System and method for facilitating and evaluating user thinking about an arbitrary problem using archetype process

• US 8,290,888 B1
• Filed: 08/06/2009
• Issued: 10/16/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/11/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zxibix Inc.
• Original Assignee: Zxibix Inc.
• Inventors: Heidenreich, James Ralph, Higgins, Linda Shawn
• Primary Examiner(s): Holmes, Michael B
• Application Number:
  US12/462,717
• Time in Patent Office: 1,167 Days
• Field of Search: 706/45
• US Class Current: 706/45
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/00 Computing arrangements using knowledge-based models
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/02 Knowledge representation; Symbolic representation

Abstract

The present invention provides systems and methods for guiding user development and documentation of thinking about an arbitrary problem according to exemplary approaches used by expert problem solvers.

Claims

1. A system for guiding development and documentation of user thinking and perspectives according to exemplary approaches used by experienced problem solvers, comprising:

a process manager system operable to execute on one or more processors to enable activities comprising;

facilitating specification of at least a subset of at least one user model regarding an arbitrary problem or inquiry based project or both;

said facilitation accomplished using an exemplary archetype process for user thinking about and documentation or an exemplary archetype structure for user thinking about and documentation about an arbitrary problem, or both;

monitoring or evaluating, or both, at least a subset of at least one model or user actions, or both;

said monitoring or evaluating, or both conducted relative to an exemplary archetype process for user thinking and documentation or an exemplary archetype structure for user thinking and documentation about an arbitrary problem, or relative to related archives, or to a combination thereof;

provisioning of at least one suggestion, monitoring information portion or at least a subset of at least one user model, archetype process, or archetype structure, or a combination thereof;

said provisioning via at least one mechanism comprising at least one display, output, interface, interaction mechanism, storage, or electronic device, or a combination thereof.

2. The system of claim 1 further comprising at least one three dimensional representation, or the ability to select between two dimensional and three dimensional representation, or both.

3. The system of claim 1 further comprising at least one representation comprising a plurality of regions, representation that visually distinguishes progress of at least one model, facets, levels, a molecular view, a variety of transparency, a variety of colors, or a combination thereof.

4. The system of claim 1 further comprising at least one problem, question, topic, potential or alternative answer, answer, solution, potential or alternative conclusion, conclusion, knowledge specification, analysis, storyline, outline, timeline, sequence, comparison analysis, contrast analysis, categorization analysis, tree analysis, cycle analysis, causation analysis, parts analysis, customized analysis, summary view, or potential or alternative summary view, or a combination thereof.

5. The system of claim 1 further comprising linkages or relationships or use, or a combination thereof, of at least a portion of at least one user model with at least one other electronic entity comprising at least one of other user models, model portions, other electronic information sources, other electronic information, other communicated information, other electronic systems, other electronic tools, or a combination thereof.

6. The system of claim 1 further comprising use of at least one electronic entity comprising at least one additional information resource, additional information source, additional information, additional communicated information, electronic tool, web service, client system, server system, electronic device, search engine, electronic agent, or electronic system, or a combination thereof.

7. The system of claim 1 further comprising creation or use or output, or a combination thereof, of archived or other tracked or stored forms of at least one of entities comprising model history, models, specifications, suggestions, suggestion history, user profiles, user information, archetype process history, archetype structure history, user history, evaluations, sources, contributing users, comments, ratings, rankings, model linkages, external resource or system use, external resource or system relationships, or a combination thereof.

12. The system of claim 1 further comprising at least one information form comprising at least one of text, graphic, drawing, 3D form, video, audio, animation, or interactive form, or any combination thereof.

13. The system of claim 7 further comprising that at least one of the archetype process for exemplary user thinking and documentation or the archetype structure for exemplary user thinking and documentation uses at least one of the archived or other tracked or stored entities.

14. The system of claim 1 further comprising at least one suggestion comprising at least one automatically completed related item, comprising at least one of a generated model component, edited model component, generated model linkage, edited model linkage, or executed archetype process action, or a combination thereof.

8. A system for guiding development and documentation of user perspectives according to exemplary approaches used by experienced problem solvers, comprising:

processor executable instructions embodied on at least one computer readable medium, memory, or computer readable device, or a combination thereof, said instructions comprising instructions to enable;

facilitation of specification of at least a subset of at least one user model regarding an arbitrary problem, said facilitation accomplished using an exemplary archetype process for user thinking about and documentation or an exemplary archetype structure for user thinking about and documentation about an arbitrary problem, or both;

monitoring or evaluating, or both, of at least a subset of at least one user model or user actions, or both, relative to an exemplary archetype process or exemplary archetype structure for user thinking and documentation about an arbitrary problem, or relative to related archives, or a combination thereof;

provisioning of at least one suggestion, monitoring information portion or of at least a subset of at least one model, archetype process, or archetype structure, or a combination thereof;

said provisioning via at least one mechanism comprising at least one display, output, interface, interaction mechanism, storage, or electronic device, or a combination thereof.

9. A processor implemented method for guiding development and documentation of user perspectives according to exemplary approaches used by experienced problem solvers, said method comprising:

enabling a set of activities executable on one or more processors, said activities comprising;

facilitating specification of at least one user model regarding an arbitrary problem or inquiry based project or both;

said facilitation using an exemplary archetype process for user thinking about and documentation or an exemplary archetype structure for user thinking about and documentation about an arbitrary problem, or both;

monitoring or evaluating, or both, at least a subset of at least one model or user actions, or both;

said monitoring or evaluating, or both, conducted relative to an exemplary archetype process for user thinking and documentation or exemplary archetype structure for user thinking and documentation about an arbitrary problem, or relative to related archives, or a combination thereof;

providing of at least one suggestion, monitoring information, or at least a subset of the user model, archetype process, or archetype structure, or a combination thereof;

said provisioning via at least one mechanism comprising at least one display, output, interface, interaction mechanism, storage, or electronic device, or a combination thereof.

15. The system of claim 9 further comprising at least one representation comprising at least one of a three dimensional representation, a combination of two and three dimensional representation, a plurality of regions, representation that visually distinguishes progress of at least one model, facets, levels, a molecular view, a variety of transparency, a variety of colors, the ability to select between a plurality of representation types, or a combination thereof.

16. The system of claim 9 further comprising at least one of a at least one problem, question, topic, potential or alternative answer, answer, solution, potential or alternative conclusion, conclusion, knowledge specification, analysis, storyline, outline, timeline, sequence, comparison analysis, contrast analysis, categorization analysis, tree analysis, cycle analysis, causation analysis, parts analysis, customized analysis, summary view, or a potential or alternative summary view, or a combination thereof.

17. The system of claim 9 further comprising linkages or relationships or use, or a combination thereof, of at least a portion of at least one user model with at least one other electronic entity comprising at least one of other user models, model portions, other electronic information sources, other electronic information, other communicated information, other electronic systems, other electronic tools, or a combination thereof.

18. The system of claim 9 further comprising use of at least one electronic entity comprising at least one additional information resource, additional information, additional communicated information, information source, electronic tool, web service, client system, server system, electronic device, search engine, electronic agent, or electronic system, or a combination thereof.

19. The system of claim 9 further comprising creation or use or output, or a combination thereof, of archived or other tracked or stored forms of at least one of entities comprising model history, models, specifications, suggestions, suggestion history, user profiles, user information, archetype process history, archetype structure history, user history, evaluations, sources, contributing users, comments, ratings, rankings, model linkages, external resource or system use, external resource or system-relationships, or a combination thereof.

20. The system of claim 9 further comprising at least one of a processor, electronic device, web service, client processor, server processor, interface, or processor executable instructions, or a combination thereof;

said processor executable instructions embodied on at least one computer readable media, memory, or computer readable device, or a combination thereof.

21. The system of claim 9 further comprising at least one form comprising at least one of text, graphic, drawing, 3D form, video, audio, animation, or interactive form, or any combination thereof.

22. The system of claim 19 further comprising that at least one of the archetype process for exemplary user thinking and documentation or the archetype structure for exemplary user thinking and documentation uses at least one of the archived or other tracked or stored entities.

23. The system of claim 9 further comprising at least one suggestion comprising at least one automatically completed related item, said item comprising at least one of a generated model component, edited model component, generated model linkage, edited model linkage, or executed archetype process action, or a combination thereof.

33. The system of claim 9 comprising that a user comprises at least one individual, team, group, multiple individuals, or an electronic source, or a combination thereof.

10. A system for guiding development and documentation of user perspectives according to exemplary approaches used by experienced problem solvers, comprising:

a process manager system operable to execute on one or more processors to enable activities comprising;

facilitating specification of at least a subset of at least one user model regarding an arbitrary problem or inquiry based project or both;

said facilitation using an exemplary archetype process for user thinking about and documentation or an exemplary archetype structure for user thinking about and documentation about an arbitrary problem, or both;

enabling user access to a same set of capabilities or content, or both, through both two dimensional and three dimensional representation, or through a combination of two and three dimensional representation;

enabling providing at least a subset of at least one suggestion, model, archetype process, archetype structure, archetype process history, archetype structure history, model history, suggestion history, user history, or a combination thereof.

11. A processor implemented method for guiding development and documentation of user perspectives according to exemplary approaches used by experienced problem solvers, comprising:

enabling a set of activities executable on one or more processors, said activities comprising;

facilitating specification of at least a subset of at least one user model regarding an arbitrary problem or inquiry based project or both;

said facilitation using an exemplary archetype process for user thinking about and documentation or an exemplary archetype structure for user thinking about and documentation about an arbitrary problem, or both;

enabling access to a same set of capabilities or content, or both, through both two dimensional and three dimensional representation, or through a combination of two and three dimensional representation;

enabling the provisioning of at least a subset of at least one suggestion, model, archetype process, archetype structure, archetype process history, archetype structure history, model history or suggestion history, user history, or a combination thereof.

24. The system of claim 11 comprising at least one of a processor, electronic device, web service, client processor, server processor, interface, or processor executable instructions, or a combination thereof;

said processor executable instructions embodied on at least one computer readable media, memory, or computer readable device, or a combination thereof.

25. A processor implemented method for guiding development and documentation of user perspectives according to exemplary approaches used by experienced problem solvers, comprising:

enabling a set of activities executable on one or more processors, said activities comprising;

identification of at least a subset of at least one user model or specification regarding an arbitrary problem or regarding an inquiry based project, or regarding both;

monitoring or evaluating, or both, at least a subset of at least one user model or specification, or related user actions, or both;

said monitoring or evaluating, or both, conducted relative to an exemplary archetype process for user thinking and documentation, or exemplary archetype structure for user thinking and documentation about an arbitrary problem, or related archives, or a combination thereof;

identifying at least one suggestion;

provisioning of at least one suggestion, monitoring information or at least a subset of at least one user model, archetype process, archetype structure, archetype process history, archetype structure history, user history, or model history, or a combination thereof;

said provisioning via at least one mechanism comprising at least one of display, output, interface interaction mechanism, storage, or electronic device, or a combination thereof.

26. The system of claim 25 further comprising at least one of a at least one problem, question, topic, potential or alternative answer, answer, solution, potential or alternative conclusion, conclusion, knowledge specification, analysis, storyline, outline, timeline, sequence, comparison analysis, contrast analysis, categorization analysis, tree analysis, cycle analysis, causation analysis, parts analysis, customized analysis, summary view, or a potential or alternative summary view, or a combination thereof.

27. The system of claim 25 further comprising linkages or relationships or use, or a combination thereof, of at least one other electronic entity comprising at least one of other user models, model portions, other electronic information sources, other electronic information, other communicated information, other electronic systems, other electronic tools, or a combination thereof.

28. The system of claim 25 further comprising creation or use or output, or a combination thereof, of archived or other tracked or stored forms of at least one of entities comprising model history, models, specifications, suggestions, suggestion history, user profiles, user information, archetype process history, archetype structure history, user history, evaluations, sources, contributing users, comments, ratings, rankings, model linkages, external resource or system use, external resource or system relationships, or a combination thereof.

29. The system of claim 28 further comprising that at least one of the archetype process for exemplary user thinking and documentation or the archetype structure for exemplary user thinking and documentation uses at least one of the archived or other tracked or stored entities.

30. The system of claim 25 comprising at least one of a processor, electronic device, web service, client processor, server processor, interface, or processor executable instructions, or a combination thereof;

said processor executable instructions embodied on at least one computer readable medium, memory, or computer readable device, or a combination thereof.

31. The system of claim 25 further comprising at least one form comprising at least one of text, graphic, drawing, 3D form, video, audio, animation, or interactive form, or any combination thereof.

32. The system of claim 25 further comprising at least one automatically completed related item, said item comprising at least one of a generated model component, edited model component, generated model linkage, edited model linkage, or executed archetype process action, or a combination thereof.

34. The system of claim 25 comprising that a user comprises at least one individual, team, group, multiple individuals, or an electronic source, or a combination thereof.