Complex Consolidation of Multiple Works

• US 20090265158A1
• Filed: 04/15/2009
• Published: 10/22/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: James L. Barlow
• Original Assignee: James L. Barlow
• Inventors: Barlow, James L.
• Application Number:
  US12/424,369
• Publication Number:
  US 20090265158A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/131 Fragmentation of text files, e.g. creating reusable text-blocks; Linking to fragments, e.g. using XInclude; Namespaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/151 Transformation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/169 Annotation, e.g. comment data or footnotes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/194 Calculation of difference between files

Abstract

Systems and methods for creating a consolidated work or article may include the consolidation of the four canonical Gospels of Luke, Matthew, John, and Mark whereby selections of original text may be compared, separated, and linked to create a new paragraph of amalgamated text, each word thereof having source indicia to identify the Gospel source resulting in a coalescent compilation of the four canonical Gospels into a single work. A coalescent compilation may include unique paragraphs and text from each of the four Gospels and may even include all of the unique text from each of the four canonical Gospels.

Claims

1. A method for creating a consolidated work comprising the steps of:

obtaining original text from each of four canonical Gospels of Luke, Matthew, John, and Mark;

fastidiously selecting a complementary piece of textual words from at least two of said four original text of the canonical Gospels of Luke, Matthew, John, and Mark to provide Luke complementary text, Matthew complementary text, John complementary text, or Mark complementary text;

comparing said at least two selected complementary texts to each other;

separating each of said complementary texts into fragments;

physically linking each fragment of said complementary texts until all of said fragments are compiled to provide a paragraph of amalgamated text which is different from said complementary piece of textual words from said original text;

adding source indicia to said amalgamated text, wherein said source indicia identifies the Gospel source for each word of said amalgamated text;

repeating said steps of;

fastidiously selecting said complementary piece of textual words from at least two of said four canonical Gospels;

comparing said at least two selected complementary texts;

separating each of said complementary texts into fragments;

physically linking each fragment of said complementary texts; and

adding source indicia to said amalgamated text;

with additional complementary pieces of textual words to create an additional paragraph of amalgamated text; and

providing a coalescent compilation of said four canonical Gospels of Luke, Matthew, John, and Mark.

2. The method according to claim 1 wherein said step of providing a coalescent compilation of said four canonical Gospels comprises the step of providing a chronologically arranged coalescent compilation.

3. The method according to claim 1 wherein said step of physically linking said fragments of said complementary texts comprises the step of overlapping said fragments when said fragments are identical to exclude duplicative text.

4. The method according to claim 1 wherein said fragments comprises text selected from a group consisting of a single word, a phrase, a sentence, a paragraph, and a passage.

5. The method according to claim 1 wherein said source indicia comprises a visual enhancement of the text.

6. The method according to claim 5 wherein said visual enhancement is selected from a group consisting of colors, italics, highlighting, underlining, fonts, borders, shading, and bolding.

7. The method according to claim 5 wherein said visual enhancement comprises identification that the text is paralleled by one or more of the Gospel writers.

8. The method according to claim 5 wherein said visual enhancement comprises bolded text to identify that it is paralleled by one or more of the Gospel writers.

9. The method according to claim 3 wherein said duplicative text is maintained in a separate record for reference purposes.

10. The method according to claim 9 wherein said separate record comprises an Appendix.

11. The method according to claim 1 wherein said coalescent compilation is completed using text selected from a group consisting of a translation in the English language, a language other than English, a paraphrase in the English language, and a paraphrase using a language other than the English.

12. The method according claim 1 and further comprising a narrative with said coalescent compilation, said narrative is selected from a group consisting of analysis of the compiled passages, discussion of the passage, historical background, cultural context, grammatical or original language context, discussion of the unique portions of text provided by each of the original source Gospels, discussion of the intent of the passage rationale for chronological placement, discussion of the various views among the original accounts, discussion of the meaning of critical words from the original source language, and other pertinent aspects pertaining to the compiled Gospel account.

13. The method according to claim 1 and further comprising the step of adding original text from accounts other than the canonical Gospels during said steps of selecting, comparing, separating, linking, and adding source indicia.

14. The method according to claim 1 and further comprising the step of placing said paragraph of amalgamated text in a tangible medium, said tangible medium selected from a group consisting of paper, document, electronic file, web page, and electronic document.

15. The method according to claim 1 wherein said four canonical Gospels are from the English translation of the New International Version.

16. The method according to claim 1 and further comprising the step of selecting a base text from one of the complementary piece of textual works.

17. The method according to claim 1 wherein said step of separating each of said complementary texts into fragments comprises the step of cutting each of said complementary texts into fragments.

18. The method according to claim 1 wherein said step of physically linking each fragment of said complementary text comprises moving said fragments, wherein said movement is selected from a group consisting of moving a fragment before another fragment, moving a fragment after another fragment, overlapping a fragment onto another fragment, and deleting a fragment.

19. The method according to claim 1, and further comprising the step of incorporating entire passages of text unique to only one of the four canonical Gospels in said coalescent compilation of said four canonical Gospels of Luke, Matthew, John, and Mark.

20. The method according to claim 1, wherein said coalescent compilation of said four canonical Gospels of Luke, Matthew, John, and Mark comprises unique text from all of the original text of each of the four canonical Gospels of Luke, Matthew, John, and Mark.

21. The method according to claim 20, wherein said unique text comprises all of said unique text from each of said four canonical Gospels of Luke, Matthew, John, and Mark.

22. A consolidated article comprising:

a coalescent compilation of text arranged from textual words from each of the four canonical Gospels of Luke, Matthew, John, and Mark, wherein said coalescent compilation comprises;

at least one paragraph of amalgamated text which is different from an original text of each of said four canonical Gospels;

wherein said amalgamated text comprises linked fragments of separated text from at least two of said four canonical Gospels of Luke, Matthew, John, and Mark; and

at least one source indicia associated with each word of said amalgamated text indicating its origination Gospel source.

23. A consolidated article according to claim 22 wherein said at least one source indicia comprises a visual identification.

24. A consolidated article according to claim 22 wherein said at least one source indicia is selected from a group consisting of colors, italics, highlighting, underlining, fonts, borders, shading, and bolding.

25. A consolidated article according to claim 22 wherein said coalescent compilation of text further comprises a chronological structuring of the original canonical Gospels.

26. A consolidated article according to claim 22 wherein said coalescent compilation further comprises entire passages of text unique only to one of the four canonical Gospels.

27. A consolidated article according to claim 22 wherein said coalescent compilation further comprises unique text from each of the four canonical Gospels of Luke, Matthew, John, and Mark.

28. A consolidated article according to claim 27 wherein said unique text comprises all of said unique text from each of the four canonical Gospels of Luke, Matthew, John, and Mark.

29. A consolidated article according to claim 22 and further comprising indicia associated with at least some of said amalgamated text which has been included by two or more of the original Gospels.

30. A consolidated article according to claim 29 wherein said indicia comprises bolding of text.

31. A consolidated article according to claim 22 and further comprising a record of original text for reference purposes in a separate portion of the article.

32. A consolidated article according to claim 22 wherein said coalescent compilation further comprises unique text from said Gospels and common text.

33. A consolidated article according to claim 22 wherein said at least one paragraph of amalgamated text further comprises connective components to provide a grammatically consistent article.

34. A consolidated article according to claim 33 and further comprising a visual identification associated with said connective components to identify text which is newly added and not part of the original text of the Gospels.

35. A consolidated article according to claim 34 wherein said visual identification comprise parentheses.

36. A consolidated article according to claim 22 wherein said coalescent compilation further comprises a narrative, said narrative is selected from a group consisting of analysis of the compiled passages, discussion of the passage, historical background, cultural context, grammatical or original language context, discussion of the unique portions of text provided by each of the original source Gospels, discussion of the intent of the passage rationale for chronological placement, discussion of the various views among the original accounts, discussion of the meaning of critical words from the original source language, and other pertinent aspects pertaining to the compiled Gospel account.

37. A consolidated article according to claim 22 wherein said coalescent compilation further comprises a title for each paragraph of said amalgamated text and a table of contents.