System and method to provide a customized problem solving environment for the development of user thinking about an arbitrary problem

• US 8,660,972 B1
• Filed: 09/12/2011
• Issued: 02/25/2014
• 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:
  US13/199,857
• Time in Patent Office: 897 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 5/04 Inference or reasoning models

Abstract

Preferred embodiments of the invention provide a customized or specialized environment to facilitate customized development of thinking about a problem or inquiry based project.

Claims

1. A system for facilitating exemplary problem solving in a customized or domain-specific setting, said system comprising:

A process manager system operable to execute on one or more processors, to accomplish activities comprising;

Facilitating the development of at least one user model or specification regarding an arbitrary problem or inquiry based project or both, said facilitating accomplished using an archetype process or archetype structure for exemplary problem solving or both, or using at least one of a customized or domain-specific archetype process or customized or domain-specific archetype structure or a combination thereof;

Outputting or displaying or both at least one of the archetype process portions, archetype structure portions, customized archetype process portions, customized archetype structure portions, or a portion of a user model or a combination thereof.

2. The system of claim 1 further comprising determining or providing, or both, at least one suggestion, comprising at least one of a suggested next step, suggested next interaction, suggested model or specification component, suggested type of model or specification component, suggested template, suggested model, suggested edit, suggested linkage, suggested reclustering or regrouping of component, suggested content, suggested view, suggested workspace, automatically provided linkage, automatically provided specification, automatically provided model component, automatically provided analysis construct, automatically provided information construct, automatic retrieval of related content, automatic providing of content, automatically edited specification, automatically edited model component, automatically edited linkage, automatic compositing of model, compositing of model component, automatic subdividing of model, subdividing of model component, entry to an additional target information source, or input to a search source, or a combination thereof.

3. The system of claim 1 further comprising at least one of an analysis construct component, information construct component, knowledge component, analysis construct, information construct, question, topic, answer, summary view, meaning statement, model structure characteristic, linkage, timeline, sequence, comparison analysis, comparison and contrast analysis, contrast analysis, linkage analysis, outline, matrix, storyline, categorization analysis, tree analysis, causation analysis, customized or domain-specific analysis, customized or domain-specific information construct, or a combination thereof.

4. The system of claim 1 further comprising use, monitoring, recording, tracking or output, or a combination thereof, of at least one item, comprising at least one of user interaction, user action, model, model component, specification, system event, user event, linkage, related content, model or stage or specification snapshot, documented stage of understanding, model archive, specification archive, linkage archive, user event archive, system event archive, content archive, linked or associated resource, linked or associated tool, suggestion history, criteria use, ranking, rating, comment, workspace history, display history, output history, or a combination thereof.

5. The system of claim 1 further comprising use of, input to or output from or a combination thereof, at least one external or additional electronic item, comprising at least one of a processor enabled system, computer system, electronic system, electronic resource, electronic tool, web service, web linkage, applet, widget, electronic application, messaging system, electronic device, information resource, information source, email system, communication system, social networking system, publishing system, search engine, agent, or tool or a combination thereof.

6. The system of claim 1 further comprising that a specification, model component, suggestion, workspace, display, or output, or a combination thereof, comprises at least one of text, drawing, video, audio, picture, image, 3D depiction, 2D depiction, outline, matrix, graphic, interactive graphic, or a combination thereof.

7. The system of claim 1 further comprising at least one processor, local processor, remote processor, web service, web linkage, client system, server system, client and server system, computer readable device, memory, electronic device, applet, widget, processor readable instruction, processor readable medium, display device, projection device, or storage device or a combination thereof.

8. A processor implemented method for facilitating exemplary problem solving in a customized or domain-specific setting, said processor implemented method comprising:

processor implemented activities comprising;

facilitating the development of at least one user model or specification regarding an arbitrary problem or inquiry based project or both, said facilitating accomplished using an archetype process or an archetype structure for exemplary problem solving or both, or using at least one of a customized or domain-specific archetype process or a customized or domain-specific archetype structure or a combination thereof;

Outputting or displaying or both at least one of the archetype process portions, archetype structure portions, customized archetype process portions, customized archetype structure portions, or a portion of at least one user model or a combination thereof.

9. The processor implemented method of claim 8 further comprising determining or providing, or both, at least one suggestion, comprising at least one of a suggested next step, suggested next interaction, suggested model or specification component, suggested type of model or specification component, suggested template, suggested model, suggested edit, suggested linkage, suggested reclustering or regrouping of component, suggested content, suggested view, suggested workspace, automatically provided linkage, automatically provided specification, automatically provided model component, automatically provided analysis construct, automatically provided information construct, automatic retrieval of related content, automatically provided content, automatically edited specification, automatically edited model component, automatically edited linkage, automatic compositing of model, compositing of model component, automatic subdividing of model, subdividing of model component, entry to an additional target information source, or input to a search source, or a combination thereof.

10. The processor implemented method of claim 8 further comprising use, monitoring, recording, tracking or output, or a Combination thereof, of at least one item, comprising at least one of user interaction, user action, model, specification, system event, user event, linkage, related content, model or stage or specification snapshot, documented stage of understanding, model archive, specification archive, linkage archive, user event archive, system event archive, content archive, linked or associated resource, linked or associated tool, suggestion history, criteria use, ranking, rating, comment, workspace history, filtering, display history, output history, or a combination thereof.

11. The processor implemented method of claim 8 further comprising use of, input to or ouput from or a combination thereof, at least one external or additional electronic item, comprising at least one of a processor enabled system, computer system, electronic system, electronic resource, electronic tool, web service, web linkage, applet, widget, electronic application, messaging system, electronic device, information resource, information source, email system, communication system, social networking system, publishing system, search engine, agent, or tool or a combination thereof.

12. The processor implemented method of claim 8 further comprising that a specification, model component, suggestion, workspace, display, or output, or a combination thereof, comprises at least one of text, drawing, video, audio, picture, image, 3D depiction, 2D depiction, outline, matrix, projection, graphic, interactive graphic, or a combination thereof.

13. The processor implemented method of claim 8 further comprising at least one processor, local processor, remote processor, web service, web linkage, client system, server system, client and server system, computer readable device, memory, electronic device, applet, widget, processor readable instruction, processor readable medium, display device, projection device, or storage device or a combination thereof.

14. A system for facilitating exemplary problem solving in a customized or domain-specific setting, said system comprising:

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

accepting at least one problem, topic, question, input or inquiry, or a combination thereof;

applying at least one of a customized or domain-specific archetype structure for exemplary problem solving, a customized or domain-specific archetype process for exemplary problem solving, or archives of user models, or a combination thereof;

determining or providing, or both, at least one suggestion;

outputting or displaying or both at least one of the archetype process portions, archetype structure portions, customized archetype process portions, customized archetype structure portions, suggestion, or a portion of at least one user model or a combination thereof.

15. The system of claim 14 further comprising determining or providing, or both, at least one suggestion, comprising at least one of a suggested next step, suggested interaction, suggested model or specification component, suggested type of model or specification component, suggested template, suggested model, suggested edit, suggested linkage, suggested reclustering or regrouping of component, suggested content, suggested view, suggested workspace, automatically provided linkage, automatically provided specification, automatically provided model component, automatically provided analysis construct, automatically provided information construct, automatic retrieval of related content, automatic providing of content, automatically edited specification, automatically edited model component, automatically edited linkage, automatic compositing of model, compositing of model component, automatic subdividing of model, subdividing of model component, entry to an additional target information source, or input to a search source, or a combination thereof.

16. The system of claim 14 further comprising at least one of an analysis construct component, information construct component, knowledge component, question, topic, answer, summary view, meaning statement, model structure characteristic, linkage, timeline, sequence, comparison analysis, comparison and contrast analysis, contrast analysis, linkage analysis, outline, matrix, storyline, categorization analysis, tree analysis, causation analysis, customized or domain-specific analysis, customized or domain-specific information construct, or a combination thereof.

17. The system of claim 14 further comprising use, monitoring, recording, tracking or output, or a combination thereof, of at least one item, comprising at least one of user interaction, model, specification, system event, user event, linkage, related content, model or stage or specification snapshot, documented stage of understanding, model archive, specification archive, linkage archive, user event archive, system event archive, content archive, linked or associated resource, linked or associated tool, suggestion history, criteria use, ranking, rating, comment, workspace history, filtering display history, output history, or a combination thereof.

18. The system of claim 14 further comprising use of, input to or output from or a combination thereof, at least one external or additional electronic item, comprising at least one of a processor enabled system, computer system, electronic system, electronic resource, electronic tool, web service, web linkage, applet, widget, electronic application, messaging system, electronic device, information resource, information source, email system, communication system, social networking system, publishing system, search engine, agent, or tool or a combination thereof.

19. The system of claim 14 further comprising at least one processor, local processor, remote processor, web service, web linkage, client system, server system, client and server system, computer readable device, memory, electronic device, applet, widget, processor readable instruction, processor readable medium, display device, projection device, or storage device or a combination thereof.

20. The system claim 14 further comprising the facilitation or application, or both, of commenting, rating, ranking, compositing, subdividing, filtering, or a combination thereof.