Claims
- 1. A computer-implemented method for representing an environment having at least one aspect comprising the steps of:
representing aspects in an activity map comprising at least two perspectives; and representing a state of a user within the environment as a tangible link between each perspective.
- 2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the state of the user includes user activity within the environment.
- 3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising the step of dynamically incorporating the state of the user in the activity map.
- 4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the state of the user includes one of a user location, a user status within a hierarchy, a user emotion, and a quality of user conversation.
- 5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the tangible link is a tangible cue which associates perspectives represented by the activity map.
- 6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein the tangible link is a tangible visual cue.
- 7. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein the tangible link is one of a tangible aural cue, and a tangible tactile cue.
- 8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the activity map includes a geographic perspective and a discussion perspective, the two perspectives associated by the user state within the environment.
- 9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein the discussion aspect includes at least one topic, and links the activity map to a second activity map representing the topic in at least two perspectives.
- 10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein each perspective is one of a representation of the user state, and a representation of user input to the environment.
- 11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the environment is a transactional environment.
- 12. A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for interacting with an environment having an aspect, the method steps comprising:
representing the aspect in an activity map including at least two perspectives; representing an activity of a user within the environment; and representing the activity of the user as a tangible link between each perspective.
- 13. The program storage device of claim 12, wherein the environment is a transactional environment and the user is a market participant.
- 14. The program storage device of claim 12, wherein the activity map includes at least one perspective in which an on-line transaction is conducted.
- 15. The program storage device of claim 12, wherein the tangible link is a tangible cue which associates the perspectives.
- 16. The program storage device of claim 15, wherein the tangible link is a tangible visual cue.
- 17. The program storage device of claim 12, wherein a single perspective incorporates more than one aspect.
- 18. The program storage device of claim 12, wherein the aspect may be represented by more than one perspective.
- 19. A computer-implemented method for representing a transactional environment having aspects comprising the steps of:
representing aspects in an activity map comprising at least two associated perspectives, wherein the perspectives are associated by a market participant; providing at least one perspective in which an on-line transaction is conducted between at least two market participants; and representing the market participants within the activity map.
- 20. The computer-implemented method of claim 19, wherein perspectives of the activity map are associated by market participant activity.
- 21. The computer-implemented method of claim 19, wherein the association between perspectives is represented as a tangible link connecting perspectives.
- 22. The computer-implemented method of claim 19, wherein the transactional environment is one of a business, a market place, and an auction house.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This a non-provisional application claiming the benefit of provisional application serial No. 60/244,838, filed Nov. 1, 2000.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60244838 |
Nov 2000 |
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