Content Management System using Sources of Experience Data and Modules for Quantification and Visualization

• US 20120221659A1
• Filed: 05/03/2012
• Published: 08/30/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Brown, Stephen J., Schobel, Andreas
• Granted Patent: US 8,645,383 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/36 Creation of semantic tools, e.g. ontology or thesauri
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/186 Templates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46

Abstract

A semantic note taking system and method for collecting information, enriching the information, and binding the information to services is provided. User-created notes are enriched with labels, context traits, and relevant data to minimize friction in the note-taking process. In other words, the present invention is directed to collecting unscripted data, adding more meaning and use out of the data, and binding the data to services. Mutable and late-binding to services is also provided to allow private thoughts to be published to a myriad of different applications and services in a manner compatible with how thoughts are processed in the brain. User interfaces and semantic skins are also provided to derive meaning out of notes without requiring a great deal of user input.

Claims

1. A method for collecting information and enriching said information, said method comprising:

(a) providing a note taking function for allowing a user to create a note on a user device, wherein said created note is stored;

(b) providing an identification function to capture user'"'"'s interests and needs from a plurality of sources of experience data to which said user is linked, wherein said sources of experience data originate from one or more social networks;

(c) providing a template function for defining one or more templates for organizing data capture and visualizing said organized data and wherein said templates are stored; and

(d) providing a pre-selection or suggestion function for selecting one or more of said stored templates based on said identified user interests and needs and based on said created note.

2. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said note comprises text, audio media, visual media, audio-visual media, recorded data, a weblink, a pointer to an information source, or any combination thereof.

3. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said user device comprises a mobile device, and wherein said note is communicated over a wireless network.

4. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said sources of experience data are further one or more financial services, one or more note-taking services, one or more location check-in apps, one or more email programs, one or more photo-sharing services, one or more calendars, or any combination thereof.

5. The method as set forth in claim 1, further comprising providing a feedback function for providing an enriched note to said user, wherein said feedback function performs based on said pre-selected template a quantitative analysis and a visualization of said quantitative analysis to said user of said enriched note.

6. A system for collection information and enriching said information, said system comprising:

an application server, wherein a plurality of users are communicatively connected to said application server to create one or more notes, wherein a plurality of services are communicatively connected to said application server, and wherein said notes can be bound to one or more of said services; and

a database for storing said notes created by said users;

wherein said application server operates a plurality of functions, said functions comprising;

(a) a note taking function to allow a user to create a note on a user device, wherein said created note is stored;

(b) an identification function to capture user'"'"'s interests and needs from a plurality of sources of experience data to which said user is linked, wherein said sources of experience data originate from one or more social networks;

(c) a template function for defining one or more templates for organizing data capture and visualizing said organized data and wherein said templates are stored; and

(d) a pre-selection or suggestion function for selecting one or more of said stored templates based on said identified user interests and needs and based on said created note.

7. The system as set forth in claim 6, wherein said note comprises text, audio media, visual media, audio-visual media, recorded data, a weblink, a pointer to an information source, or any combination thereof.

8. The system as set forth in claim 6, wherein said user device comprises a mobile device, and wherein said note is communicated over a wireless network.

9. The system as set forth in claim 6, wherein said sources of experience data are further one or more financial services, one or more note-taking services, one or more location check-in apps, one or more email programs, one or more photo-sharing services, one or more calendars, or any combination thereof.

10. The system as set forth in claim 6, further comprising a feedback function for providing an enriched note to said user, wherein said feedback function performs based on said pre-selected template a quantitative analysis and a visualization of said quantitative analysis to said user of said enriched note.