METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A DISTRIBUTABLE GLOBE GRAPHICAL OBJECT
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1. A method of presenting data over a network comprising:
- providing on a display device of a data processor a persistent graphical object representing a globe that depicts a plurality of geographical points and a plurality of geographical regions representative of geographical locations of a physical world;
extracting from a data memory a plurality of content elements from at least one data file, at least one of the content elements conveying information related to at least one geographical location of the physical world;
superimposing the at least one content element on the graphical object at the geographical point or geographical region that is representative of the geographical location of the physical world to which the content element relates;
presenting said graphical object in a composition accessed by an initial application, said object having state and having one or more external connections; and
allowing a user to relocate of said graphical object to a location outside of said initial application.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing enhanced intelligent agents that are moveable by a user from a browser application to a desktop. In specific embodiments, agents provide advanced interactive graphics and communications back to a server.
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1. A method of presenting data over a network comprising:
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providing on a display device of a data processor a persistent graphical object representing a globe that depicts a plurality of geographical points and a plurality of geographical regions representative of geographical locations of a physical world; extracting from a data memory a plurality of content elements from at least one data file, at least one of the content elements conveying information related to at least one geographical location of the physical world; superimposing the at least one content element on the graphical object at the geographical point or geographical region that is representative of the geographical location of the physical world to which the content element relates; presenting said graphical object in a composition accessed by an initial application, said object having state and having one or more external connections; and allowing a user to relocate of said graphical object to a location outside of said initial application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electronic data processing system presenting web content comprising:
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an information appliance displayable representation of a globe, where the globe is persistent and is displayed using an electronic data hardware processing device and wherein the globe depicts a plurality of geographical points and a plurality of Geographical regions representative of geographical locations of a physical world;
alogic module that projects web content onto the surface of said representation of the globe; wherein the logic module is configured to extract a plurality of content elements from at least one electronic data file of a separate application and to superimpose the at least one content element on the globe at the geographical point or geographical region that is representative of the geographical location of the physical world to which the content element relates. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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