Methods and apparatus for managing and exchanging information using information objects
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of interacting with a plurality of arbitrary data items, in which at least one computer initiates execution of software instructions to perform computer processes, the method comprising:
- configuring each of the data items into a distinct information object by extracting, from each data item, extracted data including a heading, a source, graphical and textual material, and a hyperlink;
using the extracted data to cause display, simultaneously, of a representation of each of the information objects in a uniform format, wherein the format includes a card, and, within the card, an icon area for graphical and textual material, the heading, the source, a set of indicators, and a set of icons giving graphical access to functions, wherein one of the icons in the set gives graphical access to a message function by which a user can create a message relating to the information object and cause the message to be associated with the information object and shared among users who view the information object; and
storing data corresponding to each of the cards in a database, configured so that each card in the database is sharable.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method of interacting with a plurality of arbitrary data items includes configuring each of the data items into a distinct information object by extracting, from each data item, extracted data including a heading, a source, multimedia data, and a URL. The method additionally uses the extracted data to cause display of a representation of each of the information objects in a uniform format, wherein the format includes a card, and, within the card, a multimedia window, the heading, the source, a set of indicators, and a set of icons giving graphical access to functions.
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1. A computer-implemented method of interacting with a plurality of arbitrary data items, in which at least one computer initiates execution of software instructions to perform computer processes, the method comprising:
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configuring each of the data items into a distinct information object by extracting, from each data item, extracted data including a heading, a source, graphical and textual material, and a hyperlink; using the extracted data to cause display, simultaneously, of a representation of each of the information objects in a uniform format, wherein the format includes a card, and, within the card, an icon area for graphical and textual material, the heading, the source, a set of indicators, and a set of icons giving graphical access to functions, wherein one of the icons in the set gives graphical access to a message function by which a user can create a message relating to the information object and cause the message to be associated with the information object and shared among users who view the information object; and storing data corresponding to each of the cards in a database, configured so that each card in the database is sharable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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