Dynamic personalized information organizer
First Claim
1. A method for creating associations between different data, wherein the associations are defined by navigation paths between triggers and targets, wherein the targets are used to identify and navigate to one or more corresponding targets, the method comprising:
- providing a graphical user interface that displays icons representing different data, wherein each of the different data can be identified as a target and as a trigger;
receiving user input dragging a first icon representing a target onto a second icon representing a trigger;
in response to receiving the user input, performing the following;
dynamically creating a navigation path between the second icon representing the trigger and the first icon representing the target in response to the user input, wherein the navigation path includes a mapping used to identify the target from the trigger and is stored for subsequent access by a computing system and wherein the navigation path is stored with one or more criteria that determine the circumstances under which an association between the trigger and target applies, the association corresponding to a user preference for navigating between the trigger and target; and
displaying a prompt that allows for entry of metadata describing various characteristics of the association, the metadata being stored in one or more tables in an underlying relational database;
automatically modifying the association in response to navigation between the trigger and target; and
displaying the modified association on the graphical user interface.
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Abstract
A dynamic and personalized system for organizing data is disclosed. The system provides users the ability to organize addressable information by creating associations between the information independent from the information and from any other previously imposed organization of the information. The associations contain trigger and target addresses, and relationship between the data. A view in the association identifies how to interpret the relationship. Tools are provided to manage the associations, and several applications of the organization system are described such as associating personal notes, serial construction of documents, compound construction of documents, and group construction of documents.
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1. A method for creating associations between different data, wherein the associations are defined by navigation paths between triggers and targets, wherein the targets are used to identify and navigate to one or more corresponding targets, the method comprising:
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providing a graphical user interface that displays icons representing different data, wherein each of the different data can be identified as a target and as a trigger; receiving user input dragging a first icon representing a target onto a second icon representing a trigger; in response to receiving the user input, performing the following; dynamically creating a navigation path between the second icon representing the trigger and the first icon representing the target in response to the user input, wherein the navigation path includes a mapping used to identify the target from the trigger and is stored for subsequent access by a computing system and wherein the navigation path is stored with one or more criteria that determine the circumstances under which an association between the trigger and target applies, the association corresponding to a user preference for navigating between the trigger and target; and displaying a prompt that allows for entry of metadata describing various characteristics of the association, the metadata being stored in one or more tables in an underlying relational database; automatically modifying the association in response to navigation between the trigger and target; and displaying the modified association on the graphical user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A graphical user interface for creating associations between different data, wherein the associations are defined by navigation paths between triggers and targets, wherein the targets are used to identify and navigate to one or more corresponding targets, the method comprising:
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a plurality of icons representing different data, wherein each of the different data can be user defined as a target and as a trigger, wherein a first icon representing a trigger can be dragged and dropped onto a second icon representing a target; wherein in response to the dragging and dropping of the target onto the trigger, the graphical user interface dynamically creates a navigation path between the second icon representing the trigger and the first icon representing the target and stores the navigation path, which includes a mapping used to identify the target from the trigger, for subsequent access by a computing system, the graphical user interface storing the navigation path with one or more criteria that determine the circumstances under which an association between the trigger and target applies, the association corresponding to a user preference for navigating between the trigger and target; and wherein in response to the dragging and dropping of the target onto the trigger, the graphical user interface displays a prompt that allows for entry of metadata describing various characteristics of the association, the metadata being stored in one or more tables in an underlying relational database; tools for displaying the association and for navigating the association between the trigger and the target; and a display for displaying the modified association on the graphical user interface. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A method for creating associations between different data, wherein the associations are defined by navigation paths between triggers and targets, wherein the targets are used to identify and navigate to one or more corresponding targets, the method comprising:
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providing a graphical user interface that displays icons representing different data, wherein each of the different data can be identified as a target and as a trigger, the graphical user interface being part of an internet browser; receiving user input dragging a first icon representing a target onto a second icon representing a trigger; in response to receiving the user input, performing the following; dynamically creating a navigation path between the second icon representing the trigger and the first icon representing the target in response to the user input, wherein the navigation path includes a mapping used to identify the target from the trigger and is stored for subsequent access by a computing system and wherein the navigation path is stored with one or more criteria that determine the circumstances under which an association between the trigger and target applies, the association corresponding to a user preference for navigating between the trigger and target; and displaying a prompt that allows for entry of metadata describing various characteristics of the association, the metadata being stored in one or more tables in an underlying relational database; automatically modifying the association in response to navigation between the trigger and target; displaying the modified association on the graphical user interface of the internet browser; and receiving user input at the browser indicating that the browser is to navigate to the next trigger; displaying the next appropriate target in the browser user interface as determined by the most likely path the user would follow.
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