Customizable data management system

Abstract

The invention relates to methods, systems, and computer-readable media related to a system having a plurality of users, designed to display a user-customized subset of item and/or provider information to the user.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer system comprising:
 a plurality of user devices each having a display interface available to a user;   a plurality of item providers;   a global database of data objects, each data object comprising a unique object identifier of that object and a user, item, or provider identifier of a user, item or provider to which that object relates, the data objects including a user association data object comprising a target user identifier of a target user and a follower user identifier of a user following the target user, wherein the global database is configured responsive to the target user expressing a tracking interest in a data object representation by instigating a tracking instruction at their user device to create an association between the target user identifier and the data object representation;   a global tracking database configured responsive to the target user expressing the tracking interest in the data object to store the association; and   an information exchange computer configured, responsive to the target user expressing the tracking interest in the data object to access the global database and the global tracking database and to display the data object representation to the follower user via the display interface of their user device.   
     
     
         2 . A computer implemented method of selecting data objects for interaction with a user at a graphical user interface, the method comprising:
 receiving a data stream from an item provider, the data stream identifying items available from the item provider;   storing a data object in a global database with a provider identifier uniquely identifying the item provider;   storing for each item in the data stream a data object with an item identifier uniquely identifying the item;   detecting a user interaction at a graphical user interface of a user device, the interaction with an item or item provider data object representation, and associating the data object with a user identifier uniquely identifying the user;   storing in a tracking database the association between the data object and the user identifier; and   using the tracking database to select a customised data set of data objects based on the associations in the tracking database, the customised data set being for presentation at the graphical user interface.   
     
     
         3 . A computer system comprising:
 a plurality of user devices each having a display interface available to a user;   a plurality of item providers;   a global database of data objects, each data object comprising a unique object identifier of that object and a user, item, or provider identifier of a user, item or provider to which that object relates, the data objects including a user association data object comprising a target user identifier of a target user and a follower user identifier of a user following the target user, wherein the global database is configured responsive to the target user initiating a conversation regarding a data object representation by instigating a conversation instruction at their user device to create a new conversation data object based on that data object;   a global tracking database configured responsive to the target user initiating the conversation regarding the data object representation to store an association between the user identifier of the target user, the object identifier of that data object, and the object identifier of the created conversation data object; and   an information exchange computer configured, responsive to the target user initiating the conversation regarding the data object representation to access the global database and the global tracking database and to display the conversation data object representation to the follower user via the display interface of their user device.   
     
     
         4 . A computer implemented method of selecting data objects for interaction with a user at a graphical user interface, the method comprising:
 receiving a data stream from an item provider, the data stream identifying items available from the item provider;   storing a data object in a global database with a provider identifier uniquely identifying the item provider;   storing for each item in the data stream a data object with an item identifier uniquely identifying the item;   detecting a user interaction at a graphical user interface of a user device, the interaction with an item or item provider data object representation and comprising initiating a conversation regarding the data object representation, and creating a conversation data object with a conversation identifier uniquely identifying the user and the item or item provider represented by the data object representation;   creating in a tracking database an association between the conversation data object, the user and the item and/or item provider data object; and   using the tracking database to select a customised data set of data objects based on the associations in the tracking database, the customised data set being for presentation at the graphical user interface.   
     
     
         5 . A method of exchanging information on a system between a first consumer-user and one or more additional consumer-users, the system comprising (a) a plurality of consumer-users including the first consumer-user and the one or more additional consumer-users, wherein the first and one or more additional consumer-users are connected in the system, and (b) a plurality of brands including the first brand, wherein the system is configured to receive, filter, and/or display information related to the first consumer-user, the first brand, the plurality of consumer-users, the plurality of brands, a commercial item, interaction data, comparative interaction data and combinations thereof; the method comprising acts of:
 a. Viewing, by the first consumer-user, a subset of first brand information that is provided by the system to the first consumer-user and the one or more additional consumer-users; and   b. Viewing, by the first consumer-user, an interaction with the subset of first brand information comprising a conversation initiated by the first consumer-user and/or the one or more additional consumer-users, wherein the conversation relates to one or more members of the subset of first brand information.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5  wherein the conversation is displayed by the system to the first consumer-user and one or more additional consumer-users in a conversation data object. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5  further comprising, viewing, by the first consumer-user and/or the one or more additional consumer-users a modified conversation based on the conversation initiated in step (b). 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7  wherein the modified conversation is displayed by the system to the first consumer-user and one or more additional consumer-users in a modified conversation data object.