METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A DISTRIBUTABLE GLOBE GRAPHICAL OBJECT
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1. A method of presenting data to a customer or potential customer of a user, the method comprising:
- providing on a display device of a data processor an interactive graphical object;
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 the user;
superimposing the at least one content element on the graphical object;
presenting said graphical object in a composition accessed by an initial application, said object having state and having one or more external connections;
allowing the customer or potential customer to indicate relocation of said graphical object to a location outside of said initial application;
thereafter moving said graphical object to said outside location, preserving the state of said graphical object; and
establishing a connection between the graphical object at said outside location and a parent location, the parent location accessible by the user.
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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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19 Claims
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1. A method of presenting data to a customer or potential customer of a user, the method comprising:
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providing on a display device of a data processor an interactive graphical object; 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 the user; superimposing the at least one content element on the graphical object; presenting said graphical object in a composition accessed by an initial application, said object having state and having one or more external connections; allowing the customer or potential customer to indicate relocation of said graphical object to a location outside of said initial application; thereafter moving said graphical object to said outside location, preserving the state of said graphical object; and establishing a connection between the graphical object at said outside location and a parent location, the parent location accessible by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of presenting data to a customer or potential customer of a user, the method comprising:
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providing on a display device of a data processor a first interactive graphical object; extracting from a data memory a plurality of first content elements from at least one data file, at least one of the content elements conveying information related to the user; superimposing the at least one content element on the first graphical object; presenting said first graphical object in a composition accessed by an initial application, said first graphical object having state and having one or more external connections; allowing the customer or potential customer to indicate relocation of said first graphical object to a location outside of said initial application; thereafter moving said first graphical object to said outside location, preserving the state of said graphical object; providing on the display device a second graphical object; extracting from the data memory at least one additional content element from at least one additional data file, the at least one additional content element conveying additional information related to the user; superimposing the at least one additional content element on the second graphical object; presenting said second graphical object in a second composition accessed by the initial application; allowing the customer or potential customer to indicate relocation of the second graphical object; and thereafter moving said second graphical object to said outside location, preserving the state of said second graphical object, wherein the first graphical object and the second graphical object are graphically joinable at the outside location. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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