Machine-implemented activity management system using asynchronously shared activity data objects and journal data items
First Claim
1. An expression storing and transmitting system that can be used by a first user and enables the first user to develop expressions of ideas for one or more activities and to share the expressed activity ideas with one or more other users, wherein the expression storing and transmitting system comprises:
- (a) activity description recording means for recording in an activity descriptions holding area of the first user, a first set of one or more first activity descriptions wherein each said recorded first activity description comprises an activity data object (ADO) and wherein each given ADO comprises;
(a.1) at least one of a short activity descriptor field and long activity descriptor field for respectively providing a relatively short description and a comparatively longer or more detailed description of a corresponding activity of the given ADO; and
(a.2) an ADO owner identifying field for identifying an owner-user who has ownership and modification rights over the said ADO for creating or modifying at least said short description or comparatively longer or more detailed description of the corresponding activity of the given ADO; and
(a.3) a uniqueness providing field for use alone or in combination with said ADO owner identifying field for providing the given ADO with a unique identification so as to make the given ADO uniquely identifiable respectively among other ADO'"'"'s owned by said owner-user of the given ADO and among other ADO'"'"'s owned by a specifiable pool of other users with whom the owner-user of the given ADO is sharing or may be sharing activity idea information;
means for selecting activity description expressions for sharing with one or more other users;
means for deriving a transmittable bundle of one or more selected activity description expressions for transmitting as derived copies to one or more other users; and
(b) first sharing means for transmitting the derived copies of selected activity description expressions stored in the said activity descriptions holding area of the first user to alike systems or unalike systems usable by one or more other users so that the one or more other users can at least review the activity description expressions developed by the first user and transmitted via said first sharing means.
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Abstract
Machine-assisted methods and apparatus are disclosed for allowing individual users to develop and organize respective activity descriptions and supporting journal items according to their respective preferences. Cross-referencing mappings may be created between activity descriptions and journal items in order to find, filter and organize disparate data. Cross-referencing mappings may also be created between the developed activity descriptions of different users so they can better understand each others perspectives and possibly overlapping goals. Different users'"'"' activity descriptions can be presented to a user even while the user may be disconnected from communication networks. Hierarchical relationships between activity descriptions may be provided. Machine-assisted means may be provided for creating work-sharing, work-delegating and/or informational sharing agreements between different users. Further machine-implemented means may be provided for automatically and asynchronously updating users on shared activities by other users even though all users are not necessarily connected to one or more respective communication networks at same time.
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1. An expression storing and transmitting system that can be used by a first user and enables the first user to develop expressions of ideas for one or more activities and to share the expressed activity ideas with one or more other users, wherein the expression storing and transmitting system comprises:
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(a) activity description recording means for recording in an activity descriptions holding area of the first user, a first set of one or more first activity descriptions wherein each said recorded first activity description comprises an activity data object (ADO) and wherein each given ADO comprises; (a.1) at least one of a short activity descriptor field and long activity descriptor field for respectively providing a relatively short description and a comparatively longer or more detailed description of a corresponding activity of the given ADO; and (a.2) an ADO owner identifying field for identifying an owner-user who has ownership and modification rights over the said ADO for creating or modifying at least said short description or comparatively longer or more detailed description of the corresponding activity of the given ADO; and (a.3) a uniqueness providing field for use alone or in combination with said ADO owner identifying field for providing the given ADO with a unique identification so as to make the given ADO uniquely identifiable respectively among other ADO'"'"'s owned by said owner-user of the given ADO and among other ADO'"'"'s owned by a specifiable pool of other users with whom the owner-user of the given ADO is sharing or may be sharing activity idea information; means for selecting activity description expressions for sharing with one or more other users; means for deriving a transmittable bundle of one or more selected activity description expressions for transmitting as derived copies to one or more other users; and (b) first sharing means for transmitting the derived copies of selected activity description expressions stored in the said activity descriptions holding area of the first user to alike systems or unalike systems usable by one or more other users so that the one or more other users can at least review the activity description expressions developed by the first user and transmitted via said first sharing means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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