SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING AN ACTIVE ROLE-BASED ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE

• US 20090138820A1
• Filed: 05/30/2008
• Published: 05/28/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nenuphar Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Nenuphar Incorporated
• Inventors: Lockhart, Clayton Matthew, Lockhart, Kendall Gregory
• Application Number:
  US12/130,805
• Publication Number:
  US 20090138820A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/803
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/00 User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5307 for recording messages comprising any combination of audio and non-audio components

Abstract

A system and method for implementing an active role-based organization structure. The system is configured for use with one or more applications. The system also includes a user interface for providing data to each of the one or more applications and displaying data from each of the one or more applications; and means for establishing a plurality of role-related windows and associating one or more properties with each respective one of the plurality of role-related windows. An active resources directory is coupled to the user interface and stores the one or more properties associated with each respective one of the role-related windows. The user interface is then configured to display data from each of the one or more applications based on the plurality of role-related windows and the one or more properties associated with each one of the plurality of role-related windows.

Claims

1. A system for use with one or more applications comprising:

a user interface providing data to each of the one or more applications and displaying data from each of the one or more applications;

means for establishing a plurality of role-related windows and associating one or more properties with each respective one of the plurality of role-related windows;

an active resources directory coupled to the user interface and the plurality of role-related windows, the active resource directory storing the one or more properties associated with each respective one of the role-related windows; and

means for configuring the user interface display of data from each of the one or more applications based on the plurality of role-related windows and the one or more properties associated with each one of the plurality of role-related windows.

2. The system of claim 1 further including a controller hosting the one or more applications, the user interface and the active resources directory, the controller further interfacing with a technology platform of a mobile device.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the controller is resident to the mobile device, and the mobile device is selected from the group consisting of a cellular phone, a smartphone, a personal digital assistant, and a mobile computer.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein the technology platform accesses one or more resources selected from the group comprising applications native to the mobile device, the Internet, a global positioning system (GPS) or memory native to the mobile device.

5. The system of claim 3 wherein the controller accesses a remote device.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein the remote device is a server.

7. The system of claim 5 wherein the one or more applications comprise at least one of a messenger, application, a planner application, and a search application.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein the messenger application includes, an email program and the planner application includes a calendaring program.

9. The system of claim 5 wherein the one or more properties associated with each respective one of the plurality of role-related windows are selected from the group comprising keywords, documents, contacts, search sites, display times, and social networks, the user interface configuring means further selecting data for display within at least one of the plurality of role-related windows based on the one or more properties.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the user interface configuring means further-selecting the order of data for display based on a user data file.

11. The system of claim 9 further including storage means for storing a plurality of objects, each of the plurality of objects being associated with one or more of the plurality of applications.

12. The system of claim 1 wherein the one or more properties associated with each respective one of the plurality of role-related windows are selected from the group comprising keywords, documents, contacts, search sites, display times, and social networks, the user interface configuring means further selecting data for display within at least one of the plurality of role-related windows based on the one or more properties.

13. The system of claim 1 wherein the user interface configuring means further selecting the order of data for display based on a user data file.

14. The system of claim 1 further including storage means for storing a plurality of objects;

each of the plurality of objects being associated with one or more of the plurality of applications.

15. A system for organizing data on a mobile device comprising:

a plurality of applications;

a user interface providing data to each of the plurality of applications and displaying data from each of the plurality of applications;

means for establishing a plurality of role-related windows and associating one or more properties with each respective one of the plurality of role-related windows;

an active resources directory coupled to the user interface and the plurality of role-related windows, the active resource directory storing the one or more properties associated with each respective one of the role-related windows; and

means for configuring the user interface display of data from each of the plurality of applications based on the plurality of role-related windows and the one or more properties associated with each one of the plurality of role-related windows.

16. The system of claim 15 further including a controller hosting the plurality of applications, the user interface and the active resources directory, the controller further interfacing with a technology platform of the mobile device.

17. The system of claim 16 wherein the technology platform accesses one or more resources selected from the group comprising applications native to the mobile device, the internet, a global positioning system (GPS) or memory native to the mobile device.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein the controller accesses a remote device.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein the remote device is a server.

20. The system of claim 17 wherein the plurality of applications comprise at least two of a messenger application, a planner application, and a search application.

21. The system of claim 20 wherein the messenger application includes an email program and the planner application includes a calendaring program.

22. The system of claim 21 wherein the one or more properties associated with each respective one of the plurality of role-related windows are selected from the group comprising keywords, documents, contacts, search sites, display limes, and social networks, the user interface configuring means further selecting data for display within at least one of the plurality of role-related windows based on the one or more properties.

23. The system of claim 22 wherein the user interface configuring means further selecting the order of data for display based on a user data file.

24. The system of claim 23 further including storage means for storing a plurality of objects, each of the plurality of objects being associated with one or more of the plurality of applications.

25. A method for organizing data in a role-based system configured to interact with one or more applications comprising:

establishing a plurality of role-related windows;

associating one or more properties with each respective one of the plurality of role-related windows;

storing the one or more properties associated with each respective one of the role-related windows; and

configuring a user interface to display data from each of the plurality of applications based on the one or more role-related windows and the one or more properties associated with each one of the one or more role-related windows.

26. The method of claim 25 wherein establishing a plurality of role-related windows includes establishing at least one of a health-related window, a family-related window, and a work-related window.

27. The method of claim 25 wherein establishing a plurality of role-related windows includes establishing a military-related window.

28. The method of claim 25 wherein associating one or more properties with each respective one of the plurality of role-related windows includes associating one or more contacts with at least one of the plurality of role-related windows.

29. The method of claim 28 further including importing information for the one or more contacts from a preexisting application.

30. The method of claim 25 wherein associating one or more properties with each respective one of the plurality of role-related windows includes associating one of a text-based keyword, term, subject, and category with at least one of the plurality of role-related windows.

31. The method of claim 25 wherein associating one or more properties with each respective one of the plurality of role-related windows includes associating a delivery timing with at least one of the plurality of role-related windows.

32. The method of claim 25 wherein associating one or more properties with each respective one of the plurality of role-related windows includes associating an information source with at least one of the plurality of role-related windows.

33. The method of claim 25 wherein associating one or more properties with each respective one of the plurality of role-related windows includes associating a social network with at least one of the plurality of role-related windows.

34. The method of claim 25 wherein associating one or more properties with each respective one of the plurality of role-related windows includes associating one or more documents with at least one of the plurality of role-related windows.

35. The method of claim 25 wherein storing the one or more properties includes storing the one or more properties in an active resources directory.

36. The method of claim 25 wherein configuring the user interface includes selecting the order of data for display based on a user tracking file.

37. The method of claim 25 further wherein the data includes one or more objects associated with the one of more applications, the method further including:

identifying the one or more objects;

associating one or more properties with each of the one or more objects; and

storing the one or more properties associated with each respective one of the objects; and

configuring the user interface to display the one or more objects based on the one or more properties associated with each one of the one or more role-related windows and the one or more properties associated with each one of the one of more objects.