System and Method for Multi-Dimensional Organization, Management, and Manipulation of Data

a data management and multi-dimensional technology, applied in the field of three-dimensional graphics, can solve the problems of not allowing users to develop an intuitive feel for how data are interconnected, current methods of accessing and navigating data on a computer system are generally limited to querying mechanisms or two-dimensional visualizations, and not allowing users to have visual mapping

US20090063552A1Inactive Publication Date: 2009-03-05QUANTUM MATRIX HLDG
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US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
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Publication Date
2009-03-05
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Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

The Quantum Matrix system is a multi-dimensional, multi-threaded exchange environment for data organization, management, and manipulation. Data is organized into a multi-dimensional structure of nodes. Nodes may represent data, absence of data, or another set of nodes. The multi-dimensional structure or portions of it can be automatically created from a file system. One or more associations are also defined for the multi-dimensional structure. An association indicates a relationship between a node and another node, data, or a set of nodes. The multi-dimensional structure is then displayed three-dimensionally and navigated. Relational logic, Boolean algebra, or a scripting language can be applied to the nodes, data, and associations to produce a resultant set of nodes. Furthermore, portions of the multi-dimensional structure can be isolated with the use of planes to ease navigation. Furthermore, Avatars may be displayed and used for collaborative purposes and to automate the navigation of the multi-dimensional structure.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11 / 011,451, titled, “System and Method for Multi-Dimensional Organization, Management, and Manipulation of Data,” filed Dec. 15, 2004, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 529,174, titled “QUANTUM MATRIX,” filed Dec. 15, 2003, which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The field of this invention includes three-dimensional graphics, data management data and application integration, and process-to-process communication across networksBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0003] Current methods of accessing and navigating data on a computer system are generally limited to querying mechanisms or two-dimensional visualizations. For example, data stored on a relational database are accessed through the use of a query language such as SQL or by listing the contents of the database in the form of two-dimensional tables. Fil...

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1. Aspects of the Quantum Matrix System

[0073]The Quantum Matrix system is a multi-dimensional multimedia and document management and integration tool. The Quantum Matrix system converges electronic media into one consistent environment for analysis, representation and integration. In a further embodiment, the Quantum Matrix system uses technologies that allow a user to be immersed in their data in environments such as Cinerama, IMAX and Virtual Reality Environments. The Quantum Matrix system allows a user to interactively place and organize data multi-dimensionally, and to navigate and view data in multiple dimensions (for example, monocular and binocular—stereo). The term data, as used herein is intended in its broadest sense and includes, but is not limited to, color, numerical information, visual objects, documents, processes, associations between documents and processes, and links between data elements.

[0074]FIG. 2 depicts a screenshot showing an exemplary screen 2-200 displayed...