first type of media and other ones of said frames comprise a second media type.

3. The structured file of claim 1 wherein said first type of media includes text and said second media type is selected from the group including images, video or audio.

4. The structured file of claim 1 further comprising a search engine, wherein said structured file is generated by a single search request to said search engine.

5. The structured file of claim 4 wherein said search engine generates said structured file with further interaction via a human agent.

6. The structured file of claim 4 wherein said search engine generates said structured file using a structured source

7. The structured file of claim 6 wherein said structured source comprises a structured feed.

8. The structured file of claim 1 wherein said structured file is generated by a collaboration of multiple users.

9. The structured file of claim 1 wherein said user interface means enables a user to play the frames one after another without the need for human interaction.

10. A search engine method comprising:

generating a plurality of frames of information in response to a single search request by a user; and

packaging said frames into an object that is navigable by said user.

11. The search engine method of claim 10 wherein said frames include frames that are contain a plurality of media types.

12. The search engine method of claim 10 wherein the content of said frames is customized to said user.

13. The search engine method of claim 10 wherein said frames are stored for an extended period of time.

14. The search engine method of claim 13 wherein the content of said frames is updated periodically.

15. The search engine method of claim 13 wherein the content of said frames is updated automatically.

16. The search engine method of claim 10 further comprising displaying said frames on a mobile device.

17. The search engine method of claim 10 further comprising configuring said frames to be displayed on multiple types of devices, said multiple types of devices being selected from the group including:

mobile devices, computer screens and televisions.

18. A method of organizing and displaying data comprising:

generating a package of information containing a plurality of frames, wherein each frame contains human perceptible information and wherein said frames contains a user interface to enable a user to navigate between said frames;

sending said package of information to a recipient; and

displaying said frames by said recipient.

19. The method of claim 18 further comprising receiving a query from said recipient and wherein said generating comprises finding information related to said request and preparing said frames to include said information related to said request.

20. The method of claim 18 further comprising sending said package of information to a plurality of recipients and modifying the content and appearance of said package of information depending on characteristics of the intended recipient.

21. An article of manufacture for use in a computer system tangibly embodying computer instructions executable by said computer system to perform process steps for organizing and displaying data, said process steps comprising:

generating a package of information containing a plurality of frames, wherein each frame contains human readable information and wherein said frames contains a user interface to enable a user to navigate between said frames; and

sending said package of information to a recipient;

displaying said frames by said recipient.