PROVIDING A VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF VARIOUS RESOURCES RELATED TO PASSAGES OF CLASSIC LITERATURE

• US 20110066970A1
• Filed: 09/10/2010
• Published: 03/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Visual Study Bible, LLC
• Original Assignee: Visual Study Bible, LLC
• Inventors: Darrah, Gordon Shannon, Jutzin, Michael Edward, Burrier, Douglas Lee
• Granted Patent: US 8,407,617 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/782
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing graphical representations of resources related to passages of classic literature are provided. According to one implementation, a graphical user interface (GUI) is provided in which the GUI includes a search field configured to enable a user to enter a search term. The search term may be recognized as a subject focus element. The GUI also includes a bloom diagram window configured to display an initial bloom diagram having the subject focus element at a center location and resource elements related to the subject focus element at locations surrounding the center location. A passage window is configured to display one or more passages of a classic literary work, wherein the passages related to the subject focus element. Also, the GUI includes a resource window configured to display a description of the resource elements.

Claims

1. A graphical user interface comprising:

a search field configured to enable a user to enter a search term, the search term being recognized as a subject focus element;

a bloom diagram window configured to display an initial bloom diagram having the subject focus element at a center location and resource elements related to the subject focus element at locations surrounding the center location;

a passage window configured to display one or more passages of a classic literary work, the passages related to the subject focus element; and

a resource window configured to display a description of the resource elements.

2. The graphical user interface of claim 1, wherein at least one of the resource elements includes a link, each link being configured to enable the user to select one of the resource elements as a new subject focus element, the bloom diagram window being further configured to remove the initial bloom diagram and display a new bloom diagram with the new subject focus element displayed at the center location and new resource elements related to the new subject focus element at locations surrounding the center location.

3. The graphical user interface of claim 1, wherein the bloom diagram includes lines drawn from the subject focus element at the center location to the resource elements.

4. The graphical user interface of claim 3, wherein the bloom diagram further displays second-level resource elements related to and surrounding one or more of the resource elements.

5. The graphical user interface of claim 1, further comprising a 3D button enabling the user to select a 3D mode, wherein the bloom diagram window is configured to display the initial bloom diagram three-dimensionally when the 3D mode is selected.

6. The graphical user interface of claim 1, wherein the classic literary work is the Bible, and the passage window includes one or more Bible version panes, each Bible version pane configured to display Bible verses in accordance with a specific Bible translation version.

7. The graphical user interface of claim 6, wherein the subject focus element is a word and each Bible version pane is configured to display one or more Bible verses that include the word.

8. The graphical user interface of claim 7, wherein the word is a Hebrew or Greek word.

9. The graphical user interface of claim 6, wherein the subject focus element is a subject Bible verse and each Bible version pane is configured to display a number of Bible verses preceding the subject Bible verse, the subject Bible verse, and a number of Bible verses following the subject Bible verse.

10. The graphical user interface of claim 1, wherein the resource window comprises a cross-reference pane configured to display passages of the classic literary work and topics related to the search term, a definition pane configured to display definitions of the subject focus element and definitions of words related to the subject focus element, and a thoughts pane configured to display commentaries and notes from respected scholars.

11. The graphical user interface of claim 10, wherein one or more of the resource elements are represented as dots, wherein the dots are visually coded to correspond to one of the cross-reference pane, the definition pane, and thoughts pane.

12. The graphical user interface of claim 11, wherein the subject focus element is a cross-reference element selected from the cross-reference pane or from a dot representing the respective cross-reference element, and wherein the resource elements in the bloom diagram include passages of the classic literary work related to the cross-reference element.

13. The graphical user interface of claim 1, wherein the subject focus element is an English word and the resource elements include one or more Greek or Hebrew words that are translated into the English word, definitions of the English word, and commentaries, notes, or thoughts from respected scholars.

14. The graphical user interface of claim 1, wherein the subject focus element is a Greek or Hebrew word and the resource elements include one or more English words translated from the Greek or Hebrew word.

15. The graphical user interface of claim 1, wherein the subject focus element is a Bible verse and the resource elements include English words found in the Bible verse, definitions of the English words, cross-reference elements of the English words, and commentaries, notes, or thoughts from respected Bible scholars.

18. The graphical user interface of claim 1, wherein the classic literary work is the Bible, and the logic adapted to display the one or more passages is further adapted to display one or more Bible version panes, each Bible version pane configured to display Bible verses in accordance with a specific Bible translation version.

16. A computer program, stored on a computer-readable medium, having instructions executable by a processing device, the computer program comprising:

logic adapted to enable a user to enter a search term, the search term being recognized as a subject focus element;

logic adapted to display an initial bloom diagram having the subject focus element at a center location and resource elements related to the subject focus element at locations surrounding the center location;

logic adapted to display one or more passages of a classic literary work, the passages related to the subject focus element; and

logic adapted to display a description of the resource elements.

17. The computer program of claim 16, wherein at least one of the resource elements includes a link, each link being configured to enable the user to select one of the resource elements as a new subject focus element, and wherein the logic adapted to display the initial bloom diagram is further adapted to remove the initial bloom diagram and display a new bloom diagram with the new subject focus element displayed at the center location and new resource elements related to the new subject focus element at locations surrounding the center location.

19. A server system comprising:

a memory device configured to store a resource diagram tool; and

a processing device configured to execute the resource diagram tool, the resource diagram tool enabling the processing device to;

receive a search term from a user, the search term being recognized as a subject focus element;

provide information to an end user device to display an initial bloom diagram having the subject focus element at a center location and resource elements related to the subject focus element at locations surrounding the center location;

provide information to the end user device to display one or more passages of a classic literary work, the passages related to the subject focus element; and

provide information to the end user device to display a description of the resource elements.

20. The server system of claim 19, wherein the resource diagram tool further enables the processing device to provide information to the end user device to display passages of the classic literary work and topics related to the search term, to display definitions of the subject focus element and definitions of words related to the subject focus element, and to display commentaries and notes from respected scholars.