Claims
- 1. A computer-implemented method for facilitating collaboration and communication among project participants working collaboratively on a project, said computer-implemented method being implemented on a computer network, comprising:
providing a plurality of trackpoints, said plurality of trackpoints being created by at least two of said project participants, each of said plurality of trackpoints including metadata descriptive of said each of said plurality of trackpoints, said each of said plurality of trackpoints being configured to store data within its content; providing indices of trackpoints based on searchable keys; and providing a plurality of tools, said plurality of tools including at least one of a search tool, a notification tool, and a briefing book page, said search tool being configured to search said indices for at least one trackpoint of said plurality of trackpoints that satisfies search criteria, said notification tool being configured to notify a project participant that is authorized to use said notification tool when notification criteria are satisfied, and said briefing book page represents a data presentation mechanism that is configured to receive briefing book data from at least two of said plurality of trackpoints.
- 2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein said search criteria including at least one field of said metadata.
- 3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein said content includes at least one attribute field.
- 4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 wherein said attribute field is associated with an attribute content, said attribute content being entered by one of said two of said project participants.
- 5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein said attribute content is obtained by a sensor that is configured to obtain data from a source other than said plurality of trackpoints.
- 6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein said attribute content is obtained by a sensor that is configured to obtain data from a trackpoint other than the trackpoint containing said sensor.
- 7. A computer-implemented method for facilitating collaboration and communication among project participants working collaboratively on a project, said computer-implemented method being implemented on a computer network having a server computer and a client computer, comprising:
providing a plurality of trackpoints, said plurality of trackpoints being created by at least two of said project participants and stored in a database accessible by said server computer; providing a plurality of tools, said plurality of tools being accessible by said client computer, said plurality of tools including at least one of a search tool, a notification tool, and a briefing book page, said search tool being configured to search said indices for at least one trackpoint of said plurality of trackpoints that satisfies search criteria, said notification tool being configured to notify a project participant that is authorized to use said notification tool when notification criteria are satisfied, and said briefing book page represents a data presentation mechanism that is configured to receive briefing book data from at least two of said plurality of trackpoints.
- 8. A computer-implemented arrangement for facilitating collaboration and communication among project participants working collaboratively on a project, said computer-implemented arrangement being implemented on a computer network having a server computer and a client computer, comprising:
a plurality of trackpoints, said plurality of trackpoints being created by at least two of said project participants and stored in a database accessible by said server computer; a plurality of computer-implemented tools, said plurality of computer-implemented tools being accessible by said client computer, said plurality of computer-implemented tools including at least one of a search tool, a notification tool, and a briefing book page, said search tool being configured to search said indices for at least one trackpoint of said plurality of trackpoints that satisfies search criteria, said notification tool being configured to notify a project participant that is authorized to use said notification tool when notification criteria are satisfied, and said briefing book page represents a data presentation mechanism that is configured to receive briefing book data from at least two of said plurality of trackpoints.
- 9. A computer readable medium containing instructions for facilitating collaboration and communication among project participants working collaboratively on a project using a computer network having a server computer and a client computer, said instructions comprising:
instructions for creating a plurality of trackpoints, said plurality of trackpoints being created by at least two of said project participants and stored in a database accessible by said server computer; instructions for implementing a plurality of tools, said plurality of tools being accessible by said client computer, said plurality of tools including at least one of a search tool, a notification tool, and a briefing book page, said search tool being configured to search said indices for at least one trackpoint of said plurality of trackpoints that satisfies search criteria, said notification tool being configured to notify a project participant that is authorized to use said notification tool when notification criteria are satisfied, and said briefing book page represents a data presentation mechanism that is configured to receive briefing book data from at least two of said plurality of trackpoints.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C 119(e) of the U.S. provisional applications listed below, all of which are incorporated by reference herein.
[0002] “Object Oriented HTML” filed Oct. 6, 1997 by inventors Eugene E. Bouchard, Varrna Kunaparaju, Venkat R. Sriram, and Scott E. Stanelle (U.S. application Ser. No. 60/061,198)
[0003] “Keyword Searching” filed Oct. 6, 1997 by inventors Eugene E. Bouchard, Varma Kunaparaju, Venkat R. Sriram, Scott E. Stanelle, and Wallace W. Yau (U.S. application Ser. No. 60/061,129)
[0004] “Protocol Packet” filed Oct. 6, 1997 by inventors Eugene E. Bouchard, Varma Kunaparaju, Venkat R. Sriram, and Scott E. Stanelle (U.S. application Ser. No. 60/061,299)
[0005] “Overall MECE Design” filed Oct. 6, 1997 by inventor Eugene E. Bouchard (U.S. application Ser. No. 60/061,214)
[0006] “Internet Caching” filed Oct. 6, 1997 by inventor Eugene E. Bouchard (U.S. application Ser. No. 60/061,552)
[0007] “Link Searching” filed Oct. 6, 1997 by inventor Eugene E. Bouchard (U.S. application Ser. No. 60/062,542)
Provisional Applications (6)
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Date |
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60061198 |
Oct 1997 |
US |
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60061129 |
Oct 1997 |
US |
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60061299 |
Oct 1997 |
US |
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60061214 |
Oct 1997 |
US |
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60061552 |
Oct 1997 |
US |
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60062542 |
Oct 1997 |
US |
Divisions (1)
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09164947 |
Oct 1998 |
US |
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09766134 |
Jan 2001 |
US |