System and method for interactive competitive release board

• US 20100299624A1
• Filed: 04/21/2010
• Published: 11/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Pictures Entertainment Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Pictures Entertainment Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Kim, Sung, Singh, Gurvinder, Emery, Melissa, Gueron, Ivan, McMillian, Adrian
• Granted Patent: US 9,542,058 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/771
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/26 Visual data mining; Browsing structured data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting

Abstract

A method and system for manipulating data that includes accessing content data related to an upcoming event that is scheduled for release. A data record for the event is generated from information about the event such as day and month of release. A first representation of the event release information is displayed on a display module such as a monitor so that position of the release information relates to the date of release. The first representation may then be accessed to display additional data and the position of the event release may change based on changes to the event.

Claims

1. A method for manipulating data comprising:

accessing content data from one or more sources of content data;

generating a first data record from the content data;

augmenting each data record to form an augmented data record;

displaying a representation of the augmented data record on one or more display modules such that the display position is a function of a portion of the content data;

accessing the first representation of the augmented data record to display additional data, revising the augmented data record; and

displaying the representation of the revised augmented data record in a position reflecting the revision.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

identifying one or more contingency conditions as content data;

utilizing the contingency condition to position the representation of the revised augmented data record.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2, further comprising:

modifying the portion of the content data based on the contingency condition.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, where the content data includes sporting event data or entertainment event data.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

establishing one or more alert criterion based on accessed content data.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5, further comprising:

modifying the portion of the content data based on the one or more alert criterion.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of displaying the augmented data record includes utilizing a plurality of display devices configured such that each display device displays a predetermined amount of one or more augmented data records.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of displaying the augmented data record includes utilizing a display device configured to display a predetermined amount of one or more augmented data records.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of displaying the augmented data record further comprises:

displaying a first quantity of augmented data records at a first display device; and

displaying a second quantity of augmented data records at a second display device.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of displaying the augmented data record further comprises scrolling.

11. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

sorting each augmented data record;

displaying the sorted augmented data record based on the sorting operation.

12. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the additional data includes audio data, text data or preview data.

13. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the additional data includes a static image.

14. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the additional data includes static image data combined with video data on a single display.

15. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of generating the first data record from the content data includes user input.

16. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of augmenting each data record to form an augmented data record includes user input.

18. A method for displaying data:

accessing content data from one or more sources of content data;

generating a product record from the content data, that includes an associated date identifier;

augmenting each product record, utilizing user input, to form an augmented product record;

displaying a representation of the augmented product record on one or more display modules such that the display position is a function of the date identifier;

accessing the representation of the augmented data record to display additional data;

revising the date identifier, by user input, of the augmented data record; and

displaying the representation of the revised augmented data record in different position that reflects the revised date identifier.

19. An apparatus for manipulating data in on or more databases, said apparatus comprising:

at least one programmable processor, a memory operatively coupled to the at least one processor, and an electronic display device operatively coupled to the at least one processor, and at least one computer input device operatively coupled to the at least one processor;

wherein the memory contains instructions that, when executed by at least one of the processors, causes the apparatus to carry out instructions including

accessing content data from one or more databases of content data;

generating a first data record from the content data;

augmenting each data record to form an augmented data record;

displaying a representation of the augmented data record on one or more display modules such that the display position is a function of a portion of the content data;

accessing the first representation of the augmented data record to display additional data,

revising the augmented data record; and

displaying the representation of the revised augmented data record in a position reflecting the revision.

20. An apparatus for displaying data, said apparatus comprising:

at least one programmable processor, a memory operatively coupled to the at least one processor, and an electronic display device operatively coupled to the at least one processor, and at least one computer input device operatively coupled to the at least one processor;

wherein the memory contains instructions that, when executed by at least one of the processors, causes the apparatus to carry out instructions including

accessing content data from one or more sources of content data;

generating a product record from the content data, that includes an associated date identifier;

augmenting each product record, utilizing user input, to form an augmented product record;

displaying a representation of the augmented product record on one or more display modules such that the display position is a function of the date identifier;

accessing the representation of the augmented data record to display additional data;

revising the date identifier, by user input, of the augmented data record; and

displaying the representation of the revised augmented data record in different position that reflects the revised date identifier.

21. A computer program product, comprising a computer readable storage medium or media encoded with computer-readable instructions that, when executed on at least one processor within a computer system, cause the computer system to perform a method, comprising

accessing content data from one or more databases of content data;

generating a first data record from the content data;

augmenting each data record to form an augmented data record;

displaying a representation of the augmented data record on one or more display modules such that the display position is a function of a portion of the content data;

accessing the first representation of the augmented data record to display additional data,

revising the augmented data record; and

displaying the representation of the revised augmented data record in a position reflecting the revision.

22. A computer program product, comprising a computer readable storage medium or media encoded with computer-readable instructions that, when executed on at least one processor within a computer system, cause the computer system to perform a method, comprising accessing content data from one or more sources of content data;

generating a product record from the content data, that includes an associated date identifier;

augmenting each product record, utilizing user input, to form an augmented product record;

displaying a representation of the augmented product record on one or more display modules such that the display position is a function of the date identifier;

accessing the representation of the augmented data record to display additional data;

revising the date identifier, by user input, of the augmented data record; and

displaying the representation of the revised augmented data record in different position that reflects the revised date identifier.