COMPUTER-BASED ELECTRONIC INFORMATION ORGANIZER
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for organizing and presenting electronic item information on a client device, the method comprising the steps of:
- enabling a user to select at least a first electronic item source and a second electronic item source that is different than said first electronic item source;
enabling the user to create at least a first topic having a first topic name by inputting topic criteria to a database that define said first topic;
associating a plurality of electronic items with said first topic by applying said topic criteria to said electronic items, wherein said plurality of electronic items includes at least electronic items from said first electronic item source and electronic items from said second electronic item source; and
displaying a user interface on the client device where said first topic name is displayed to the user to enable the user to select said first topic and display a list of electronic items that have been associated with said first topic
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method for organizing and presenting electronic information on a client device. The method can include enabling a user to create a plurality of topics by inputting criteria that define each of the topics. A plurality of electronic items are then automatically associated with the topics by applying the criteria to the electronic items. The electronic items can include at least two different electronic items from different electronic sources, such as e-mail accounts, newsgroups, blog websites or web feeds. A user interface is displayed on a client device where the topics are displayed to the user to enable the user to select a topic and display a list of the electronic items that have been automatically associated with the selected topic. The user can select and manipulate an electronic item from the list of electronic items that is associated with the selected topic.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for organizing and presenting electronic item information on a client device, the method comprising the steps of:
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enabling a user to select at least a first electronic item source and a second electronic item source that is different than said first electronic item source; enabling the user to create at least a first topic having a first topic name by inputting topic criteria to a database that define said first topic; associating a plurality of electronic items with said first topic by applying said topic criteria to said electronic items, wherein said plurality of electronic items includes at least electronic items from said first electronic item source and electronic items from said second electronic item source; and displaying a user interface on the client device where said first topic name is displayed to the user to enable the user to select said first topic and display a list of electronic items that have been associated with said first topic - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-implemented method for organizing and presenting electronic item information on a client device, the method comprising the steps of:
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enabling a user to select at least a first electronic item source and a second electronic item source that is different than said first electronic item source; enabling the user to create a plurality of topics by inputting topic criteria to a database that define each of said topics; associating a plurality of electronic items with said topics by applying said topic criteria to said electronic items, wherein said plurality of electronic items includes at least electronic items from said first electronic item source and electronic items from said second electronic item source; displaying a user interface on the client device where said topics are displayed to the user to enable the user to select a topic and display a list of electronic items that have been associated with the selected topic; enabling a user to filter the list of electronic items associated with the selected topic to create a focused result set comprising a portion of said electronic items that are associated with said topic; and enabling the user to select and manipulate an electronic item from the list of electronic items associated with the selected topic. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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