Multiple perspective activity map display
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1. A computer-implemented method for representing user activity within an environment comprising the steps of:
- displaying an activity map comprising at least two perspectives of the environment, wherein each perspective is an abstract graphical display of at least one aspect of the user activity within the environment;
selecting an element of a first perspective, wherein the element of the first perspective is an abstract graphical display of a first predefined characteristic of the user activity within the environment; and
displaying a graphic link having a first end point at the element of the first perspective and a second end point at at least one element of a second perspective and representing an association between the element of the first perspective and the at least one element of a second perspective, wherein each element of the second perspective is an abstract graphical display of a corresponding predefined characteristic of the user activity within the environment.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method is provided for representing an environment having at least one aspect. The method includes representing the aspects in an activity map comprising at least two perspectives, and representing a state of a user within the environment as a tangible link between each perspective. The state of the user includes user activity within the environment. The method further includes the step of dynamically incorporating the state of the user in the activity map. The tangible link is a tangible cue which associates perspectives represented by the activity map.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for representing user activity within an environment comprising the steps of:
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displaying an activity map comprising at least two perspectives of the environment, wherein each perspective is an abstract graphical display of at least one aspect of the user activity within the environment; selecting an element of a first perspective, wherein the element of the first perspective is an abstract graphical display of a first predefined characteristic of the user activity within the environment; and displaying a graphic link having a first end point at the element of the first perspective and a second end point at at least one element of a second perspective and representing an association between the element of the first perspective and the at least one element of a second perspective, wherein each element of the second perspective is an abstract graphical display of a corresponding predefined characteristic of the user activity within the environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for interacting with an environment having an aspect, the method steps comprising:
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representing the aspect in an activity map including at least two perspectives of the aspect; representing an activity of a user within the environment, wherein the activity corresponds to the aspect and is represented in each perspective separately; and representing the activity of the user as a line rendered between each perspective of the aspect. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-implemented method for representing a transactional environment having aspects comprising the steps of:
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displaying at least one different aspect of user activity in each of at least two perspectives of an activity map, wherein the perspectives are associated by the user activity of a market participant, wherein an association between perspectives is represented as a tangible link connecting perspectives, wherein the tangible link is a line having ends points at aspects of the user activity of the market participant represented separately in the at least two associated perspectives of the activity map; providing at least one perspective in which an on-line transaction is conducted between at least two market participants; and representing the market participants within the activity map. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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