Idea page system and method

Abstract

Idea Page systems, methods, user interfaces and related components are provided herein.

1 . A computer-implemented Item association method, the method comprising: 
 associating an Idea with an Idea Page;    associating a representation of an Item with said Idea; and    depicting said Idea Page with said Idea with said representation of an Item to a user interface.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising associating said Idea Page with a Workspace.  
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein associating said representation of an Item with said Idea comprises obtaining an action indicating that said representation of an Item is to be associated with said Idea.  
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising associating a second Idea with said Idea Page.  
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein said second Idea is a complex Idea.  
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising limiting access to said second Idea.  
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein limiting access comprises authenticating a user.  
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising checking an access control list.  
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein a user is the owner of said second Idea.  
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein said second Idea's limited access is inherited from said Idea Page.  
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising associating said Idea and said second Idea.  
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein said Idea and said second Idea are associated via a Third Idea.  
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising associating said Idea with a second Idea Page.  
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising depicting the Item represented by said representation of an Item.  
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising adding a note to said Item.  
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising adding an attribute to said Item.  
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein said attribute is a dynamic attribute.  
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising sharing said Item with a remote user.  
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising generating a notification of a change to said Item.  
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein said notification is an auditable notification.  
   
   
       21 . A computer readable medium containing computer executable instruction for performing the method of  claim 1 .  
   
   
       22 . A computing system having a processor coupled to a memory containing computer executable instruction for performing the method of  claim 1 .  
   
   
       23 . A computing system operative to represent ideas, comprising: 
 means for associating an Idea with an Idea Page;    means for associating a representation of an Item with said Idea; and    means for depicting said Idea Page with said Idea with said representation of an Item to a user interface.    
   
   
       24 . A computer user interface comprising: 
 an Idea Page;    a representation of an Idea;    a representation of an Item;    wherein said Idea Page contains said representation of an Idea; and    wherein the user interface is operative to: 
 associate said representation of an Item with the Idea of said representation of an Idea.  
   
   
   
       25 . The user interface of  claim 24 , wherein said Idea Page is associated with a Workspace.  
   
   
       26 . The user interface of  claim 24 , wherein associating said representation of an Item with the Idea comprises obtaining an action indicating that said representation of an Item is to be associated with the Idea.  
   
   
       27 . The user interface of  claim 24 , further comprising a second Idea associated with said Idea Page.  
   
   
       28 . The user interface of  claim 27 , wherein said second Idea is a Complex Idea.  
   
   
       29 . The user interface of  claim 27 , further operative to limit access to said second Idea.  
   
   
       30 . The user interface of  claim 29 , wherein limiting access comprises authenticating a user.  
   
   
       31 . The user interface of  claim 29 , further operative to check an access control list.  
   
   
       32 . The user interface of  claim 29 , wherein said second Idea's limited access is inherited from said Idea Page.  
   
   
       33 . The user interface of  claim 27 , further comprising associating said representation of an Idea with a representation of said second Idea.  
   
   
       34 . The user interface of  claim 33 , wherein said representation of an Idea is associate with a representation of said second Idea via a representation of a third Idea.  
   
   
       35 . The user interface of  claim 24 , further operative to depict the Item represented by said representation of an Item.  
   
   
       36 . The user interface of  claim 24 , further operative to add a note to said Item.  
   
   
       37 . The user interface of  claim 24 , further operative to add an attribute to said Item.  
   
   
       38 . The user interface of  claim 37 , wherein said attribute is a dynamic attribute.  
   
   
       39 . The user interface of  claim 38 , further operative to update said dynamic attribute.  
   
   
       40 . The user interface of  claim 24 , further operative to generate a notification of a change to said Item.  
   
   
       41 . The user interface of  claim 40 , wherein said notification is generated in a decoupled environment.  
   
   
       42 . The user interface of  claim 24 , wherein said Idea Page is comprises a two-dimensional space.  
   
   
       43 . The user interface of  claim 24 , wherein said Idea Page is comprises a three-dimensional space.  
   
   
       44 . The user interface of  claim 24 , wherein said Idea Page is comprises a textual interface.  
   
   
       45 . A computer readable medium containing computer executable instruction for depicting the user interface of  claim 24 .  
   
   
       46 . A computing system having a processor coupled to a memory containing computer executable instruction for depicting the user interface of  claim 24.