SPACIOTEMPORAL GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR COLLABORATIVE AND SECURE INFORMATION SHARING
First Claim
1. A collaborative information sharing system comprising:
- an information source that provides item data related to an item of interest, the item data being governed by a security protocol;
a server coupled to the information source, and configured to route the item data to user devices in accordance with the security protocol; and
a user device coupled to the server, the user device being configured to receive the item data from the server, the user device having rendered thereon a graphical user interface (GUI) that is influenced by the item data, the GUI comprising;
a spaciotemporal rendering of an area of interest; and
an icon, representing the item of interest, superimposed on the spaciotemporal rendering.
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Abstract
A collaborative information sharing system as described herein employs a graphical user interface (GUI) that displays a spaciotemporal rendering along with icons that represent items of interest, such as aircraft, vessels, radar equipment, and communications equipment. The GUI is also used to display item data that describes, defines, or identifies the items of interest. The item data may be provided by multiple information sources residing in different network security domains. The system combines item data governed by disparate security protocols in a manner that allows users having different security credentials to collaborate and share the information while still providing the required security and data protection.
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23 Claims
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1. A collaborative information sharing system comprising:
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an information source that provides item data related to an item of interest, the item data being governed by a security protocol; a server coupled to the information source, and configured to route the item data to user devices in accordance with the security protocol; and a user device coupled to the server, the user device being configured to receive the item data from the server, the user device having rendered thereon a graphical user interface (GUI) that is influenced by the item data, the GUI comprising; a spaciotemporal rendering of an area of interest; and an icon, representing the item of interest, superimposed on the spaciotemporal rendering. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of displaying a representation of an item of interest to facilitate collaborative information sharing for the item of interest, the method comprising:
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obtaining item data related to the item of interest, the item data originating from disparate security domains; granting access to the item data in accordance with security credentials of an authenticated user, and in accordance with different security protocols utilized by the disparate security domains; generating a spaciotemporal rendering of an area of interest; generating an icon representing the item of interest; and rendering a graphical user interface (GUI) on a display of an electronic device, the GUI comprising the spaciotemporal rendering and the icon superimposed on the spaciotemporal rendering, and the GUI being influenced by the item data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of displaying, on an electronic display of a device, a representation of an item of interest to facilitate collaborative information sharing for the item of interest, the method comprising:
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authenticating a user of the device to establish a data filtering criteria for the user; obtaining, at the device, item data related to the item of interest, the item data originating from disparate security domains, and the item data satisfying the data filtering criteria; displaying, on the electronic display, a spaciotemporal rendering of an area of interest; displaying, on the electronic display and within the spaciotemporal rendering of the area of interest, an icon that represents the item of interest; and displaying, on the electronic display, content derived from the item data. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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