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US 2002/0178223 A1Published application
System and method for disseminating knowledge over a global computer network
OwnerArthur A. Bushkininventor
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Abstract
Systems and methods for disseminating knowledge over a global computer network, including a system and method for administering a quest over a computer network, a method for cataloging a resource (e.g., a web page) available on a computer network, and a method for categorizing content stored on a computer network. Embodiments of the invention also provide user interfaces for navigating through a web site.
Claims62
A method for disseminating knowledge over a computer network comprising:
- receiving information from a first user, wherein the information defines a quest;
- storing the information in a quest record that is marked with a unique identifier, wherein the quest record is accessible to a plurality of users;
- receiving, from the first user, instructions to associate the quest with network addresses of resources available through the computer network;
- storing the network addresses in tag records, wherein the tag records reference the unique identifier;
- receiving a request to take the quest from a second user;
- retrieving the quest record associated with the quest;
- determining the unique identifier of the quest record;
- identifying tag records that reference the unique identifier;
- displaying, to the second user, network addresses of the tag records that include the unique identifier;
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- providing access to the network addresses of the tag records that include the unique identifier.
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A method for disseminating knowledge over a computer network comprising:
- receiving, from a first user, a description of a task;
- receiving, from the first user, an indication to associate the description with a network address of a resource available through the computer network;
- storing the description and the network address in a database that is accessible through the computer network;
- associating the description with the network address;
- receiving a query from a second user to search for a search term in the database;
- and
- if the description of the task includes the search term, displaying the description to the second user and providing the second user with access to the network address.
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A system for administering a quest comprising:
- (a) a computer network accessible to a plurality of users;
- (b) a quest database containing quest records, wherein a quest record contains a unique identification;
- (c) a tag database containing resource records, wherein a resource record contains:
- a network address associated with a particular resource available through the computer network, and
- a unique identification of a quest record with which the resource record is associated;
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- (d) a computer in communication with the computer network, the quest database, and the tag database, wherein the computer is adapted to retrieve from the quest database a quest record having a designated unique identification, to search the tag database for resource records containing the designated unique identification, and to display resources of the resource records containing the designated unique identification.
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A method for disseminating knowledge over a computer network comprising:
- receiving, from a first user, a network address of a resource available over the computer network;
- receiving, from the first user, a classification term identifying the resource;
- storing the network address with the classification term in a database accessible to a plurality of users;
- receiving, from a second user, a search query asking for network addresses relating to a search term;
- searching the database for the search term;
- and
- displaying the network address designated by the first user if the classification term is equivalent to the search term.
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A method for cataloging web pages available on the World Wide Web comprising:
- receiving, from a plurality of users, Uniform Resource Locator addresses of web pages;
- receiving, from the plurality of users, classifications of the web pages;
- storing the addresses with their classifications in a database accessible through the World Wide Web;
- receiving, from a user, a query for web pages related to a search term;
- searching the classifications of the database for the search term;
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- displaying addresses having classifications containing the search term.
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A method for categorizing content stored on a computer network comprising:
- designating a cluster adapted to be associated with resources available through the computer network, wherein the cluster is associated with a user, and wherein the cluster includes at least one category of interest to the user;
- creating a record for a resource that is accessible through the computer network;
- associating a classification of the resource with the record, wherein the classification corresponds to a category of the at least one category of interest;
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- associating the record with the category in the cluster.
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A user interface for navigating through a web site on a computer network comprising:
- (a) a view area adapted to display content of the web site, wherein the view area is fixed in a first location on the user interface, and wherein the content scrolls within the view area;
- (b) a header area adapted to receive commands to execute functions relating to the web site, wherein the header area is fixed in a second location on the user interface;
- (c) a tactical area adapted to display instructions related to the content displayed in the view area, wherein the tactical area is fixed in a third location on the user interface, and wherein the tactical area updates the displayed instructions as the content displayed in the view area changes;
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- (d) a control panel area adapted to receive commands to execute functions in the view area, wherein the control panel is fixed in a fourth location on the user interface, and wherein the control panel updates functions available to a user based on the content contemporaneously displayed in the view area.
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A user interface for navigating through a web site on a computer network comprising:
- (a) a first view area adapted to display icons in a two-dimensional view, wherein an icon corresponds to a function executable on the web site, and wherein the first view area is adapted to receive commands to execute functions corresponding to the icons;
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- (b) a second view area adapted to display a three-dimensional view of the icons of the first view area, wherein the three-dimensional view is from a perspective of an icon corresponding to a function being executed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.