Updating a task-management system by manipulating physical objects
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for updating a task-management system by manipulating physical objects, the method comprising:
- receiving a notification at a computer system indicating that a physical icon (phycon) has been moved to a first physical location, wherein the phycon is a physical object that is associated with at least one of an element and an attribute of a task-management system, and wherein the notification comprises data for the first physical location and an image of the phycon;
identifying, by using the image, an element of the task-management system that is associated with the phycon;
identifying, by using the data for the first physical location, an attribute of the task-management system that is associated with the first physical location; and
applying the attribute to the element in the task-management system.
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates updating a task-management system by manipulating physical objects. During operation, the system receives a notification at a computer system indicating that a physical icon (phycon) has been moved to a first physical location, wherein a phycon is a physical object that is associated with an element or an attribute of a task-management system. Next, the system identifies an element of the task-management system that is associated with the phycon. The system then identifies an attribute of the task-management system that is associated with the first physical location. Finally, the system applies the attribute to the element in the task-management system.
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1. A computer-implemented method for updating a task-management system by manipulating physical objects, the method comprising:
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receiving a notification at a computer system indicating that a physical icon (phycon) has been moved to a first physical location, wherein the phycon is a physical object that is associated with at least one of an element and an attribute of a task-management system, and wherein the notification comprises data for the first physical location and an image of the phycon; identifying, by using the image, an element of the task-management system that is associated with the phycon; identifying, by using the data for the first physical location, an attribute of the task-management system that is associated with the first physical location; and applying the attribute to the element in the task-management system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method for updating a task-management system by manipulating physical objects, the method comprising:
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receiving a notification at a computer system indicating that a physical icon (phycon) has been moved to a first physical location, wherein the phycon is a physical object that is associated with at least one of an element and an attribute of a task-management system, and wherein the notification comprises data for the first physical location and an image of the phycon; identifying, by using the image, an element of the task-management system that is associated with the phycon; identifying, by using the data for the first location, an attribute of the task-management system that is associated with the first physical location; and applying the attribute to the element in the task-management system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus configured to update a task-management system by manipulating physical objects, comprising:
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a processor; a memory; a receiving mechanism configured to receive a notification at a computer system indicating that a physical icon (phycon) has been moved to a first physical location, wherein a phycon is a physical object that is associated with at least one of an element and an attribute of a task-management system, and wherein the notification comprises data for the first physical location and an image of the phycon; an identification mechanism configured to identify, by using the image, an element of the task-management system that is associated with the phycon; wherein the identification mechanism is further configured to identify, by using the data for the first physical location, an attribute of the task-management system that is associated with the first physical location; and an application mechanism configured to apply the attribute to the element in the task-management system. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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