Data system with temporal user interface

• US 9,542,493 B1
• Filed: 11/23/2015
• Issued: 01/10/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Enorcom Corporation
• Original Assignee: Enorcom Corporation
• Inventors: Nasserbakht, Gitty N., Nasserbakht, Mitra
• Primary Examiner(s): ALAM, SHAHID AL
• Application Number:
  US14/949,518
• Time in Patent Office: 414 Days
• Field of Search: 707/711
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/7807 System on chip, i.e. computer system on a single chip; System in package, i.e. computer system on one or more chips in a single package
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/116 Details of conversion of file system types or formats
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/1873 Versioning file systems, temporal file systems, e.g. file system supporting different historic versions of files
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/219 Managing data history or versioning querying versioned data G06F16/2474; querying temporal data G06F16/2477
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/335 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles filtering in web context G06F16/9535, G06F16/9536
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/93 Document management systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1635 Stackable modules
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0611 in relation to response time
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0631 by allocating resources to storage systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0643 Management of files
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0659 Command handling arrangements, e.g. command buffers, queues, command scheduling
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0683 Plurality of storage devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1093 Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0254 comprising one or a plurality of mechanically detachable modules
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724094 Interfacing with a device worn on the user's body to provide access to telephonic functionalities, e.g. accepting a call, reading or composing a message
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724095 Worn on the wrist, hand or arm
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 : using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 : using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 : Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 : Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

Disclosed is an electronic device and system in mobile or stationary environments with an intelligent user interface enabling temporal, categorical or multi-user display capabilities for the user of the system.

Claims

1. An electronic system with a time-based display interface, the system comprising:

one or more processors;

one or more displays;

one or more data repositories;

a programmable management system;

wherein received, transmitted, generated data elements from activities, multimedia files, communications to, from, within said system are stored in said one or more data repositories;

wherein said programmable management system displays information associated with said data elements on said system'"'"'s display;

wherein each said data element has one or more content metadata associated with said data element, at least one of which is a category metadata indicating category of said data element;

wherein said programmable management system assigns one or more specific areas within said display exclusively to display information associated with data elements sharing a specific category metadata in common;

wherein said programmable management system displays said information related to said specific category in said exclusive assigned area within said display;

wherein for at least one category, said programmable management system assembles a time snapshot associated with data elements with said category metadata for a given user-defined time period;

wherein said programmable management system displays a view of said time snapshot by displaying, for said time period, sequentially based on time, a list or graphical representation of information or metadata corresponding to all data elements in said time snapshot, enabling one screen temporal viewing of all information for said category for said time period;

wherein said programmable management system displays information associated with said time snapshot in the corresponding exclusive assigned display area;

wherein said time snapshot includes a temporal assembly of data elements received, transmitted, or generated within said time period sequentially based on time; and

wherein said information includes said data elements, metadata associated with said data elements.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the programmable management system further displays a now designator as a visual indicator of the present time within said temporal display.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said progammable management system assigns at least two specific areas within said display, each for exclusively displaying information associated with data elements sharing a respective category metadata, and wherein said programmable management system displays information for each said category in corresponding assigned display areas simultaneously on a single screen enabling one screen temporal viewing of all information for said categories for said time period.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said specific area within said display or the specific category for said area is determined by the user or is dynamically variable.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein said specific category is selected from the group consisting of statistics, progress tracking, plans, alerts, news, activities, appointments, calls, emails, audio files, still picture files, video files and other forms of files or multimedia files.

6. A time-based data method in an electronic system including one or more processors, comprising:

displaying information associated with data elements received, transmitted, generated from activities, multimedia files or communications from, to, within said system on said system'"'"'s display;

wherein each said data element has one or more content metadata associated with said data element, at least one of which is a category metadata indicating category of said data element;

assigning one or more specific areas within said display to display information exclusively associated with data elements sharing a specific category metadata in common;

displaying said information related to said specific category in said exclusive assigned area within said display;

for at least one category, assembling a time snapshot associated with data elements with said category metadata for a given user-defined time period;

presenting a view of said time snapshot by displaying, for said time period, sequentially based on time, a list or graphical representation of information or metadata corresponding to all data elements in said time snapshot;

displaying information associated with said time snapshot in corresponding exclusive assigned display area;

wherein said time snapshot includes a temporal assembly of data elements received, transmitted, or generated within said time period sequentially based on time; and

wherein said information includes said data elements, metadata associated with said data elements.

7. The method of claim 6, further displaying a now designator as a visual indicator of the present time within said temporal display.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

assigning at least two specific areas within said display, each for exclusively displaying information associated with data elements sharing a respective category metadata; and

displaying information for each said category in their corresponding assigned display areas simultaneously on a single screen enabling one screen viewing of all information for said categories for said time period.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising assigning one or more areas of said display to exclusively display system-generated data, wherein said system-generated data includes one or more of system-generated statistics, system-generated progress tracking of user or system defined tasks.

10. The method of claim 6 wherein said specific category is selected from the group consisting of statistics, progress tracking, plans, alerts, news, activities, appointments, calls, emails, audio files, still picture files, video files, and other forms of files or multimedia files.

11. A time-based data method in an electronic system including one or more processors, comprising:

generating a time-based display interface for said system by displaying a time-based view of information associated with data elements received, transmitted, generated from activities, multimedia files or communications from, to, within said system on said system'"'"'s display;

wherein each said data element has one or more content metadata associated with said data element;

assembling a time snapshot of data elements associated with a specific user and for a specified time period sequentially based on time;

wherein said time snapshot includes a temporal assembly of data elements received, transmitted, or generated within a temporal granularity for said time period;

presenting a view of said time snapshot by displaying, for said time period, sequentially based on time, a list or graphical representation of information or metadata corresponding to all data elements received, transmitted, or generated during said time snapshot on one screen;

displaying a visual indicator or drop-down menu for selection of one or more of time period, user name;

upon selection of a user name, enabling access to data elements associated with a specific user and displaying said information for said selected user;

upon selection of a time period, enabling one screen temporal viewing of said information by displaying said information for said selected time period; and

wherein said information includes said data elements, metadata associated with said data elements.

12. The method of claim 11, further displaying a now designator as a visual indicator of the present time within said temporal display.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein at least one metadata type is a category metadata indicating category of said data element, and wherein said method further comprising displaying said time view of information only for data elements sharing a category metadata in common.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein said category is selected from the group consisting of statistics, progress tracking, plans, alerts, news, activities, appointments, calls, emails, audio files, still picture files, video files and other forms of files or multimedia files.

15. The method of claim 11, furthermore displaying one or more rolling alert bars on said display, presenting user-defined or system-generated information including alerts or news.

16. An electronic system with a time-based display interface, the system comprising:

one or more processing elements;

one or more displays;

one or more data repositories;

wherein said system via said processing element generates a time-based display interface for said system by displaying a time-based view of information associated with data elements received, transmitted, generated from activities, multimedia files or communications from, to, and within said system on said system'"'"'s display;

wherein each said data element has one or more content metadata associated with said data element;

wherein said processing element assembles a time snapshot of data elements associated with a specific user and for a specified time period sequentially based on time;

wherein said time snapshot includes a temporal assembly of data elements received, transmitted, generated within a temporal granularity for said time period;

wherein said processing element presents a view of said time snapshot by displaying, for said time period, sequentially based on time, a list or graphical representation of information or metadata corresponding to all data elements received, transmitted, or generated during said time snapshot on one screen;

wherein said processing element displays a visual indicator or drop-down menu for selection of one or more of time period or user name;

upon selection of a time period, said system displays said information for said selected time period;

upon selection of a user name, said system enables access to data elements associated with said a specific user and displaying said information for said selected user; and

wherein said information includes said data elements, metadata associated with said data elements.