Interface system for providing content using context hotspots
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1. An interface system for providing content to a user via a computer system, the interface comprising:
- a computer readable medium having at least one database maintained by the computer system, the at least one database storing context entries and content entries; and
a sensor operable for decoding a context hotspot and a content hotspot;
wherein decoding of the context hotspot accesses the context entries from the at least one database and decoding of the content hotspot accesses the content entries from the at least one database;
wherein decoding of the context hotspot may be performed first such that decoding of the content hotspot is influenced by the decoding of the context hotspot; and
wherein the context hotspot corresponds to a selected context entry, and the selected context entry corresponds to a selected one of a plurality of computer applications such that differing context entries correspond to different computer applications.
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Abstract
The present invention teaches a computer interface system for providing content to a user using at least two encoded hotspots. A first hotspot is a context hotspot which activates functions in the computer system, selects databases and/or sets selection criteria. A second, content, hotspot is decoded based on its encoded information as well as the information decoded from the context hotspot. Content of the second hotspot includes direction and indirection content and may access data or executable programs.
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38 Claims
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1. An interface system for providing content to a user via a computer system, the interface comprising:
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a computer readable medium having at least one database maintained by the computer system, the at least one database storing context entries and content entries; and
a sensor operable for decoding a context hotspot and a content hotspot;
wherein decoding of the context hotspot accesses the context entries from the at least one database and decoding of the content hotspot accesses the content entries from the at least one database;
wherein decoding of the context hotspot may be performed first such that decoding of the content hotspot is influenced by the decoding of the context hotspot; and
wherein the context hotspot corresponds to a selected context entry, and the selected context entry corresponds to a selected one of a plurality of computer applications such that differing context entries correspond to different computer applications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An interface system for providing content to a user, the interface system comprising:
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a computer system having a computer readable medium;
an encoded physical medium including at least one of each a context hotspot and a content hotspot;
wherein each of the context hotspot designates a first storage location on the computer readable medium containing a first information, the first information corresponding to a selected one or more of a plurality of computer applications;
wherein the content hotspot designates a second storage location on the computer readable medium when the first information is processed by the computer system, whereby the second storage location is determined by a combination of the context hotspot and content hotspot; and
a sensor operable to decode the context hotspot and the content hotspot, the sensor further operable to transmit the encoded hotspot information to the computer system. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An interface system for providing content to a user, the interface system comprising:
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a first computer system having a first computer readable medium;
a second computer system having a second computer readable medium;
an encoded physical medium in one or more pieces including at least of one of each a context hotspot and a content hotspot;
wherein the context hotspot designates a first storage location on the first computer readable medium containing a first information, the first information corresponding to a selected one or more of a plurality of computer applications;
wherein the content hotspot designates a second storage location on the second computer readable medium when the first information is processed by the computer syste, whereby the second storage location is determined by a combination of the context hotspot and content hotspot; and
a sensor operable to decode the context hotspot and the content hotspot, the sensor further operable to transmit the encoded hotspot information to the first computer system and the second computer system. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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35. An interface system for providing content to a user via a computer system, the interface system comprising:
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a computer readable medium having at least one database maintained by the computer system, the at least one database storing context entries and content entries, each context entry corresponding to a selected one or more of a plurality of computer applications;
a sensor operable for decoding a context hotspot and a content hotspot;
wherein decoding of the context hotspot accesses the context entries from the at least one database such that decoding of the content hotspot is influenced by the decoding of the context hotspot, and wherein the decoding of the content hotspot produces an indirection effect on the interface system.
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36. An interface system for providing content to a user via a computer system, the interface system comprising:
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a computer readable medium having at least one database maintained by the computer system, the at least one database storing context entries and content entries, each context entry corresponding to a selected one or more of a plurality of computer applications;
a sensor operable for decoding a context hotspot and a content hotspot;
wherein decoding of the context hotspot allows the sensor to be able to decode the content hotspot.
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37. An interface system for providing content to a user via a computer system, the interface system comprising:
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a computer readable medium having at least one database maintained by the computer system, the at least one database storing context entries and content entries, each context entry corresponding to a selected one or more of a plurality of computer applications;
a sensor operable for decoding a context hotspot and a content hotspot;
wherein decoding of the context hotspot accesses the context entries from the at least one database such that decoding of the content hotspot is influenced by the decoding of the context hotspot, and wherein the decoding of the content hotspot stores a system command in the computer readable medium. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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