Information display

• US 8,601,399 B2
• Filed: 05/10/2011
• Issued: 12/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kazark Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Track180 Incorporated
• Inventors: Hontz, Drue A. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): ABDUL-ALI, OMAR R
• Application Number:
  US13/104,539
• Publication Number:
  US 20120011475A1
• Time in Patent Office: 938 Days
• Field of Search: 715/853, 715/854
• US Class Current: 715/854
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/904 Browsing; Visualisation therefor for navigating the web G06F16/954; browsing optimisation for the web G06F16/957
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence

Abstract

A system and method for a computer implemented display of information organizes a visual screen display to a user in such a way that the user is able to efficiently select information content, and then be presented with topical associations relating to that content. The display enables selection of a particular information segment having an association with particular information content. A selected information segment has multiple topical associations with various categories and sub-categories of information. A user may navigate to a particular segment of information content, and then be presented with a string of topically related segments, as well as with one or more connecting categories of information, which may otherwise not have been readily apparent to the particular selected segment, but for the display system and method. One or more of the information segment indicators can optionally include a publication date and/or a source identifier.

Claims

1. A computer implemented display of information, comprising:

a selected category indicator representing a selected category of information content;

a selected sub-category indicator representing a selected sub-category of information content, the sub-category having a topical association with the selected category;

at least one selectable sub-category indicator representing an alternate sub-category of information content having a topical association with the selected category;

a selected information segment indicator providing access to selected information content, the selected information segment indicator having a topical association with the selected sub-category;

a plurality of selectable information segment indicators, each selectable information segment indicator providing access to additional information content and each selectable information segment indicator having a topical association with the selected sub-category; and

at least one selectable connecting category indicator, the selectable connecting category indicator representing a connecting category of information content that is different from the selected category of information content and that has, a topical association with the selected information content;

wherein selection of the selectable connecting category indicator causes display of a selected category indicator representing the connecting category of information content.

2. The display of claim 1, wherein the plurality of selectable information segment indicators are arranged in a string configuration.

3. The display of claim 1, wherein the plurality of selectable information segment indicators are temporally arranged in a string configuration.

4. The display of claim 1, wherein the selected category indicator is arranged within a hierarchy of additional category indicators.

5. The display of claim 1, wherein the selected sub-category indicator is a terminal category indicator of a hierarchical structure of category indicators.

6. The display of claim 1, wherein the selected information segment indicator comprises a hyperlink to information content, a pointer to information content, or an associative indication to information content.

7. The display of claim 1, wherein selection of the selected information segment indicator causes the display to further comprise information content.

8. The display of claim 1, wherein selection of a different category indicator causes the at least one selectable sub-category indicator to be replaced by a different at least one selectable sub-category indicator, causes the plurality of selectable information segment indicators to be replaced by a different plurality of selectable information segment indicators, and causes the at least one selectable connecting category to be replaced by a different at least one selectable connecting category indicator.

9. The display of claim 1, wherein selection of one of the at least one selectable sub-category indicators representing an alternate sub-category of information content causes the plurality of selectable information segment indicators to be replaced by a different plurality of selectable information segment indicators and causes the at least one selectable connecting category indicator to be replaced by a different at least one selectable connecting category indicator.

10. The display of claim 1, wherein selection of a different selectable information segment indicator causes the at least one selectable connecting category to be replaced by a different at least one selectable connecting category indicator.

11. The display of claim 1, wherein selection of a different selectable information segment indicator causes the at least one selectable connecting category indicator to be replaced by a different at least one selectable connecting category indicator and causes the category indicator and the at least one selectable sub-category indicator to remain the same.

12. The display of claim 1, wherein the selected information segment indicator or one of the plurality of selectable information segment indicators further comprise one or more of:

a publication date and a source identifier.

13. An interactive computer implemented information display, comprising:

a string formed of a plurality of selectable information segment indicators providing navigation links to data destinations;

a category indicator representing a selected category of information content;

one or more navigation links to one or more alternate strings; and

one or more navigation links to one or more connecting categories;

wherein each of the string and the one or more alternate strings is topically associated with the information content of the selected category;

wherein information content of each of the one or more connecting categories is topically associated with a selected navigation link on the string; and

wherein selection of any one of the one or more navigation links to one or more connecting categories causes display of a category indicator representing the connecting category of the one or more connecting categories that corresponds to the selected any one of the one or more navigation links.

14. The interactive information display of claim 13, wherein one or more of the string and the one or more alternate strings are configured to move across the screen, on the screen, on to the screen, off of the screen, or any combination thereof.

15. The interactive information display of claim 13, wherein the plurality of selectable information segment indicators are temporally arranged.

16. The interactive information display of claim 13, wherein the category indicator is arranged within a hierarchy of additional category indicators.

17. The interactive information display of claim 13, further comprising a selected sub-category indicator representing a selected sub-category of information content, the sub-category having a topical association with the selected category.

18. The interactive information display of claim 13, wherein one of the plurality of selectable information segment indicators is selected.

19. A method of displaying navigation links to destination information, comprising:

in a single display;

displaying a string formed of a plurality of links to destination information and arranged in a group, one of the plurality of links being in a state of being selected;

displaying an indication of information content category;

displaying one or more links to alternate strings;

displaying one or more links to connecting categories;

wherein information content in the destination information is topically associated with the information content category;

wherein information content in the alternate strings is topically associated with the information content category;

wherein information content in the connecting categories is topically associated with the selected link to destination information; and

wherein selection of any one of the displayed one or more links to connecting categories causes display of an indication of different information content category representing the connecting category of the connecting categories that corresponds to the selected one of the one or more links.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising displaying information content that is linked to by the one of the plurality of links that is in the state of being selected.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein selection of one of the one or more links to connecting categories causes the one or more links to alternate strings to be replaced by one or more links to different alternate strings, causes the plurality of links to destination information to be replaced by a plurality of links to different destination information, and causes the one or more links to connecting categories to be replaced by one or more links to different connecting categories.

22. The method of claim 19, wherein selection of one of the one or more links to alternate strings causes the plurality of links to destination information to be replaced by a plurality of links to different destination information and causes the one or more links to connecting categories to be replaced by a one or more links to different connecting categories.

23. The method of claim 19, wherein selection of a different link of the plurality of links to destination information causes the one or more links to connecting categories to be replaced by one or more links to different connecting categories.

24. The method of claim 19, wherein selection of a different link of the plurality of links to destination information causes the one or more links to connecting categories to be replaced by one or more links to different connecting categories and causes the indication of information content category and the one or more links to alternate strings to remain the same.

25. The method of claim 19, further comprising moving one or more of the string and the one or more alternate strings across the screen, on the screen, on to the screen, off of the screen, or any combination thereof.

26. An interactive computer implemented display of information, comprising:

a plurality of navigation links to information displayed in a singularly viewable display, the plurality of navigation links comprising;

a string comprising of a plurality of navigation links to information destinations containing information;

one or more navigation links to alternate strings;

a category indicator identifying a category genus with which the information contained in the information destinations and the one or more alternate strings are topically associated; and

one or more selectable links to connecting categories, wherein each connecting category comprises an alternate category genus having a topical association with a selected navigation link to an information destination;

wherein selection of any one of the one or more selectable links to connecting categories causes display of a category indicator representing the alternate category genus that corresponds to the selected any one of the one or more selectable links.