SOFTWARE-BASED TOOL FOR DIGITAL IDEA COLLECTION, ORGANIZATION, AND COLLABORATION
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1. A computer device comprising:
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a touch screen display window; and
a memory comprising software instructions executed by the processor to present a creation template and alternatively a organization template on the touch screen display window;
wherein the creation template comprises a menu portion and a second portion for providing an electronic note to which a user may add digital content by selecting menu options from the menu portion and then marking on the electronic note with the user'"'"'s finger;
wherein the organization template presents an electronic board on which a plurality of electronic notes can be simultaneously displayed and arranged;
and wherein, when the organization template is being presented, and upon receiving indication of a user'"'"'s desire to modify the digital content of a first electronic note displayed on the electronic board, the processor causes the touch screen display window to replace the organization template with the creation template, in which the first electronic note is displayed in the second portion.
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Abstract
A computer-based system for idea capture, organization and management is shown. The system presents a creation template for capturing ideas and building digital content onto electronic notes. The e-notes may be migrated over on to an electronic board in an organization template. In the latter case, e-notes may be grouped, repositioned, deleted, or copied. Multiple users can access the e-board, and it can be saved or sent as a converted image file or PDF. The e-board has multiple layers, allowing for marking directly on the e-board. Various other features and aspects of the system designed to facilitate group collaboration and team development are disclosed.
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1. A computer device comprising:
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a processor; a touch screen display window; and a memory comprising software instructions executed by the processor to present a creation template and alternatively a organization template on the touch screen display window; wherein the creation template comprises a menu portion and a second portion for providing an electronic note to which a user may add digital content by selecting menu options from the menu portion and then marking on the electronic note with the user'"'"'s finger; wherein the organization template presents an electronic board on which a plurality of electronic notes can be simultaneously displayed and arranged; and wherein, when the organization template is being presented, and upon receiving indication of a user'"'"'s desire to modify the digital content of a first electronic note displayed on the electronic board, the processor causes the touch screen display window to replace the organization template with the creation template, in which the first electronic note is displayed in the second portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for creating and organizing digital content using at least a first computer device having a touch screen display, the system comprising:
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a creation engine for instructing a processor within the first computer device to generate a creation template on the touch screen display, wherein the creation template provides; a first electronic note to which digital content may be added by human touch, and a menu section for selecting options that control the format of the digital content to be added; and an organization engine for instructing the processor within the first computer device to generate an organization template on the touch screen display, wherein the organization template provides an electronic board containing a plurality of electronic notes, each electronic note containing digital content added using the creation template;
wherein the organization template comprises;a first layer on which each of the plurality of electronic notes can be individually selected and repositioned on the electronic board by human touch, and a second layer on which digital whiteboard content can be added by human touch directly to the electronic board. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for creating and organizing digital content comprising the steps of:
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receiving selection of a format for creating digital content from an options menu displayed on a creation template of a touch screen display of a computer device; using the format, adding digital content to a first electronic note displayed on the creation template; automatically assigning by a processor of the computer device searchable meta data to the first electronic note; migrating the first electronic note to an electronic board displayed in an organization template of the touch screen display in which multiple other electronic notes, each having unique digital content, are displayed; and electronically connecting the first electronic note together with at least one other electronic note from among the multiple other electronic notes into a group so that the electronic notes comprising the group can all be repositioned on the electronic board by repositioning a single electronic note from the group.
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