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Dynamic personalized information organizer

  • US 6,766,329 B1
  • Filed: 01/31/2000
  • Issued: 07/20/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of organizing data accessible by a computer, allowing for personalized organization of the data which may be independent of one or more other organizations of the data, without needing separate copies of the data for each organization, the method comprising:

  • forming a data structure;

    automatically and dynamically creating a navigation path between data that is separate and independent, based at least in part upon navigation to the data, wherein the navigation path is automatically and dynamically created by performing acts that include;

    upon navigating to a particular data, inserting an entity reference as a trigger in the data structure corresponding to the particular data;

    upon one of navigating to a new data and creating new data, inserting an entity reference as a target in the data structure corresponding to the new data;

    storing the data structure as an association between the trigger and target; and

    inserting one or more criteria in the data structure that determine the circumstances under which the association between the trigger and target applies and, the association corresponding to a user preference for navigating between the trigger and target; and

    upon storing the association, automatically modifying the association in response to subsequent navigation between the trigger and target.

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