COMMUNICATION METHOD, SYSTEM AND PRODUCTS
First Claim
1. A method of communication, said method including the steps of:
- providing a repository for storing and/or sharing identifiers and/or language, wherein said identifiers establish the identity and/or other attributes of users, groups of users, entities, and/or items;
providing at least one user operable terminal with controlled access to said repository and said identifiers and/or language stored therein;
wherein said identifiers and/or language are used to convey information, messages, instructions, attributes, and/or expression for the purpose of enhancing and/or integrating communications.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a communication method and/or system (10) that enables the creation of personalised identifiers (40) and/or language that can be used to convey information, messages, instructions, and/or attributes for the purpose of enhancing and/or integrating communications. In a preferred form the personalised identifiers (40) and/or language can act as elements that may be used as a means of expression that is driven by users (12), groups of users (12), or entities, in order to convey personal attributes or identity. In a further preferred form the personalised identifiers (40) may act as visual representations of identity in order to, for example, facilitate convenient and readily accessible means of cross-referencing indexed information. The present invention may also provide refined search facilities that feature graphical functions that enable enhanced visualisation of search results, and/or visualisation display applications.
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37 Claims
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1. A method of communication, said method including the steps of:
- providing a repository for storing and/or sharing identifiers and/or language, wherein said identifiers establish the identity and/or other attributes of users, groups of users, entities, and/or items;
providing at least one user operable terminal with controlled access to said repository and said identifiers and/or language stored therein;
wherein said identifiers and/or language are used to convey information, messages, instructions, attributes, and/or expression for the purpose of enhancing and/or integrating communications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
- providing a repository for storing and/or sharing identifiers and/or language, wherein said identifiers establish the identity and/or other attributes of users, groups of users, entities, and/or items;
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14. A method of communication between a sender of an electronic communication and at least one recipient of that communication, wherein communication language is created by a first user and that language is utilised and further users are invited to further personalise that language, the method including the steps of:
- assigning to at least one element of language, any one or more of;
an image;
a sound;
a smell;
a texture;
a temperature;
a movement;
an appearance;
that is capable of being expressed on or from at least one electronic communications device that said recipient has access to;
said sender inputting a message into a sender'"'"'s electronic communications device, wherein said message contains said at least one element of language;
said sender sending said message to said recipient'"'"'s said communications device;
so that, when said recipient receives or opens said message on said recipient'"'"'s communications device of choice;
in the case of a said image, it displays said image;
in the case of a said sound, it plays said sound;
in the case of a said smell, it emits said smell;
in the case of a said texture, it adopts said texture;
in the case of a said temperature, it becomes said temperature;
in the case of a said movement, it makes said movement;
in the case of a said appearance, it adopts said appearance.
- assigning to at least one element of language, any one or more of;
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15. A method of communication wherein communication language is created or utilised by a first user and that language is utilised, and further users and invited to further personalise that language.
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16. A communication system, said system being operable over a communications network, said system including:
- at least one memory or storage unit operable to store and/or maintain identifiers and/or language, wherein said identifiers establish the identity and/or other attributes of users, groups of users, entities, and/or items;
at least one processor operable to execute software that maintains and controls access to said identifiers and/or language for a plurality of users; and
, at least one input/output device operable to provide an interface for said plurality of users to operate said software in order to retrieve and/or update said identifiers and/or language, and/or elements thereof;
wherein said identifiers and/or language, and/or elements thereof, are used to convey information, messages, instructions, attributes, and/or expression for the purpose of enhancing and/or integrating communications. - View Dependent Claims (17)
- at least one memory or storage unit operable to store and/or maintain identifiers and/or language, wherein said identifiers establish the identity and/or other attributes of users, groups of users, entities, and/or items;
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