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

• US 9,262,715 B1
• Filed: 09/18/2013
• Issued: 02/16/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/11/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zxibix Inc.
• Original Assignee: Zxibix Inc.
• Inventors: Higgins, Linda Shawn, Heidenreich, James Ralph
• Primary Examiner(s): Holmes, Michael B
• Application Number:
  US14/030,866
• Time in Patent Office: 881 Days
• Field of Search: 706/45
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/00 Computing arrangements using knowledge-based models
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/02 Knowledge representation; Symbolic representation

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 processor implemented method for personalized investigation or cooperative sharing of integrated understanding according to experienced approaches, said method comprising:

processor implemented activities comprising;

evaluation of at least one request for at least one archetype based snapshot;

identification of at least one snapshot related to said snapshot request;

said identified snapshot comprising a snapshot of at least one stage of development of at least one model about an arbitrary problem or inquiry based project;

said model comprising at least one topic statement structure, at least one conclusion structure, and at least one knowledge specification structure;

said knowledge specification identifiable by a user and about at least a subset of said topic structure or conclusion structure or both;

said at least one snapshot generated as the result of processor implemented tracking or evaluating, or both, of progressive development of at least one said model, user interaction with the at least one said model, or both;

said user interaction further comprising the processor based utilization of a processor implemented exemplary archetype process or exemplary archetype structure for exemplary facilitating and documenting user thinking about the subject of said model, or both;

said tracking or evaluating, or both, conducted relative to a processor implemented exemplary archetype process or exemplary archetype structure for exemplary facilitating and documenting user thinking about the arbitrary problem or inquiry based project, or relative to both a said exemplary archetype process and a said exemplary archetype structure;

provisioning of at least one archetype based snapshot related to said received request;

said snapshot comprising at least a subset of results at a stage of development of said tracked or evaluated model development, user interaction history, or both, and at least one additional tracked or evaluated or related contextual item;

said provisioning of said at least one snapshot further comprising display, output, interactive form, or storage, or a combination thereof.

2. The processor implemented method of claim 1 further comprising that said additional related contextual item comprises:

at least one of a at least one stage of development definition, archetype based gap analysis, archetype process portion identification, archetype process portion, archetype structure portion identification, archetype structure portion, user event history, model development history, archetype process history, archetype structure history, archetype process based suggestion, archetype structure based suggestion, suggestion history, subset of an additional snapshot, subset of an additional model, related snapshot, related model, related content, related user identification, user rating, user ranking, user comment, or a combination thereof.

3. The processor implemented method of claim 1 further comprising control of characteristics of snapshot provisioning in response to customization parameters, said characteristics comprising at least one of:

snapshot frequency, snapshot number, snapshot duration, stage of development selection, definition of snapshot recipients, definition of snapshot request source, model subset selection, model structure selection, model content selection, model linkages selection, model history selection, user history selection, archetype structure related context included, archetype process related context included, snapshot provisioning form, representation form, or a combination thereof.

4. The processor implemented method of claim 1 further comprising provisioning of more than one snapshot;

said more than one snapshot provisioning comprising at least one of;

provisioning the same snapshot to more than one recipient, provisioning more than one snapshot to the same recipient, provisioning more than one snapshot to more than one recipient, provisioning a snapshot or more than one snapshot as a sequence or series or related set of snapshots, provisioning a snapshot or more than one snapshot in more than one provisioning form, or a combination thereof.

5. The processor implemented method of claim 1 further comprising that the at least one snapshot provided is generated based on more than one source, said more than one source comprising:

at least one of evaluating the changes between a first snapshot and a second snapshot, compositing or comparing at least a subset of a snapshot with at least a subset of one other snapshot, compositing or comparing a first stage of development and a second stage of development, compositing or comparing at least one subset of at least one model with at least one subset of at least one other model, compositing or comparing at least one subset of user history with at least one other subset of a user history, compositing or comparing at least one archetype process or structure based suggestion with at least one other archetype process or structure based suggestion, compositing or comparing at least one archetype based gap analysis with at least one other archetype based gap analysis, more than one source model, more than one user, more than one snapshot request, or a combination thereof.

6. The processor implemented method of claim 1 further comprising that the source of the request for the archetype snapshot comprises at least one of:

a user, a group of users, a processor based system, an electronic or digital source, a processor implemented output manager module, a processor implemented automatic updater, or a combination thereof;

or a processor based request event generated related to the archetype process, the archetype structure, archetype based suggestions, suggestion history, evaluation of user history, evaluation of archetype process history, evaluation of at least one model, evaluation of at least one snapshot, evaluation of related content, user interaction, or a combination thereof.

7. The processor implemented method of claim 1 further comprising identification or provisioning of or both, of additional items related to said provisioned at least one snapshot or related model or both;

said additional items comprising at least one of at least one additional related snapshot, related user, related model, related content, related system, related tool, related information source, related web service, or a combination thereof.

8. The processor implemented method of claim 1 further comprising that the exemplary archetype process or exemplary archetype structure or both are customized.

9. The processor implemented method of claim 1 further comprising that at least one form, representational form or depiction utilized to provide at least a subset of at least one model, interaction environment, or snapshot comprises:

at least one of at least one three dimensional representation, three dimensional faceted representation, three dimensional molecular representation, three dimensional-like representation, two dimensional representation, combination of three and two dimensional representation, matrix representation, outline representation, animated form, playable form, interactive form, or a combination thereof.

10. The processor implemented method of claim 1 further comprising at least one processor, server, client, device, web service, display, output producer, interface, or at least one non-transitory processor executable media with processor executable instructions embodied therewith, or a combination thereof.

11. A processor readable program product for personalized investigation or cooperative sharing of integrated understanding according to experienced approaches, said program product comprising:

at least one non-transitory processor readable medium having processor executable instructions embodied therewith, which said instructions when executed by at least one processor cause at least one processor to perform activities comprising;

evaluation of at least one request for at least one archetype based snapshot;

identification of at least one snapshot related to said snapshot request;

said identified snapshot comprising a snapshot of at least one stage of development of at least one model about an arbitrary problem or inquiry based project;

said model comprising at least one topic statement structure, at least one conclusion structure, and at least one knowledge specification structure;

said knowledge specification identifiable by a user and about at least a subset of said topic structure or conclusion structure or both;

said at least one snapshot generated as the result of processor implemented tracking or evaluating, or both, of progressive development of at least one said model, user interaction with the at least one said model, or both;

said user interaction further comprising the processor based utilization of a processor implemented exemplary archetype process or exemplary archetype structure for exemplary facilitating and documenting user thinking about the subject of said model, or both;

said tracking or evaluating, or both, conducted relative to a processor implemented exemplary archetype process or exemplary archetype structure for exemplary facilitating and documenting user thinking about the arbitrary problem or inquiry based project, or relative to both a said exemplary archetype process and a said exemplary archetype structure;

provisioning of at least one archetype based snapshot related to said received request;

said snapshot comprising at least a subset of results at a stage of development of said tracked or evaluated model development, user interaction history, or both, and at least one additional tracked or evaluated or related contextual item;

said provisioning of said at least one snapshot further comprising display, output, interactive form, or storage, or a combination thereof.

12. A processor implemented method for personalized investigation or cooperative sharing of integrated understanding according to experienced approaches, said method comprising:

processor implemented activities comprising;

evaluation of at least one request for at least one archetype based snapshot;

identification of at least one snapshot related to said snapshot request;

said identified snapshot comprising a snapshot of at least one stage of development of at least one model about an arbitrary problem or inquiry based project;

said model comprising at least one topic statement structure, at least one conclusion structure, and at least one knowledge specification structure;

said knowledge specification identifiable by a user and about at least a subset of said topic structure or conclusion structure or both;

said model or model development environment, or both, represented in at least one three dimensional depiction during the model development;

said at least one snapshot generated as the result of processor implemented tracking or evaluating, or both, of progressive development of at least one said model, user interaction with the at least one said model, or both;

said user interaction further comprising the processor based utilization of a processor implemented exemplary archetype process or exemplary archetype structure for exemplary facilitating and documenting user thinking about the subject of said model, or both;

said tracking or evaluating, or both, conducted relative to a processor implemented exemplary archetype process or exemplary archetype structure for exemplary facilitating and documenting user thinking about the arbitrary problem or inquiry based project, or relative to both a said exemplary archetype process and said exemplary archetype structure;

provisioning of at least one archetype based snapshot related to said received request;

said provisioning of said at least one snapshot further comprising display, output, interactive form, or storage, or a combination thereof.

13. The processor implemented method of claim 12 further comprising that said snapshot comprises:

at least a subset of results at a stage of development of said tracked or evaluated model development, user interaction history, or both, and at least one additional tracked or evaluated or related contextual item.

14. The processor implemented method of claim 13 further comprising that at least one said additional related contextual item comprises:

at least one of a at least one stage of development definition, archetype based gap analysis, archetype process portion identification, archetype process portion, archetype structure portion identification, archetype structure portion, user event history, model development history, archetype process history, archetype structure history, archetype process based suggestion, archetype structure based suggestion, suggestion history, subset of an additional snapshot, subset of an additional model, related snapshot, related model, related content, related user identification, user rating, user ranking, user comment, or a combination thereof.

15. The processor implemented method of claim 12 further comprising control of characteristics of snapshot provisioning in response to customization parameters, said characteristics comprising:

at least one of snapshot frequency, snapshot number, snapshot duration, stage of development selection, definition of snapshot recipients, definition of snapshot request source, model subset selection, model structure selection, model content selection, model linkages selection, model history selection, user history selection, archetype structure related context included, archetype process related context included, snapshot provisioning form, representation form, or a combination thereof.

16. The processor implemented method of claim 12 further comprising provisioning of more than one snapshot;

said more than one snapshot provisioning comprising at least one of;

provisioning the same snapshot to more than one recipient, provisioning more than one snapshot to the same recipient, provisioning more than one snapshot to more than one recipient, provisioning a snapshot or more than one snapshot as a sequence or series or related set of snapshots, provisioning a snapshot or more than one snapshot in more than one provisioning form, or a combination thereof.

17. The processor implemented method of claim 12 further comprising that the at least one snapshot provided is generated based on more than one source, said more than one source comprising:

at least one of evaluating the changes between a first snapshot and a second snapshot, compositing or comparing at least a subset of a snapshot with at least a subset of one other snapshot, compositing or comparing a first stage of development and a second stage of development, compositing or comparing at least one subset of at least one model with at least one subset of at least one other model, compositing or comparing at least one subset of user history with at least one other subset of a user history, compositing or comparing at least one archetype process or structure based suggestion with at least one other archetype process or structure based suggestion, compositing or comparing at least one archetype based gap analysis with at least one other archetype based gap analysis, more than one model, more than one user, more than one snapshot request, or a combination thereof.

18. The processor implemented method of claim 12 further comprising that the source of the request for the archetype snapshot comprises:

at least one of a user, a group of users, a processor based system, an electronic or digital source, a processor implemented output manager module, a processor implemented automatic updater, or a combination thereof;

or a processor based request event generated related to the archetype process, the archetype structure, archetype based suggestions, suggestion history, evaluation of user history, evaluation of archetype process history, evaluation of at least one model, evaluation of at least one snapshot, evaluation of related content, user interaction, or a combination thereof.

19. The processor implemented method of claim 12 further comprising identification or provisioning of or both, of additional items related to said provisioned at least one snapshot or related model or both;

said additional items comprising at least one of at least one additional related snapshot, related user, related model, related content, related system, related tool, related information source, related web service, or a combination thereof.

20. The processor implemented method of claim 12 further comprising that the exemplary archetype process or exemplary archetype structure or both are customized.

21. The processor implemented method of claim 12 further comprising that at least one form, representational form or depiction utilized to provide at least a subset of at least one model, interaction environment, or snapshot comprises:

at least one of a at least one three dimensional representation, three dimensional faceted representation, three dimensional molecular representation, three dimensional-like representation, two dimensional representation, combination of three and two dimensional representation, matrix representation, outline representation, animated form, playable form, interactive form, or a combination thereof.

22. The processor implemented method of claim 12 further comprising at least one processor, server, client, device, web service, display, output producer, interface, or at least one non-transitory processor executable media with processor executable instructions embodied therewith, or a combination thereof.