Method for graphical collaboration with unstructured data
First Claim
1. A method for collaborating, comprising:
- generating a data object on a free-form display area;
storing the data object in an object file;
assigning a set of associations to the data object, each association relating to a different high-level concept for the data object;
selecting a first group of associations, the first group being a subset of the set of associations;
selecting a second group of associations, the second group being a subset of the set of associations, and being different than the first group of associations;
displaying a first display of the data object using the first group of associations;
displaying a second display of the data object using a second group of associations; and
wherein the first display and second display occur substantially simultaneously.
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Abstract
Briefly, the method for graphical collaboration with unstructured data provides multiple concurrent collaboration displays. One or more of the collaboration displays may be configured as a free-form display where a data object may be generated and viewed. Structure may be added to the data object by associating the data with one or more categories, where each category relates to a higher-level concept. Each collaboration display may use a selectable set of categories to display the data object. In this way, each collaboration display may be configured to view the data object with a desired level of structure. In a particular example, the data object may be added or modified in one of the collaboration displays, and that addition or change is indicated on the other collaboration displays substantially simultaneously.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for collaborating, comprising:
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generating a data object on a free-form display area;
storing the data object in an object file;
assigning a set of associations to the data object, each association relating to a different high-level concept for the data object;
selecting a first group of associations, the first group being a subset of the set of associations;
selecting a second group of associations, the second group being a subset of the set of associations, and being different than the first group of associations;
displaying a first display of the data object using the first group of associations;
displaying a second display of the data object using a second group of associations; and
wherein the first display and second display occur substantially simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for collaborating, comprising:
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generating a first data arrangement having a data object, the data object displayed on a free-form display area;
storing the data object in an object file;
assigning a set of associations to the data object, each association relating to a different high-level concept for the data object;
generating a second data arrangement;
recalling the data object from the object file;
positioning the data object in the second data arrangement; and
changing the data object in one of the data arrangements; and
updating the other data arrangement to reflect the change to the data object.
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13. A method for collaborating, comprising:
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generating a first data arrangement having a data object, the data object displayed on a free-form display area;
assigning a set of associations to the data object, each association relating to a different high-level concept for the data object;
storing the data arrangement;
generating a second data arrangement;
recalling the first data arrangement;
selecting an element to represent the first data arrangement; and
positioning the element in the second data arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A collaboration system, comprising:
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a plurality of data displays, the data displays being operably coupled for concurrent display;
a data object displayable on the plurality of displays, the data object being assigned a set of associations each representing a high level concept;
a first one of the plurality of displays configured to present the data object in a free-form display area with no associations structuring the data object;
a second one of the plurality of displays configured to present the data object in a display area with at least one of the associations structuring the data object; and
wherein both the first display and the second display present the data object concurrently. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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