Linked information system

• US 7,802,283 B2
• Filed: 12/18/2003
• Issued: 09/21/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shailen V. Banker
• Original Assignee: Shailen V. Banker
• Inventors: Banker, Shailen V
• Primary Examiner(s): Lonsberry; Hunter B.
• Application Number:
  US10/740,350
• Publication Number:
  US 20040194150A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,469 Days
• Field of Search: 725 44- 48, 725/51
• US Class Current: 725/44
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0283 Price estimation or determination

Abstract

A linked information system employing evolutionary media content links is provided. In another aspect of the present invention, a media content distribution system includes selected media content accessible to remotely located users in an electronic format over a computer network. A further aspect of the present invention selects media content during the course of a human analysis based on relevance to tracked topics.

Claims

1. A graphical user and linked information system comprising:

A. a set of interfaces configured for enabling communication with a plurality of media content sources over at least one network;

B. at least one storage device coupled to the set of interfaces;

C. one or more processors coupled to the at least one storage device and set of interfaces and configured to execute a set of linked information system logic comprising;

(a) content selection logic configured for obtaining, from the media content sources, a set of media content relevant to at least one tracked theme or topic within a field; and

(b) linking logic configured for generating a set of links between media content from the set of media content as a function of a relevance to the at least one tracked theme or topic; and

D. a display module configured to generate for display a framework related to the at least one theme or topic and derived from the set of media content and set of links, the framework comprising;

(a) a multi-dimensional framework representing a relationship between a risk spectrum and an opportunity spectrum; and

(b) a set of icons displayed within the framework as a function of a risk and an opportunity, each icon associated with a subtopic, wherein each icon is linked to a related subset of media content and selection of the icon generates a presentation of a subsequent framework and subsequent set of icons, information related to the subset of media content, or both.

2. A graphic user interface system for the presentation of a set of media content obtained in relation to at least one tracked theme or topic within a field and a set of links between media content from the set of media content generated as a function of a relevance to the at least one tracked theme or topic, the graphic user interface system comprising:

a memory device for storing a plurality of modules,

a processor coupled to said memory, where in said plurality of modules further comprises;

a framework module configured to generate for display a multi-dimensional framework representing a relationship between a risk spectrum and an opportunity spectrum derived from the set of media content and set of links; and

a subtopic module configured to generate for display a set of icons representing subtopics of the topic, each icon displayed within the framework as a function of a risk and an opportunity associated with the subtopic, wherein each icon is linked to a related subset of media content and selection of the icon generates a presentation of a subsequent framework and subsequent set of icons, information related to the subset of media content, or both.

3. The graphic user interface system of claim 2, wherein the subtopic module is further configured for enabling at least one of a user or expert to create or customize the framework, the placement of the icons within the framework, or both.

4. The graphic user interface system of claim 2, wherein one or more of the subtopics represent a hypotheses concerning potential outcomes relating to the topic.

5. The graphic user interface system of claim 2, further comprising:

an arrow placement module configured to enable generate and placement an arrow within the framework and associated with an icon, each arrow visually expressing a hypothesis indicating a potential directional shift for the subtopic represented by the icon.

6. The graphic user interface system of claim 5, wherein

the subtopic module is further configured for enabling a user, expert or both to create or customize the framework, the placement of the icons within the framework, or both;

and to add, edit or delete icons or subtopics within the framework; and

the arrow placement module is further configured to allow the user, expert or both to create or customize the arrow within the framework, including at least one of adding, deleting or editing the arrow or changing the direction of the arrow.

7. The graphic user interface system of claim 2, wherein activation of a particular icon visually populated with a particular subtopic converts the visual display of the topic to a new visual display of a new topic corresponding to the particular subtopic, and populates the plurality of icons with new subtopics relating to the new topic of the new visual display.

8. The graphic user interface system of claim 2, wherein the set of icon is operable, via activation of a particular icon visually populated with a particular subtopic, to provide expert opinion relating to the particular subtopic.

9. The graphic user interface system of claim 2, wherein the set of icons is operable, via activation of a particular icon visually populated with a particular subtopic, to provide a bibliographic list of citations to media content that is relevant to the particular subtopic.

10. The graphic user interface of claim 2, wherein at least some of the icons and subtopics includes linkages to other icons, subtopics and media content and the linkages enable migration between among a plurality of frameworks related to different icons, subtopics and media content.