Evolutionary Intelligence, LLC v. Twitter, Inc.

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COMPLAINT for Patent Infringement against Twitter, Inc. ( Filing fee $ 350 receipt number 0540-3833988.), filed by Evolutionary Intelligence, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit A '536 Patent, # 3 Exhibit B '682 Patent)(Ainsworth, Charles)

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Exhibit A 111111 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 US007010536Bl (54) United States Patent (10) De Angelo (12) (45) 5,815,665 5,848,246 6,016,495 6,075,791 6,154,782 6,173,280 6,198,738 6,351,745 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING AND MANIPULATING INFORMATION CONTAINERS WITH DYNAMIC REGISTERS (75) Inventor: (73) Assignee: Pattern Intelligence, Inc., Palm Springs, CA (US) ( *) Michael De Angelo, Santa Barbara, CA (US) A A A A A B1 B1 B1 * 9/1998 Teper et a!. ................ 709/229 * * * * * * 12/1998 1/2000 6/2000 11/2000 1/2001 3/2001 2/2002 Gish ..................... 395/200.58 McKeehan eta!. ..... 707/103 R Chiussi et a!. .............. 370/412 Kawaguchi et a!. ........ 709/239 Ramkumar et a!. . ... .. ... ... 707/6 Chang et a!. ............... 370/352 Itakura et a!. ................ 707/10 FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS wo Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days. Notice: Patent No.: US 7,010,536 Bl Date of Patent: Mar.7,2006 wo 98 02831 1/1998 * cited by examiner (21) Appl. No.: 09/284,113 (22) PCT Filed: Jan.28, 1999 Primary Examiner--Frantz Coby Assistant Examiner---CamLinh Nguyen (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Fish & Richardson P.C. (86) PCTNo.: PCT/US99/01988 (57) § 371 (c)(l), (2), ( 4) Date: Apr. 7, 1999 (87) An apparatus for transmitting, receiving and manipulating information on a computer system, the apparatus including a plurality of containers, each container being a logically defined data enclosure and comprising an information element, a plurality of registers, and a gateway. The plurality of registers, form part of the container, and include a first register for storing a unique container identification value; a second register having a representation designating time and governing interactions of the container with other containers, systems or processes according to utility of information in the information element relative to an external-to-the-apparatus event time; an active time register for identifying times at which the container will act upon other containers, processes, systems or gateways; a passive time register for identifying times at which the container can be acted upon by other containers, processes, systems or gateways; and a neutral time register for identifying times at which the container may interact with other containers, processes, systems or gateways. Additional registers designate space for container interactions. PCT Pub. No.: W099/39285 PCT Pub. Date: Aug. 5, 1999 Related U.S. Application Data (60) Provisional application No. 60/073,209, filed on Jan. 30, 1998. (51) Int. Cl. G06F 17/30 (52) (58) (2006.01) U.S. Cl. ........................................ 707/100; 707/203 Field of Classification Search ..................... 707/6, 707/103, 10 See application file for complete search history. References Cited (56) U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 5,664,208 A 5,768,510 A 9/1997 Pavley et a!. ............... 395/777 6/1998 Gish . ... ... ... .. ... ... ... 395/200.33 r--------------1 I I I I I I I I ABSTRACT 16 Claims, 30 Drawing Sheets ________ ..c::_':_ ____ , 12 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ~--------------- I I I I 900 I I I I 320: I I I I I I U.S. Patent Mar.7,2006 US 7,010,536 Bl Sheet 1 of 30 201 202 10 f_ 16 (_ 18 Processor Output (CPU} Device ( 22 Memory Unit 'I' ~ f ~ (12 "' ( 20 Data Storage Device (24 Input Device FIG. 1 ~ (26 Communication Device U.S. Patent Mar.7,2006 US 7,010,536 Bl Sheet 2 of 30 .,....-22 ~--------------- 12 1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I --------...1..------, I I Information ·Center I I I I 120 Registers 200 Container Gateway Execution Engine 500 900 Search Engine Analysis Engine Databases 320 Menu or Button Access 937 400 600 Data Reporting Module Data Collection Module Screen Interfaces 700 936 I FIG. 2A d Server Container(s) IContainer(s) I IContainer(s) I IContainer(s) I IContainer(s) I I • \Jl • ~ ...... ~ = ...... I I I ~ Server Container(s) Server (Site 2) I (Gateway) lContainer(s) I r s·tte 5 \. r-~ ~ :-; \ ) ~-..l N I c c 0'1 Gateway (Site 7) Internet Web Page (Site 3) T !l ...::::::: (Gateway) I (Gateway) IContainer(s) I I)[) 'JJ. =- ~ ~ I ..... Workstation (Site 6) 0 ......, ~ ~ (Gateway) I Container I T I Container I r Personal Computer (Site 4) 1:1~ - Workstation (Site 1) IContainer(s) I WAN Intranet c Container Container(s) I I e rJ'l ;--1 Q \ (Gateway) .... J \ 1--" Q 11. ~ 0'1 ~ 1--" d ~~ ~ • \Jl • ~ Server Gateway 1 . . - - - - - . Storage Container(s) '-- ........... ~ I I ...... ......, I .----...L---1 ~ = ...... Gateway Storage Server Container(s) ~ ~ :-; Ys;res) c=>---Internet Web Page (Site 3) J ~ Gateway N c c I 0'1 Gateway (Site 7) ~~~ ~ --c: Gateway 'JJ. l~torage ..... Workstation (Site 1) t Gaeway ( ,storage Gateway) I ~, I Container - ~ =- ~ ~ ~ r-- workstation (Site 6) 1 J J I Container I f c=:::t Intranet Storage ( Gateway) ~---..... Gateway ( Gateway) Storag;_ Container J FIG. 281 ~-..l ' Container(s) J 0 ......, ~ c - e rJ'l ~ Q 1--" Q '&. ~ 0'1 ~ 1--" U.S. Patent Mar.7,2006 US 7,010,536 Bl Sheet 5 of 30 ,------------------------w- ..c 201 -----~ --------------------------------------------------£:---------------- I I I I I I I I I I I Container Gateway 200 Gateway Storage 205 Analysis Engine 400 Data Reporting Means 600 Data Collection Means 700 Execution Engine 500 I I I 506 906120 lll4041l404j404120 II 9081 908 908 5061 506120 I I I I All Editors 110 5061 15061201 I I I I I I I I I I I I 19081201 125 I 210 510 610 710 I I 506 Search Engine 320 Search Interface 300 I I I I Database 900 I I l I Site1 j : lI I I 1 I !I . I_:~:.:::-.:.-:.._-::::::.::::::::...-:.:~~:.:-.:.:.:_-:_-:_:~::::-.:.-:.._-::::.::.:::_-:._~:._-:::~ FIG. 2C U.S. Patent US 7,010,536 Bl Sheet 6 of 30 Mar.7,2006 ___________________________ £ ___ _ 201 I I 10 -, I :I :I :I :I ---------------------------------------------------t: ________________ I :I Container Gateway 200 Gateway Storage 205 Analysis Engine 400 Data Reporting Means 600 Data Collection Means 700 Execution Engine 800 5261 15261201 I 526 926120 fl4241 14241424120 I 928 908 5261 526120 II 9281 lm1201 I I I I I I I I I I All Editors 110 125 210 510 610 710 I I I I 526. Search Engine 320 Search Interface 300 Database 900 I I 1: I: I: I: I! I: 1.:.: ) Site2 = -.:.::_-::=:.: =.- :_-:_-:. _- =::::-.:_-:_-::._-:::::::::.-.:_-:.._-::.::.::: :.::: FIG. 20 I ::-_:.~:_-.:::_ U.S. Patent Mar.7,2006 US 7,010,536 Bl Sheet 7 of 30 ___________________________ £ ____ _ 201 I 10 I .I - - -- - - - - - - - - -- - ---- --- -- - -- - - - ------ --- - - - - - -- - - - - i.. -- - ---- --- --- -_ I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I :I I !I :I :I !I !I I Container Gateway 200 Gateway Storage 205 I I 5351 I 1535120 1 938120 938 143411 14341201 9381 938 Editors 110 125 210 19381201 535 Site3) I I I I I I I I ~~~~==~~~~=~~~=~~=~~=~==~~=~~==~~- FIG. 2E U.S. Patent Mar.7,2006 US 7,010,536 Bl Sheet 8 of 30 ___________________________ £ ____ _ 201 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 10 --------------------------------------------------£:_______________ Container Gateway 200 Gateway Storage 205 5451 Editors 1545120 1 948120 14441 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I j43412o I 948 434 9491 948 110 125 210 19~1201 Search Interface 300 Database 900 I I I• I I I I Site4 j I I I I I I I I _: ~ :.::: -_:_-.::.:::: :: :: -_:·.::..: :.._-:::.: ::::.-.:::.._-:: ~ ::::-_:-:..:.:::.: :: :::_::.:.-.::.:._ FIG. 2F U.S. Patent Mar. 7,2006 US 7,010,536 Bl Sheet 9 of 30 201 --------------------------- _[----10 1 I I I --------------------------------------------------£: _______________ _ Container Gateway 200 Gateway Storage 205 958120 908 I 9591 959 Editors 110 125 210 19~1201 I I ! SiteS) I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1.:.: ~ =:.: -_:-~-.::.:: :: =-.:...·::...-::_-.::.:: :.:-.:...-:...-:.::::::.:::-:._-:._-.:::::.:--_-_:-:...-:.: :._ FIG. 2G U.S. Patent Mar.7,2006 D 0 CJ Sheet 11 of 30 US 7,010,536 Bl D L__ l--+-l_J----.-10900000 __J---t--+----r~ 10800000 r---~---10700000 - - r- 10600000 ~10500000 FIG. 3A U.S. Patent ~ Mar.7,2006 Sheet 12 of 30 @]]] US 7,010,536 Bl E]J D I [i I 0 0 o 1 DOD D ~I jo DD D 0 0 0 I --- D FIG. 38 10400000 1- 10300000 10200000 f- 10100000 1- 10000000 U.S. Patent Mar.7,2006 US 7,010,536 Bl Sheet 13 of 30 ~ (100) Any Unique Container (1 00) Any Unique Containerization Process (1 098) Any Unique Content (01) Unique Gateway (200) Unique Search Process (2) Unique Interface (4) Unique Output Device (16) Unique Processor (CPU) (18) Unique Memory Means (22) Any Unique Process (8) Unique Input Device (24) Unique Communication Means (28) Unique Data Storage Device (20) Unique Bus (12) Unique Search Interface (300) Any Unique Editor (y) (7) Any Unique Engine (z) (9) Any Unique Network (a) Any Unique Process at any Unique Device 99 Any Unique Class of process at any Unique class of Devices 990 Any Unique Class of Device, Process or Content 999 Unique Input Device Process 240 Unique Output Device Process 160 Unique Interface Process FIG. 3C U.S. Patent Mar.7,2006 US 7,010,536 Bl Sheet 14 of 30 - - - - Container Registers 101000 to 129000 - - ;r-100 () Gateway 200 () 101000 Container History Gateway Storage 205 System History 102000 ! Active Time 103000 I Passive Time 104000 Neutral Time I I l Passive Space., 112000 Containerized Elements 01 I Containment I 106000 I Inclusion I I Ownership I Neutral Space I 114000 Value I Ownership I II I 115000 I I Addresses Creator Profile 109000 Points 120000 Other Reg. Influence 121000 Reporting Neutrality 123000 Acquire Create 125000 Content Title -1 Content Key 127000 Content Title -~ Security 129000 Parent Proportionate Ownership I ) l Receptivity y 120 FIG. 4 113000 I I Identity 108000 y 120 110000 I Active Space I111000 105000 107000 I 116000 117000 I I I I I 118000 119000 122000 124000 126000 I 128000 ) U.S. Patent Mar.7,2006 US 7,010,536 Bl Sheet 15 of 30 I Container in Glass)~ Displayed (1 0361) r-- Input- Select Container Level {10100) -+-- ~evels Displayed (102ooD- I Input - Select Container ~ Class {1 0300) - • • '~ Input- Create (10400) ....(Container Template) ...(Containers Available) (10410) (10510) r- ' - Location (10S1o)r ' Input - Select Container (1 0620) • + Input - Select Container ~ (10520) (Permission (1 0630)) + f.(Edit Exact Container~ (10530) r + • ..__ :::j;: Input - Add or Select Register~(10540) r( Registers {10550) Available l-+1 Input - Select Register (10500) Input - Edit Register (10570) I Publish (111 00) 4( FIG. 5 1 • rl --jPassword (10640) f1nput - Name and * ~ I r '- -(Input- Modify/Delet~ Register (1 0565) "+1 ~ Input- Locate (10600) Input- Sent (10500} Input - Add, Modify or Delete Content (10700) Enter~ Identity 10695 I I Locations (11200) Input- Select Residence (I 1300) ~ System Publishes (11400) / 1- 1-+ U.S. Patent Mar.7,2006 ,____f _____ _ • r_"-:-_--:-:-:-:-:-:-_--:-.-.: : Containerize : :::_ : (110) :·:· •••• : ...(see _ ~t 9 Fig. ( ___ ' ~- US 7,010,536 Bl Sheet 16 of 30 I Input • Containerize or Select Container Level (301 00) Levels Available (30200) )- '---~ ~ '--~-..:....j Input - Select Container Level (30300) . 7 Input - Edit/ Search ~--~~ (30310) j ...-+--~~Enter ~ System Searches Containers Available Containers/Sites (30400) (30410) System Submits to Analysis Exchange (30500) 4 L fSearch Template 1\.. Options (30320) Analysis Engine Searches Database (30600) Input- Select ..__ Search (30330) J.- System Accesses Containers, Sites or Templates 1--- Input - Select Container (30420) System Goes to Container (30430) (30700) I I Container on Screen (30440) Input - User Review7 / I (30450) Input - Select l Operation (30460) I -! ~ Gateway Records (30800) Obtain Result (30470) FIG. 6 U.S. Patent Mar. 7,2006 US 7,010,536 Bl Sheet 17 of 30 r-------------------------------: Containerize or Select Container ___,L _____________~ev~~ _____________ ! 1 ... ·---'------on amenze , J..,....._ _ _ l ~ c·-:-:-:t-.:=::-:-:~:-:-~-~-:: I ,... I 1I : (11 0) : (see Fig. 5) 1::: j;r ~: ,. ~------- ----- ------------- Levels Available ... , '---------------------------~' '] ~~,--- - r 'f--- -~~~~; ~ ~~~e-c~ ~o~~~i~~~ ~~~~~--- -1 #,- I I ---------------------~---------~ ;lJ::-:-sv~•1";~~:"·-r-:D _ r----------, , ~-T·--------------~-· I j ,....~.....,· Input Enter : i_ _ -~:~r~~ ~~ __ I I : :System Searches : I J ~~~~a~~e!~ ___ l_ j ___ ___ j.________ , I -~~ !-I Search Transits Gateway (32100) E h ~-+(#Search Options ·-, ~-J----~~-~~q~--- Ll ' ··----r--·-r·-' : : (32900) r----- ~ --r--------------r.__---i)lll...,: : Analysis Engine :: :: Searches Data- -----~ Input - Select : Search I I ,' : : 1 base l : ·---~--------------- Gateways Interact with Registers (32200) ·- --------- __ .1 --r--------------r-• .: :System Accesses : : ~--+-__, Containers, Sites : :..: : or Templates : : 1 : ~-L-------------~--1 Container !Registers Altered (32500) Registers Interact /w Search Interface (32600) Gateways Store Information (32300) + Gateways Report Information Registers (32400) Execution Engines (500) FIG. 7 U.S. Patent US 7,010,536 Bl Sheet 18 of 30 Mar.7,2006 Input· Select Colection or Reporting (701 OO) Container Levels Available (70200) Input- Select Container Level (70300) Input • Select Engine (70500) ,, Input · Select Gateway (70400) ---- ---- , ..... ~ .... _________ ... , lt t l ,___ ___,.,: Execution : Engine : '- .......... ______ .. ) (see Fig. 10) System Distributes Parameters at Level to Engines (70520) Analysis Engines Collect from Gateways Using New Paramemters (70530) System Distributes Parameters at Level to Gateways (70420) ,,, ---- --- ........, '~ .... _________ ... ,1 t I Analysis Engine \ ......(see Fig. ,_,. ) _____ 9) I I Gateways Report to Analysis Engines Using New Paramemters (70430) .. Databases (900) .. 1 ...___-1 , G'~te~~; ~, 1 1 Sub-analysis : (70440) 1 (see Fig. 8?) ) , ...._ , ____ FIG. 8 U.S. Patent Mar.7,2006 US 7,010,536 Bl Sheet 19 of 30 ,-.... ------ ....> ....... _._ ____ ,.I : Analysis : : Engine : :.... __ (400) ; .. ---- I :•·~=:=:=_F-:__ -:;::8-::;:;:;:::=:-:'•"j~l .a:'"•:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:ji : -----------~111 Fig. 7 _::•' Communication Means (800) ·~~~~----rL....---~_-__-J.f r:=-=-~~~::-:.:-{ .. : 19 _ ~--•' f.....____~,~_---~-r- : Analysis : : Engine : : (400) J , ___ l ___ _ (40·100) Analyzes, Determines, Compiles Instruction On + Container Container Contents (40120) • • Storage Schemes (40130) _-:~:::;::!:::::;.; r-r--M-o....~:~..-eo-r~ ,. . . . .M_o. . ~;~. -e-or-.-.. Fig. 5 __;? ',~--- ,- : Copy Containers to New Containers • Access Routes (40140) Copy Containers to New Search Templates (40150) + + Alter Gateway Pointers (40145) Add, Delete, Change Search Phrases & Reference Objects (40155) • Instructs Execution Engine (40200) Communication Means (80~ " - Containerized Instructions Transit Gateways (40300) FIG. 9 Gateway Alter Gateway Registers & Pointers (40165) , U.S. Patent US 7,010,536 Bl Sheet 20 of 30 Mar.7,2006 EXECUTION ENGINE - ,_ Communication Means (800) • ..... Receives Instructions from Analysis Engine (50100) __ j __ . .... ,-________ --, : Execution : : Engine : : ~ (500) ---r-- : ~- - Communication Means (800) • ..... - Containerized Instructions Transtt Gateways (50200) j Create Containers (50210) + Alter Container Contents (50230) t •- Alter Storage (50240) + Alter Access Routers (50250) _t +_ Alter Search Templates (50260) Alter Gateway lnstructions (50270) , ,.:.:.~~~~~-::-~~~~ Move or : Fig. 5 ~~ Copy :(automated):.:: Containers : (50215) ,J•' to New ' ... ___ , , Containers (50235) ~ f Move or Copy Containers to New Storage (50245) Alter Gateway Pointers (50255) ,, f FIG. 10 ~ Add, Delete, Change Search Phrases & Reference Objects (50265) J Alter Gateway Registers & Pointers (50275) U.S. Patent Mar. 7,2006 US 7,010,536 Bl Sheet 21 of 30 GATEWAY EDITOR ____ J_____..._ . .a..&.:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:•i , I : Containerize 1:1: I (11 0) :l : l ' ,.,. : (see Fig. 5) _r - ' .... ___ ... ,' I ~- l Input - Containerize or Select Gateway Level (201 00) ~ Levels Available (20200) + ~ Input - Select Gateway Level (20300) Available GatewaY5\......_ (20600) ~ + System Searches Gateways (20500) L J~ L{Available Gateway 'Templates (20700) 1 ~------~ Input- Select Gateway (20610) t Input - Select Gateway Level Template (20710) + + System Goes to Gateway (20620) System Goes to Template (20720) • Template on Screen (20730) • Gateway on Screen (20630) + l '- Input - Edit Gateway Input - Edit or Create Gateway (20740) (20640) FIG. 11 !- U.S. Patent Mar.7,2006 Sheet 22 of 30 US 7,010,536 Bl GATEWAY PROCESS System Operation, Search Process or Element/Process Container in Transit r-(21100) Container Transits Gateway (21200) ~ .~ Gateways Interact with Registers (21300) It ~ Container Registers Altered (21500) Gateways Store (21400) Container Information Registers Interact fw Search Interface (21600) Gateways Report Registers Information (21700) ~ ~ .~ Reporting and Collection (600,700) (see Fig. 8) . .. Analysis Engines Stores, Analyzes and Instructs (21800) ~ Database Stores (90100) / _t + t 1 t - Communication Means (900) FIG. 12 Execution Engine Executes Instructions (21900) U.S. Patent US 7,010,536 Bl Sheet 23 of 30 Mar.7,2006 201 ,-----------------------~-------I 1 Higher I Logical -l Analysis Engine 408 • l I I I ~ • Higher Logical Execution Engine 508 Search Interface 300 I Search Engine 320 I ~Data Reporting Means 600 f.- YAnalysis Engine 400 I Encompassing Container Gateway rl Data Collection Means 700 I n : Execution Engine 500 J I It rlndependent Gal!!wa~ It ~-I 1 9061 ~ 505 ~ 901 ~ 8061 806 808129 ~ 6 --------------------------------~ FIG. 13A U.S. Patent US 7,010,536 Bl Sheet 24 of 30 Mar.7,2006 /201 r---------------------1---------1 I I I I I I I I I I 908120 I I I I I I I I I 8061 9061 5051 505120 505 B 9091 908 14041201 404 901 909120 I 4041 I .. 808 5081 806129 906120 506 ~--------------------------------~ FIG. 138 U.S. Patent US 7,010,536 Bl Sheet 25 of 30 Mar.7,2006 Jl 201 ,--------------------------------I 1 I Higher I Logical I Analysis I Engine 408 I I I Higher I Logical I Execution I Engine 508 I ~1 Search Interface 300 ~ I Search Engine 320 + -.f I J ~ Data Reporting Means 600 1+- rl Data Collection Means 700 J L{ Analysis Engine 400 I Encompassing Container Gateway n I I I I I I I I J Execution Engine 500; I li rllndependent Gateway 707J ~ I I I I I I I I I l 9081 "'7' ,~ 8081 BJ 8:0 ~ 5~ 908 909 11040401 ~ 808 806129 ~ 6 I l I" I I I I l I l--------------------------------~ FIG. 13C d • Execution Engine Downloads to Gateway 888102 Analysis Engine Downloads f.-+ to Execution Engine 888101 r- Execution Engine Modifies Gateway 888108 ~ Copy Instruction Recorded by Gateway Upon Ingress to Container 888109 Higher Analysis Engine Downloads to Execution Engine 888107 ~ ~ Gateway Reports to Next Higher Logical Gateway 888110 ~ +- _.. Containers Receive Gateway Instructions while Transiting Gateway 888103 f-+ Containers Compare Specfied Registers 888104 Nested Container Moved Containers Determine to Move Nested Container from to Another Container ~ 888106 One to Another 888105 Gateway Holds Information for Data Collection and Reporting 888111 \Jl • r- ~ ~ ...... ~ ... = ...... Collection/Reporting Serves ~ ~ :-; Analysis Engine 888112 ~-..l f-+ Independent or Next Higher - N r- Analysis Engine Determines/ Search Engine and Search Copy Instruction Recorded Directs Reconstructed by Gateway upon Ingress to ~ ~ Interface Usage Compared Container to be Duplicatedl Container 888116 by Ananysis Engine 888114 Copied to 3rd Cntr. 888115 r-- Reports from Data Collection ... Analysis Engine Receives c c 0'1 Engine 888113 'Jl ~ Copy Instruction Interacts with Container Registers f-+ 888117 lnsruction Approved and Container Duplicated 888118 ~ Transiting Container Gateway Records Container Registers Altered by Gateway Registers upon Egress --+and Self Egress Rules 888119 888120 =- ~ - ~ ...... N 0'1 0 ......, ~ r-- Container Registers Altered by Gateway 888124 Transiting Copied Container l+ Resides in New Container . 888125 r-- --.. Register Information Register Information Gateway Records Container ,._ Awaits Data Collection or 1+- Recorded Passing Through f+ Registers upon Ingress Reporting 888122 Independent Gateway 888121 888123 c Transiting Copied Cntr. Interacts with Other Cntrs. Nested in New Cntr. Under Gateway and Interacting Cntr. Register Rules 888126 e rJ'l .--.. Analysis Engine Appraised Through Data Collection and Reporting of Copied Cntrs. New Residence 888127 - FIG. 130 ~ Q 1--" Q '&. ~ 0'1 ~ 1--" U.S. Patent File Container II Mar.7,2006 Reglsters . US 7,010,536 Bl Sheet 27 of 30 ~I Content I~ I Window I~ New Select :---- 1402 File Open Search r-- 1403 Container --- 1408 Save Acquire - 1404 Acquire - 1409 Save As Edit __.... 1405 Edit Create 1-- 1406 Create Search i-1414 Create f--1415 Print --1416 Container-1417 ize Exit ( 1419 1407 (_ 78 1419 - 1410 - 1411 ~ 1412 Acquire ~ 1413 Edit ~ Add, Detach, Acquire (to 210) D D D 120 D D D D DL..-_ __. 01) FIG. 14 U.S. Patent Mar.7,2006 Sheet 28 of 30 US 7,010,536 Bl ( 1501 + i i I I Gateway II Registers I~~~ I Window I ......, New Select Open Search Ingress ---1503 Save Acquire Egress Save As Edit Search Create Transiting ~1502 1504 1513 Internal '----1505 Interaction External Interaction r--1506 1"- 1507 Acquire I'- 1508 Edit t-1509 Create f-1510 Print r- 1511 Containerr-- 1512 ize Exit FIG. 15 II + Help I U.S. Patent Mar.7,2006 ~~Search Key ~ EJ~~-~Windowl~ 602 Range .___ 1607 Open Search r---1 603 Level .-.... 1608 Save Acquire 1-1 604 Acquire - 1609 Save As 16 Edit r---1 605 Edit --.. 1610 ~ Select 16 16 Search ....._ 16 ~ Acquire 16 18 Edit 16 19 1620 ....__ Select ~1 Create Containerize Insert 1- 1612 Create - 1614 Print '-- 16 ~ '---"" ---- 1611 - 1613 Create '--- 1622 US 7,010,536 Bl Sheet 29 of 30 (enter search) ( 1623 Container -ize Insert Exit FIG. 16 ( 1625 1513 U.S. Patent US 7,010,536 Bl Sheet 30 of 30 Mar.7,2006 24 . c 1401 ,_ ___ [_ ___ ,_ __ _f____ .. ___ t_ ___ .. ___ +_ ___ ,_ __ _t ____ .. __ _t____ .----*---• If : File :: I' Edit I 1 :: Insert :: I 1 View I 1 I 1 :: Tools :: Window :: I Help : --------- --------- ________ .. --------- --------· --------- --------- 1 I J I 1 t 1 I 1 ~-------I I 1 : New ._ _______ .. ,--------1 I : Open 1 I I I : Save I ' 1402 ... --------1 Exit I I --------- FIG. 17 It I J I US 7,010,536 Bl 1 2 puter system can be utilized in constructing, or re-constructing information resources. Where content resides in a fixed location and structure, "information" becomes something defined by the mind of the information This application claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Appl. 5 provider rather than the mind of the information user, where the actual construction and utility of information exists. No. 60/073,209, filed Jan. 30, 1998. Information remains, like raw ore, in an unrefined state. Another problem is that the class of storage medium upon BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION which data resides cannot be system or user managed and 1. Field of the Invention altered according to the actual recorded and analyzed hier10 archically graded usage of any given information resource The present invention relates generally to computer sysresiding on that storage medium except by statistical analytems in a multi-user mainframe or mini computer system, a sis of universal, undefined "hits" or visits to that page or site. client server network, or in local, wide area or public Another problem is that information resource groupings networks, and in particular, to computer networks for creating and manipulating information containers with dynamic 15 remain fixed on the given storage medium location according to the original installation by the resource author, not interactive registers in a computer, media or publishing altered according to the actual recorded and analyzed hiernetwork, in order to manufacture information on, upgrade archically graded usage of that given information resource. the utility of, and develop intelligence in, a computer Content itself remains inert, with no possibility of evolution. network by offering the means to create and manipulate A further problem with the prior art is that neither the information containers with dynamic registers. 20 search templates generated by those more knowledgeable in 2. Description of the Related Art a given field of inquiry, nor the search strategies historically determined to be successful, or system-constructed accordIn the present day, querying and usage of information ing to analyses of search strategies historically determined to resources on a computer network is accomplished by indibe successful, are available to inquiring users. A search viduals directing a search effort by submitting key words or phrases to be compared to those key words or phrases 25 template is here defined as one or more text phrases, graphics, video or audio bits, alone or in any defined outline contained in the content or description of that information or relational format designed to accomplish an inquiry. resource, with indices and contents residing in a fixed Internet or wide area network search may return dozens of location unchanging except by human input. Similarly, the briefs to a keyword or key phrase inquiry sometimes requirclass of storage medium upon which information resides, it class and subclass organizational structures, and its routes of 30 ing the time-consuming examination of multiple information resources or locations, with no historical relation to the access all remain fundamentally unaltered by ongoing user success of any given search strategy. queries and usage. Only the direct and intended intervention A further problem is that there is limited means to add to, of the owner of the information content or computer hosting subtract from, or alter the information content of documents, site changes these parameters, normally accomplished databases, or sites without communicating with the owners manually by programmers or systems operators at their own 35 or operators of those information resources, e.g., contacting, discretion or the discretion of the site owner. obtaining permission, negotiating and manually altering, There exists currently in the art a limited means of adding or subtracting content. Additionally, once so altered, interfacing a computer user with the information available there is not a means to derive a proportionate value, and thereby a proportionate royalty as the information is used. on computer networks such as the world wide web. Primarily, these means are search engines. Search engines 40 A final problem is that the physical residence of a body of data or its cyberspace location may not serve its largest body query thousands or tens of thousands of index pages per of users in the most expedient manner of access. Neither the second to suggest the location of information while the user expert intelligence of other information users nor the expert waits. While factual information can be accessed, the more intelligence of an observant computer system is presently complex, particular or subtle the inquiry, the more branches and sub-branches need to be explored in a time consuming 45 utilized by inherent network intelligence to analyze, re-design and construct access routes to information medium fashion in order to have any chance of success. Further, there except by statistical analysis of universal, undefined "hits" are no such automatic devices that reconstruct the informaor visits to that page or site. tion into more useful groupings or makes it more accessible Therefore, there is a need for a system and methods for according to factors attached to the content by the content creator such as the space or time relevancy of its content, or 50 creating and manipulating information containers with dynamic interactive registers defining more comprehensive factors attached to the content by the system's compilation information about contained content in a computer, media or and analysis of the accumulated biography of that specific publishing network, in order to manufacture information on, content's readership. upgrade the utility of, and develop intelligence in, a comThe utility of wide area and public computer networks is thus greatly limited by the static information model and 55 puter network by providing a searching user the means to utilize the searches of other users or the historically deterinfrastructure upon which those networks operate. mined and compiled searches of the system, a means to One problem is that on a wide area or public network, containerize information with multiple registers governing specific content such as a document remains inert, except by the interaction of that container, a means to reclassify the the direct intervention of users, and is modified neither by 60 storage medium and location of information resources resipatterns or history of usage on the network, or the existence dent on the network, a means to allow the reconstruction of of other content on the network. content into more useful formations, and a means to reconAnother problem is that content does not reside in an struct the access routes to that information. information infrastructure conducive to reconstruction by SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION expert rule-based, fuzzy logic, or artificial intelligence based 65 systems. Neither the intelligence of other information users The present invention is a system and methods for manunor the expert intelligence of an observant network comfacturing information on, upgrading the utility of, and devel- SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING AND MANIPULATING INFORMATION CONTAINERS WITH DYNAMIC REGISTERS US 7,010,536 Bl 3 4 oping intelligence in, a computer or digital network, local, The present invention also includes user-defined registers. wide area, public, corporate, or digital-based, supported, or User defined registers may be created wholly by the user and enhanced physical media form or public or published media, assigned a starting value, or simply assigned value by the or other by offering the means to create and manipulate user when that register is pre-existent in the system or information containers with dynamic registers. 5 acquired from another user, and then appended to any information container, or detached from any container. The system of the present invention comprises an input Exemplary user-defined registers comprise (1) a report device, an output device, a processor, a memory unit, a data storage device, and a means of communicating with other register, setting trigger levels for report sequences, content computers, network of computers, or digital-based, supdetermination and delivery target, (2) a triple time register, ported or enhanced physical media forms or public or 10 consisting of a range, map, graph, list, curve or other published media. These components are preferably coupled representation designating time relevance, actively, assignby a bus and configured for multi-media presentation, but ing the time characteristics by which that container will act may also be distributed throughout a network according to upon another container or process, passively, assigning the the requirements of highest and best use. time characteristics by which that container be acted upon The memory unit advantageously includes an information 15 by another container or process, and neutrally, assigning the container made interactive with dynamic registers, a contime characteristics by which that container will interact tainer editor, a search interface, a search engine, a search with another container or process, (3) a triple space register, engine editor, system-wide hierarchical container gateways consisting of a range, map, graph, list, curve or other interacting with dynamic container registers, a gateway representation designating the domain and determinants of editor, a register editor, a data collection means with editor, 20 space relevance, actively, assigning the space characteristics a data reporting means with editor, an analysis engine with by which that content will act upon another container or editor, an executing engine with editor, databases, and a process, passively, assigning the space, characteristics by means of communicating with other computers as above. which that content will be acted upon by another container These components may reside in a distributed fashion in any or process, and neutrally, assigning the space characteristics configuration on multiple computer systems or networks. 25 by which that container will interact with another container The present invention advantageously provides a conor process, (4) a domain of influence register, determining tainer editor for creating containers, containerizing storing the set, class and range of containers upon which that information in containers and defining and altering container container will act, (5) a domain of receptivity register, registers. A container is an interactive nestable logical determining the set, class and range of containers allowed to domain configurable as both subset and superset, including 30 act upon that container, ( 6) a domain of neutrality register, a minimum set of attributes coded into dynamic interactive determining the set, class and range of containers with which evolving registers, containing any information component, that container will interact, (7) a domain of containment digital code, file, search string, set, database, network, event register, determining the set, class and range of containers or process, and maintaining a unique network-wide lifelong which that container may logically encompass, (8) a domain identity. 35 of inclusion register, determining the set, class and range of containers by which that container might be encompassed, The container editor allows the authoring user to create (9) an ownership register, recording the original ownership containers and encapsulate any information component in a of that containers, (10) a proportionate ownership register, container with registers, establishing a unique network lifedetermining the proportionate ownership of that containers, long identity, characteristics, and parameters and rules of interaction. The authoring user defines and sets the register 40 (11) a creator profile register, describing the creator or with a starting counter and/or mathematical description by creators of that container, (12) an ownership address register, maintaining the address of the creator or creators of utilizing menus and simple graphing tools or other tools that container, (13) a value register, assigning a monetary or appropriate to that particular register. The registers determine the interaction of that container with other containers, credit value to that container, and (14) other registers created system components, system gateways, events and processes 45 by users or the system. on the computer network. Containers are nestable and configurable as both subset Containers and registers, upon creation, may be universal and superset and may be designated hierarchically according to inclusive range, such as image component, image, image or class-specific. The editor provides the means to create file, image collection, image database, or if text, text system-defined registers as well as the means to create other registers. The editor enables the register values to be set by so fragment, sentence, paragraph, page, document, document the user or by the system, in which case the register value collection, document, database, document library, or any may be fixed or alterable by the user upon creation. Register arrangement wherein containers are defined as increasingly values are evolving or non-evolving for the duration of the inclusive sets of sets of digital components. life of the container on the system. Evolving registers may The present invention also includes, structurally intechange through time, space, interaction, system history and 55 grated into each container, or strategically placed within a other means. network at container transit points, unique gateways, System-defined registers comprise: (1) an historical connestable in a hierarchical or set and class network scheme. tainer register, logging the history of the interaction of that Gateways gather and store container register information container with other containers, events and processes on the according to system-defined, system-generated, or user network, (2) an historical system register, logging the history 60 determined rules as containers exit and enter one another, of pertinent critical and processes on the network, (3) a point governing how containers system processes or system comregister accumulating points based upon a hierarchically ponents interact within the domain of that container, or after exiting and entering that container, and governing how rated history of usage, (4) an identity register maintaining a unique network wide identification and access location for a containers, system components and system processes intergiven container, ( 5) a brokerage register maintaining a 65 act with that unique gateway, including how data collection record of ownership percentage and economic values, and and reporting is managed at that gateway. The gateways others. record the register information of internally nested sub and US 7,010,536 Bl 5 6 superset containers, transient containers and search templates, and gateway instructions. The execution engine includes an editor that provides a system manager with a templates, including the grade of access requested, and, means of editing the operating principles of that engine, acting as an agent of an analysis engine and execution engine, govern the traffic and interaction of those containers governing data reporting, data collection, search template and searches with the information resource of which they are 5 loading, gateway instructions, and other. the gateway and other gateways. The gateways' record of The present invention also includes a search interface or internally nested and transient container registers, and its browser. The search interface provides a means for a searchown interaction with those containers, is made available, ing user to submit, record and access search streams or according to a rules-based determination, to the process of phrases generated historically by himself, other users, or the the analysis engine by the data collection and/or data report- 10 system. Search streams or phrases of other users are those ing means. that have been historically determined by the system to have The present invention also includes a means of data the highest probability of utility to the searching user. Search streams or phrases generated by the system are those that storage at any given gateway. have been constructed by the system through the analysis The present invention also includes a data collection means, residing anywhere on the network, or located at one 15 engine based upon the same criteria. or more hierarchical levels of nestable container gateways BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS for gathering information from other gateways and analysis engines according to system, system-generated or user FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a first and preferred embodidetermined rules. The data collection means manages the 20 ment of a system constructed according to the present gathering of data regarding network-wide user choices, invention. usage and information about information, by collecting it FIG. 2A is block diagram of a preferred embodiment of from container and gateway registers as those containers and the memory unit. gateways pass through one another. Such statistics as FIG. 2B is an exemplary embodiment of a computer frequency, pattern, and range of time, space and logical class 25 network showing computer servers, personal computers, is collected as directed by the analysis engine, and made that workstations, Internet, Wide Area Networks, Intranets in data available to the analysis engine by advancing it directly relationship with containers and gateways. to the analysis engine, or incrementally, to the next greater FIG. 2B1 is an exemplary embodiment of a computer hierarchically inclusive collection level. The rules of data network showing computer servers, personal computers, collection may be manually set or altered by the system manager, or set by the system and altered by the system in 30 workstations, Internet, Wide Area Networks, Intranets in relationship with containers and gateways and exemplary its evolutionary capacity. locations of gateway storage in proximity to one or more of The present invention also includes a data reporting the various sites. means, located at one or more hierarchical levels of nestable FIGS. 2C through 2H are exemplary embodiments in container gateways for submitting information to other 35 block diagram form of computer network components showgateways and analysis engines according to system, systeming a possible placement of nested containers, computer generated or user determined rules. The data reporting servers, gateways, and the software components named in means manages the sending of data from the registers, FIG. 2A on a network. gateways and search templates in a frequency, pattern, and FIG. 3Ais a graphical representation for one embodiment range of time, space and logical class as directed by the 40 of a container having a plurality of containers nested within analysis engine, and makes that data available to the analysis that container. engine by advancing it directly to the analysis engine, or incrementally to the next greater hierarchically inclusive FIG. 3B is a graphical representation for a second reporting level. The rules of data collection may be manually embodiment of a container having a plurality of containers set or altered by the system manager, or set by the system 45 nested within that container. and altered by the system in its evolutionary capacity. The FIG. 3C is a drawing showing elements that might be data reporting means may be established to work in concert, logically encapsulated by a container. FIG. 4 is a drawing of in redundancy, or in contiguous or interwoven threads of an information container showing a gateway and registers hierarchically nested containers. logically encapsulating containerized elements. The present invention also includes an analysis engine 50 FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a preferred method for the that receives, reports and collects information regarding the containerization process and container editor operating on interaction of user searches with gateways and container the communication device. registers, as well as container registers with other container FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a preferred method for registers, and container registers with gateways. The analysearching for containers within a node. sis engine analyzes the information submitted by the gate- 55 FIG. 7 is a flowchart further showing a preferred method ways and instructs the execution engine to create new for searching for containers over one or more gateways. information containers, content assemblages, storage FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a method for performing the schemes, access routes, search templates, and gateway data collection and reporting on containers. instructions. The analysis engine includes an editor that FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the analysis provides a system manager with a means of editing the 60 engine. operating principles of that engine, governing data reporting, FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the data collection, search template loading, gateway execution engine. instructions, and other. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of the The present invention also includes an execution engine, fulfilling the instructions of the analysis engine, to create 65 gateway editor. new information containers, content sun and superset FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the operation of the gateway process. assemblages, storage schemes, access routes, search US 7,010,536 Bl 7 8 FIG. 13A is a drawing showing an example of nested memory, or both. The memory unit 22 stores data, operating containers, gateways, registers, analysis engines and an systems, and programmed instructions steps, and manages execution engine prior to container reconstruction as the operations of all hardware and software components in depicted in 13B, 13C and 13D. the system 10 and on the network 201, utilizing the cornFIG. 13B is a drawing showing the reconstructed nested s munication device 26 whenever necessary or expeditious to containers of FIG. 13A. link multiple computer systems 202 within the network 201. The data storage device 20 is preferably a disk storage FIG. 13C is a drawing showing further reconstruction of device for storing data and programmed instruction steps. In nested containers, with a container relocated to reside within the exemplary embodiment, the data storage device 20 is a another container. FIG. 13D is a drawing showing a flowchart of the 10 hard disk drive. Historical recordings of network usage are stored on distributed and centralized data storage devices 20. reconstruction process The preferred embodiment of the input device 24 comFIG. 14 is a drawing showing the screen interface of the prises a keyboard, microphone, and mouse type controller. container editor. Data and commands to the system 10 are input through the FIG. 15 is a drawing showing the screen interface of the 15 input device 24. gateway editor. The present invention also includes a communication FIG. 16 is a drawing showing the screen interface of the device 26. The communication device 26 underlies and search interface. sustains the operations of, referring now also to FIG. 2 the FIG. 17 is a drawing of a generic application program analysis 400 and execution 500 engines, the data reporting showing a drop-down menu link, and a button link to the 20 600 and collection 700 means, the container editor 110, the containerization process or container editor. search interface 300, and the search engine 320, providing DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED the means to search, access, move, copy, utilize or otherwise EMBODIMENT perform operations with and on data. The communication The System device 26 utilizes one or more of the following technologies: Referring now to FIG. 1, a preferred embodiment of a 25 modem, infrared, microwave, laser, photons, electrons, system 10 for creating and manipulating information conwave phenomena, cellular carrier, satellite, laser, router hub, tainers with dynamic interactive registers in a computer, direct cabling, physical transport, radio, broadcast or cable TV or other to communicate with other computers, digitalmedia, or publishing network 201 in order to manufacture information on, upgrade the utility of, and develop intellisupported television, computer networks, or digital-based or gence in that network 201, is shown. The system 10 pref- 30 supported public or published media, or physical media erably comprises an input device 24, an output device 16, a forms, on any a local, wide area, public, or any computerprocessor 18, a memory unit 22, a data storage device 20, based computer supported, or computer interfaced network, and a communication device 26 operating on a network 201. including but not limited to the Internet. It also allows for the The input device 24, an output device 16, a processor 18, a functioning and distribution of any container 100 or conmemory unit 22, a data storage device 20, are preferably 35 tainer component herein described to reside anywhere on coupled together by a bus 12 in a von Neumann architecture. any computer system in any configuration on that local, wide area, public, or corporate computer-based or computer Those skilled in the art will realize that these components related network, or digital-based or supported media form. 24, 16, 18, 22, 20, and 26 may be coupled together according Referring now to FIG. 2A, a preferred embodiment of the to various other computer architectures including any physical distribution of components linked together by the com- 40 memory unit 22 is shown. The memory unit includes: an munication device 26 without departing from the spirit or interactive information container 100, a container editor 110, container registers 120, a container register editor 125, scope of the present invention, and may be infinitely nested or chained, both as computer systems within a network 202, system-wide hierarchical container gateways 200, gateway and as networks within networks 201. storage 205, gateway editors 210, engine editors 510, a The output device 16 preferably comprises a computer 45 search interface 300, search engine 320, analysis engine 400, monitor for displaying high-resolution graphics and speakexecution engine 500, a data reporting module, 600, a data ers for outputting high fidelity audio signals. The output reporting editor 610, a data collection module 700, a data collection editor 710, screen interfaces (GUI's) 936, menu device 16 is used to display various user interfaces 110, 125, or access buttons from generic computer programs 937, and 210, 300, 510, 610, 710, as will be described below, for searching for and containerizing information, and editing the so databases 900, all residing in memory optimized between a container gateways, containers, container registers, the data data storage means 20 such as magnetic, optical, laser, or other fixed storage, and a memory means 22 such as RAM. reporting means and the data collection means, and the The memory unit 22 functions by operating on communisearch, analysis and execution engines. The author uses the cations network 12 with a communication device 26 on input device 24 to manipulate icons, text, charts or graphs, or to select objects or text, in the process of packaging, 55 multiple computer systems 202 within the network 201. These components will be described first briefly in the searching or editing in a conventional manner such as in the following paragraphs, then in more detail with reference to Macintosh of Windows operating systems. FIGS. 3A through 17. The processor 18 preferably executes programmed instruction steps, generates commands, stores data and anaThose skilled in the art will realize that these components lyzes data configurations according to programmed instruc- 60 might also be stored in contiguous blocks of memory, and tion steps that are stored in the memory unit 22 and in the that software components or portions thereof may reside in data storage device 20. The processor 22 is preferably a the memory unit 22 or the data storage means 20. The present invention includes information containers microprocessor such as the Motorola 680(x)O, the Intel 80(x)86 or Pentium, Pentium II, and successors, or proces100 as noted above. The information container 100 is a 65 logically defined data enclosure which encapsulates any sors made by AMD, or Cyrix CPU of the any class. The memory unit 22 is preferably a predetermined element or digital segment (text, graphic, photograph, audio, amount of dynamic random access memory, a read-only video, or other), or set of digital segments, or referring now US 7,010,536 Bl 9 10 to FIG. 3C, any system component or process, or other The memory unit 22 also includes a register editor 125, containers or sets of containers. A container 100 at minimum for creating, selecting, acquiring and modifying container registers 120 and establishing and adjusting the values includes in its construction a logically encapsulated portion therein. The memory unit 22 also includes a gateway editor of cyberspace, a register and a gateway. A container 100 at minimum encapsulates a single digital bit, a single natural 5 210, by which means the user determines the rules governnumber or the logical description of another container, and ing the interaction of a given gateway 210 with the registers at maximum all defined cyberspace, existing, growing and to 120 of transient containers 100, governing transiting containers upon ingress and egress, and governing the interacbe discovered, including but not limited to all containers, defined and to be defined in cyberspace. A container 100 tive behavior of containers within the container to which that contains the code to enable it to interact with the components 10 gateway is attached. The memory unit 22 also includes databases 900, by enumerated in 2A, and to reconstruct itself internally and manage itself on the network 201. which means the analysis engine 400, the execution engine The container 100 also includes container registers 120. 500, the gateways 100, the editors 110, 125, 210, 510, 610, 710, and the search interface 300, store information for later Container registers 120 are interactive dynamic values appended to the logical enclosure of an information con- 15 use. The memory unit 22 present invention also includes a tainer 100, and serve to govern the interaction of that search engine 320 by which means the user is able to locate container 100 with other containers 100, container gateways containers 100 and, referring now to FIG. 4, containerized 200 and the system 10, and to record the historical interaction of that container 100 on the system 10. Container elements 01. registers 120 may be values alone or contain code to 20 The memory unit 22 present invention also includes an establish certain parameters in interaction with other conengine editor 510, by which means the user establishes the tainers 100 or gateways 200. The present invention also rules and operating procedures for the analysis engine 400 includes container gateways 200. Container gateways 200 and the execution engine 500. are logically defined gateways residing both on containers The memory unit 22 present invention also includes a 100 and independently in the system 10. Gateways 200 25 reporting means editor 610, by which means the user establishes the rules and schedule under which the information govern the interactions of containers 100 within their collected by gateways 200 from transient containers 100 will domain, and alter the registers 120 of transiting containers be sent to the analysis engine 400. 100 upon ingress and egress. The present invention also includes container gateway The memory unit 22 present invention also includes a storage 205 to hold the data collected from registers 120 of 30 collection means editor 710, by which means the user establishes the rules and schedule under which the analysis transient containers 100 in order to make it available to the engine 400 will gathers the information collected by gatedata collection means 700 and the data reporting means 600, ways 200 from transient containers 100. and to store the rules governing the operations of its parThe memory unit 22 present invention also includes ticular gateway 200, governing transiting containers upon ingress and egress, and governing the interactive behavior of 35 screen interfaces (GUI's) 936, specifically designed to simplify and enhance the operations of the container editor 110, containers 100 within the container 100 to which that gateway 200 is attached. Gateway storage 205 may be the gateway editor 210, and the search interface 300. located on gateways 200 themselves, containers 100 or The present invention also includes a menu or button anywhere on the network 202, 201, including but not limited access 937, by which a user utilizing any generic computer to Internet, Intranet, LAN, WAN, according to best analysis 40 program may access the system 10 or the container editor 110 from a menu selection(s) or button(s) within that proand use. The memory unit 22 also includes an execution engine gram. The present invention also includes a computer, media or 500 to perform the functions on the system 10 as directed by publishing network 201, comprising computers, digital the analysis engine after its analysis of data from the data reporting means 600, the data collection means 700, and the 45 devices and digital media 202 and a communication device 26, within which the components enumerated in FIG. 2A search interface 300. The memory unit 22 also includes a search interface 300, interact, compiling, analyzing, and altering containers 100 by which the user enters, selects or edits search phrases or and the network 201 according to information gathered from digital strings to be used by the search engine 320 to locate container registers 120. containers 100. 50 The memory unit 22 also includes one or more computers The memory unit 22 also includes an analysis engine 400 202, by which means the components of FIG. 1 sustain the operations described in FIG. 2A. which performs rules based or other analysis upon the data collected from the search interface 300 and the data collecThe memory unit 22 also includes fiat or relational databases 900, used where, and as required. Databases are tion 700 and data reporting 600 means. The memory unit 22 also includes a data reporting means 55 used to store search phrases, search templates, system history for the analysis engine and execution engine, container 600, by which means the information collected by gateways levels and container, sites and digital elements, or any and 200 from transient containers 100 is sent to the analysis all storage required to operate the system. engine 400. Referring now to FIG. 2B, a drawing of a computer The memory unit 22 also includes a data collection means 700, by which means the analysis engine 400 gathers the 60 network 201 as a system 10, showing a possible placement information collected by gateways 200 from transient conof nested containers 100, computer servers, gateways 200, tainers 100. on the sites described below. (Note: FIG. 2B utilizes in parts the same numbering scheme as FIG. 13A, 13B, 13C, 13D The memory unit 22 also includes a container editor 110 and as FIG. 2A.) In FIG. 2B various exemplary sites are for creating, selecting, acquiring, modifying and appending registers 120 and gateways 200 to containers 100, for 65 shown, any or all of which might interact dynamically creating, selecting, acquiring, and modifying containers, and within the system. Site 1 shows a single workstation with a for selecting content 01 to encapsulate. container and gateway connected to an Intranet. (Individual US 7,010,536 Bl 11 12 containers may be a floppy or CD-Rom to be downloaded or hierarchical container gateways 200, gateway storage 205, inserted.) Site 2 shows a server with a gateway in relationand databases 900, all residing on data storage means 20, ship to various containers. Site 3 shows an Internet web page accessed and utilized by non-resident memory unit 22, with a container residing on it. Site 4 shows a personal operating on communications network 12 with a communicomputer with containers and a gateway connected to the s cation device 26. Internet. Site 5 shows a configuration of multiple servers and Site 6 includes an independent analysis engine 400, containers on a Wide Area Network. Site 6 shows a workexecution engine 500, data collection means 700, and data stations with a gateway and containers within a container reporting means 600 gateway editors 210, engine editors connected to a Wide Area Network. Site 7 shows an inde510, a data reporting means editor 610, a data collection means 700, a data collection means editor 710, and datapendent gateway, capable of acting as a data collection and 10 bases 900, all residing on data storage means 20, utilizing data reporting site as it gathers data from the registers of the memory unit to function 22, operating on communicatransiting containers, and as an agent of the execution engine tions network 12 with a communication device 26. as it alters the registers of transient containers. A container Referring now to FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B, a block diagram 100 contains the code to enable it to interact with the components enumerated in 2A, and to reconstruct itself of several nested information containers is shown, including internally and manage itself on the network 201. The code 15 examples of elements, e.g., code 1100, text 1200, audio resides in and with the container in its registers and gateway 1300, video 1400, photograph 1500, graphic images 1600, definitions and controls. Additional system code resides in and examples of possible container level classifications in all sites to manage the individual and collective operation increasing size, e.g., element 10900000, document 10800000, database 10700000, warehouse 10600000, and oversight of the components enumerated in 2A, with the specific components distributed amongst the sites according 20 domain 10500000, and continuing increasingly larger on FIG. 3 (B), subject 10400000, field 10300000, master field to the requirements of optimization. Referring now to FIG. 2B1 various exemplary sites are 10200000, species 10100000. Containers may be infinitely shown as described above in FIG. 2B, with the addition of nested and assigned any class, super class or sub class scheme and description by the creator of the container to possible location of one or more gateway storage 205 locations. 25 govern nesting within that container. In addition to digital Referring now to FIGS. 2C through 2H, various exemelements, containers may also include system process and components, including containerization itself. plary sites with one or more of the logical components of the system 10 in relationship are shown. Site 1 comprises an Referring now to FIG. 3C, a block diagram of an inforinteractive information container 100, a container editor 110, mation container system is shown, listing, without any container registers 120, a container register editor 125, 30 relationship indicated, some of the possible system composystem-wide hierarchical container gateways 200, gateway nents and processes, or sets thereof, that may be encapsulated as elements 01 in an information container 100. An storage 205, gateway editors 210, engine editors 510, a search interface 300, search engine 320, analysis engine 400, information container 100 may include one or more of the following: any unique, container 100, gateway 200, output execution engine 500, a data reporting means 600, a data reporting means editor 610, a data collection means 700, a 35 device 16, input device 24, output device process 160, input device process 240, data storage device 20, data storage data collection means editor 710, and databases 900, all residing on data storage means 20, utilizing the memory unit device process 2000, processor 18, bus 12, content 01, to function 22, operating on communications network 12 search process 02, interface 04, memory unit 22, commuwith a communication device 26. nication device 26, search interface 300, search process 98, Site 2 comprises an interactive information container 100, 40 network 201, class of device, process or content 999, class of process at any unique class of device 990, process at any a container editor 110, container registers 120, a container register editor 125, system-wide hierarchical container gateunique device 99, editor 110, 125, 210, 510, 610, 710, ways 200, gateway storage 205, gateway editors 210, engine engine 320, 400, 500, containerization process 1098, or process 08. editors 510, search engine 320, analysis engine 400, execution engine 500, a data reporting means 600, a data reporting 45 Any container may include (n) other containers, to infinity. The use of value evolving container registers 120 in means editor 610, a data collection means 700, a data collection means editor 710, and databases 900, all residing conjunction with gateways 200, data reporting modules 600, data 20 collection modules 700, the analysis engine 400, and on data storage means 20, utilizing the memory unit to function 22, operating on communications network 12 with the execution engine 500 provides the information container a communication device 26. so 100 with extensive knowledge of the use, operation of its internal contents, prior to, during and after those contents' Site 3 comprises an interactive information container 100, residence within that container 100, and extensive knowla container editor 110, container registers 120, a container register editor 125, hierarchical container gateways 200, edge of the use, operation and contents of the system 10 gateway storage 205, gateway editors 210, and databases external to itself, and allows the container 100 to establish 900, all residing on data storage means 20, utilizing the 55 and evolve its own identity and course of interaction on the memory unit to function 22, operating on communications system 10. Further, containers 100, as logical enclosures, network 12 with a communication device 26. can exist and operate independent of their digital contents, whether encapsulating audio, video, text, graphic, or other. Site 4 comprises an interactive information container 100, Referring now to FIG. 4, a block diagram of an informaa container editor 110, container registers 120, a container register editor 125, hierarchical container gateways 200, 60 tion container 100 is shown. The information container 100 gateway storage 205, gateway editors 210, a search interface is a logically defined data enclosure which encapsulates any element, digital segment (text, graphic, photograph, audio, 300, and databases 900, all residing on data storage means video, or other), set of digital segments as described above 20, utilizing the memory unit to function 22, operating on communications network 12 with a communication device with reference to FIG. 3(C), any system component or 26. 65 process, or other containers or sets of containers. The container 100 comprises the containerized elements 01, Site 5 comprises an interactive information container 100, container registers 120, a container register editor 125, registers 120 and a gateway 200. US 7,010,536 Bl 13 14 Registers 120 appended to an information container 110 Referring now to FIG. 4, registers 120 may be (1) pre-defined, (2) created by the user or acquired by the user, are unique in that they operate independently of the encapsulated contents, providing rules of interaction, history of or (3) system-defined or system-created. Pre-defined regisinteraction, identity and interactive life to that container 100 ters 120 are those immediately available for selection by the through the duration of its existence on a network 201, 5 user within a given container editor as part of that container editor, in order that the user may append any of those without requiring reference to, or interaction with, its specific contents. They enable a container 100 to establish an registers 120 to a container 100 and define values for those identity independent of its contents. Additionally, registers registers 120 where required. Registers 120 created by the 120 are unique in that their internal values evolve through user are those conceived and created by a specific user or interaction with other containers 100, gateways 200, the 10 user group and made immediately available for selection by analysis engine 400, the execution engine 500, and the the user or user group in conjunction with any of a wide choices made by the users in the search interface 300, the number of container editors, in order that the user may container editor 110, the register editor 125, the gateway append any of those registers 120 to a container 100 and editor 210, the engine editor 510. Registers 120 are also define values for those registers 120 where required. Regunique in that they can interact with any register of a similar 15 isters 120 acquired by the user are those registers existing definition on any container 100 residing on the network 201, network-wide 201, created by the user base, that might be located and acquired by the user in order that the user may independent of that container's contents. Registers 120, once constructed, may be copied and appended to other containappend any of those registers 120 to a container 100 and ers 100 with their internal values reset, to form new condefine values for those registers 120 where required. tainers. Register values, when collected at gateways 200 and 20 System-defined registers are those registers whose values made available to the analysis engine 400 through the data are set and/or controlled by the system 10. System-created collection means 700 and the data reporting means 600, registers are those registers created by the system 10. provide an entirely new layer of network observation and Registers 120 are user or user-base created or systemanalysis and operational control through the execution created values or ranges made available by the system 10 to engine 500. Registers 120 accomplish not only a real time 25 attach to a unique container, and hold system-set, user-set, or information about information system, but also a real time system-evolved values. Values may be numeric, may information about information usage on a network. Further, describe domains of time or space, or may provide information about the container 100, the user, or the system 10. because the user base of a network determines usage, the Registers 120 may be active, passive or interactive and may system 10, in gathering information about information usage, is observing the choices of the human mind. When 30 evolve with system use. Pre-defined registers include, but these choices are submitted to the analysis of a rules-based are not limited to, system history 110000, container history 101000, active time 102000, passive time 103000, neutral or other analysis engine 400, the system 10 becomes capable of becoming progressively more responsive to the need of time 104000, active space 111000, passive space 112000, the user base, in effect, learning to become more useful by neutral space 113000, containment 105000, inclusion utilizing the execution engine 500 to create system-wide 35 106000, identity 114000, value 115000, ownership 107000, changes by altering the rules of gateway 200 interaction and ownership addresses 116000, proportionate ownership 117000, creator profile 108000, receptivity 118000, influthereby altering the registers 120 of transient containers 100 ence 119000, points 109000, others 120000, reporting and establishing a complete evolutionary cycle of enhanced utility. 121000, neutrality 122000, acquire 123000, create 124000, Further, in establishing the pre-defined registers as 40 content title 125000, content key phrase(s) 126000, and described in the following four paragraphs, the following content description 127000, security 12800, and parent rules 129000. unique -aspects of information about information are utiPre-defined registers comprise an historical container lized for the first time: 1) the dynamic governance of information according to its utility through time, in active, register 101000, logging the history of the interaction of that passive and neutral aspects, as explained below; 2) the 45 container 100 with other containers, events and processes on the network 201, an historical system register 110000, dynamic governance of information according to its utility logging the history of pertinent critical and processes on the through space in active, passive and neutral aspects, as network, a point register 109000 accumulating points based explained below; 3) the dynamic governance of information according to its ownership, as explained below; 4) the upon a hierarchically rated history of usage, an identity dynamic governance of information according to its unique 50 register 114000 maintaining a unique network wide identihistory of interaction as an identity on a network, as fication and access location for a given container specifying explained below; 5) the dynamic governance of information a unique time and place of origin and original residence, a according to the history of the system on which it exists, as proportionate ownership register 117000 maintaining a explained below; 6) the dynamic governance of information record of ownership percentage and economic values, and according to established rules of interaction, in active, 55 others 120000. passive and neutral aspects, as explained below; 7) the User-defined registers include a report register 121000 setting trigger levels for report sequences, content determidynamic governance of information according to the profile of its creator, as explained below; 8) the dynamic governation and delivery target, three time registers, consisting of a range, map, graph, list, curve or other designating time nance of information according to the value established by its ongoing usage, as explained below; 9) the dynamic 60 relevance, 102000 assigning the time characteristics by governance of information according to it distributed which that container will act upon another container or process, 103000 assigning the time characteristics by which ownership, as explained below; 10) the dynamic governance of information according to what class of information it that container be acted upon by another container or process, might be incorporated into, and according to what class of and 104000 assigning the time characteristics by which that information container it might incorporate, as explained 65 container will interact with another container or process, below; 11) the dynamic governance of information accordthree space registers, consisting of a range, map, graph, list, ing to self-reporting, as explained below. curve or other designating the domain and determinants of US 7,010,536 Bl 15 16 space relevance, 111000 assigning the space characteristics A graphic representation of a container in that class, with registers common to all containers as well as registers by which that content will act upon another container or unique to its class is displayed 10301. process, 112000 assigning the space, characteristics by Input is received from the user choosing to "create" which that content will be acted upon by another container or process, and 113000 assigning the space characteristics 5 10400, "edit" 10500, or "locate" 10600. When the input of "create" 10400 is received from the by which that container will interact with another container or process, a domain of influence register 119000, determinuser, a container template in that class appears 10410. Input ing the set, class and range of containers upon which that from the user is then received adding or selecting a register 10540 to append to that container template. When input is container will act, a domain of receptivity register 118000, determining the set, class and range of containers allowed to 10 received from the user adding a register, a list of registers act upon that container, a domain of neutrality register that might be added to that class of container is made 122000, determining the set, class and range of containers available to select 10550. Input is received from the user with which that container will interact, a domain of conselecting a register 10560 and editing it 10570. The menu returns to "add or select" 10540. tainment register 105000, determining the set, class and If the input of "locate" 10600 is received from the user, range of containers which that container may logically 15 encompass, a domain of inclusion 106000 register, deterthe system prompts the user to enter the identity of the mining the set, class and range of containers by which that container or class of containers 10605. The system locates container might be encapsulated, an ownership register the container(s) 10610. Input is received from the user selecting a container 10620. The system prompts the user for 107000, recording the original ownership of that containers, a creator profile register 108000, describing the creator or 20 a security code for permission to access the container for template use, or to alter its registers, or to alter its content creators of that container, an ownership address register 116000, maintaining the address of the creator or creators of 10630. Input is received from the user entering a name and that container, a value register 115000, assigning a monetary password providing access to one of the security levels 10640. Input is received from the user editing the container or credit value to that container, other registers 120000 created by users or the system, a reporting register 121000, 25 accordingly by transition to step 10500 and performing the determining the content, scheduling and recipients of inforsteps for editing. If the input of "edit" 10500 is received, a list of containers mation about that container, a neutrality register 122000, an available to edit at that level is shown 10510. Input is acquire register 123000, enabling the user to search and utilize other registers residing on the network, a create received from the user selecting a container 10520. That register 124000, enabling the user to construct a new 30 container appears, available to edit 10530. Input is received from the user selecting "add" or "select" registers 10540 by register, a content title register 125000, naming the contents the user clicking on the graphically depicted register, or from of the container, a content key register, 126000, identifying a drop down menu. Input is received from the user selecting the container contents with a key phrase generated by the user and/or the system based upon successful usage of that the register to edit 10560. Input is received from the user phrase in conjunction with the utilization of the information 35 selecting "modify" or "delete" for that register 10565. If input is received from the user to "delete," that register is within that container 100, a content description register severed from the container. If input is received from the user 127000, identifying the container contents with additional description, a security register 128000, controlling container to "modify", the register editor 10570 screen appropriate to security, and a parent container register 129000, storing the that register appears, i.e., an x-y type graph to define a curve rules governing container interaction as dictated by the 40 of relevant active time, in which the user manipulates the x-y parent (encapsulating) container. termini, scale and curve, or a global map in which Input is The container also includes a gateway 200 and gateway received from the user selecting the locale of active space, storage 205. whether zip code, city, county, state, country, continent, Gateways 200 are logically defined passageways residing plant or other. When input is received from the user saving both on containers 100 and independently in the system 10. 45 the definition, the screen returns to the main container screen Gateways 200 govern the interactions of containers 100 to make another selection available. Input is received from encapsulated within their domain by reading and storing the user defining as many registers as he chooses. One of the register 120 information of containers entering and exiting registers may be named "new register." Input is received that container 100. from the user selecting the new register, and if chosen by the The present invention also includes container gateway 50 user, defining a wholly unique and new kind of register by storage 205. Gateway storage 205 stores information regardthe user entering input into the register editor 125. ing the residence, absence, transience, and alteration of When the input is received from the user choosing to add a register, a list of registers that might be added to that class encapsulated and encapsulating containers 100, and their attached registers 120, holding the data collected from of container are made available to select 10550. Input is registers 120 of transient containers 100 in order to make it 55 received from the user selecting a register 10560 and editing it 10570. The menu returns to "add or select" 10540, and in available to the data collection means 700 and the data turn to Input-Select Container. reporting means 600, and storing the rules governing the operations of its particular gateway 200. Input may then be received from the user choosing to add, Referring now to FIG. 5, a flow chart of the preferred modify, or delete the container contents 10700. Once the 60 registers are defined, input is received from the user indimethod for creating a container 100 is shown. Input is received from the user selecting a container level eating completion and the interface reverts to the container through use of a drop-down menu 10100. A menu of all editor. When input is received from the user choosing "select component" (to select the component to containerize) from possible container classes within the subset and superset the main menu bar 10700, a window appears allowing the scheme of multiple hierarchically nested containers, i.e.; element, document, file, database, warehouse, domain, and 65 user to select any file, component, or other container. If for example, the user were creating a warehouse container, and more, is displayed on the output device 10200. Input is received from the user selecting a class 10300. wishes to incorporate several databases into that container, US 7,010,536 Bl 17 18 input would then be received from the user selecting "datanumber of historically proven new search phrases or digital segments found by the analysis engine 30320. Input is base." The program would prompt the user for the location (directory) of that database or container. If the requested received from the user selecting one of the named sets above 30330. If input is received from the user choosing the search selection is not containerized, input may then be received from the user choosing to containerize the element at that 5 engine, the search interface lists the applicable site titles time, after which the program returns to "select component." with a brief description 30410. If input is received from the Once input is received from the user defining the database user choosing the site list of the analysis, the search interface location, the program logically encases the directory or lists the applicable site titles with a brief description 30410. If input is received from the user choosing the container list directories in the defined container. The above procedure may be repeated as many times as desired to include 10 of the analysis engine, the search interface lists the applimultiple databases within a single container. While logical cable container titles with a brief description 30410. If input is received from the user selecting a container 30420, the simplicity would dictate that all containers within a consystem offers the means to view titles and descriptions of tainer be of the same subset, it would be possible for input to be received from the user choosing containers of any sub-containers at any chosen class level. If input is received subset to include in the container. When input is received 15 from the user choosing the phrase list of the analysis engine, from the user choosing "finished," the container is created the search interface lists the applicable phrases or digital segments with a brief description 30320. The search and with a unique network identity, preferably through some combination of exact time and digital device serial number, search result cycle repeats until input is received from the user choosing to go to an individual container or site. or centralized numbering system, or other means. The container 100 contains all digital code, including data and 20 Input is received from the user entering text or any digital string describing his search objectives into a text or search program software from the selected items or containers. box. When input is received from the user submitting the Input may then be received from the user to publish the search string, the system provides the option of containercontainer 11100 at a user-identified or system suggested location 11200 to be selected 11400. izing the search through the container editor 110. Once the Input is received from the user to "publish", from the 25 search container 101 is created, the system restores the main menu bar 11100. Input is received from the user search interface 300 screen the user. Input is received from the user selecting "search", "supchoosing to leave the container where it was created, move ported search" or "both" from another drop-down menu and or copy it to another drive, directory, computer, or network from submitting the search. When input is received from the the user designates, or select the location from location options offered by the system 11200, or submit, or duplicate 30 user selecting "search" 30310, the search phrase is submitted and submit, the container to the analysis engine 400 for to the search engine 30400, which searches both content and intelligent inclusion in other containers, thus allowing the the appropriate container registers, as pre-indexed in the system to publish the container as instructed or choose the search engine, and returns a list of appropriate locations, components or containers. When input is received from the residence of the container 11400. If input is received from the user to choosing to "move," 35 selecting "supported search", the search phrase is submitted or "copy" a browse function allows the user to name the new to the analysis engine search support, which returns a list, in location or browse a list of possible locations. If input is a drop-down menu, of search phrases or individual received from the user choosing to "submit," a browser containers, for any and all container levels, used by other users or created by the system and known to be historically function allows the user to name the analysis search engine 310 or browse a list of possible analyses engines. When 40 successful for the described effort and the described searching user, as per the results of the analysis search engine. input is received from the user choosing the residence of the container 11300, the program restores the search interface Input is received from the user selecting a new search phrase screen. or specific container from the drop down menu 30330. When Referring now to FIG. 6, a flow chart of the method for input is received from the user choosing a new search 45 phrase, that phrase is also submitted to the analysis engine searching for containers 100. When input is received from the user selecting "search 30500 which returns a list of pre-compiled historically interface" from the main title bar, the search interface screen proven sites, components or containers associated with that appears. The user is given the choice of containerizing search phrase 30320. Input is received from the user choosselected content or requesting that container levels be dising a selection 30420 and the system calls up that specific played 30100. From a drop down menu another menu 50 site, container or component. If input is received from the appears allowing input to be received from the user selecting user selecting a specific site, container or component at any the container level 30200. Input is received from the user time during the search process, that element is called up by the system 30440. selecting the container level (from the smallest component to the whole system) 30300. Input is received from the user choosing to containerize a Input is received 30310 from the user selecting the 55 search or select a container level in which to search 30100. phrases, containers or components, which then are When input is received from the user choosing to containre-submitted to the same process, until the input is received erize the search, the software moves to the container editor from the user selecting a specific site or container. as described in FIG. 5, and then returns the user to the search The search phrase, whether containerized or not, is subinterface screen. Input is received from the user selecting to mitted simultaneously to the search engine 30400 and the 60 search a specific container level or the whole network. The analysis engine 30500. system shows the available levels 30200. Input is received The screen then reports in a selection menu, the number from the user selecting a container level30300, and entering of applicable sites found by the search engine 30410, the the text or digital component comprising the search string 30310. The system searches the containers 30400 while number of historically proven applicable sites found by the analysis engine 30410, the number of historically proven 65 simultaneously submitting the search string to the analysis applicable containers at the selected container level or any engine 30500. While the system is accessing containers, container level found by the analysis engine 30410, and the sites or templates 30700, the analysis engine 30500 inquires US 7,010,536 Bl 19 20 of the appropriate database 30600 to access historically Referring now to FIG. 8, a flow chart of the preferred successful containers, sites or search templates correspondprocess for collecting and reporting information on containing to the search request 30700, which is then shown on ers is shown. The data reporting 600 and data collection 700 means utilizes subroutines within the analysis engines 400 another portion or option of the search interface, either as available containers or sites 30410 or as search template 5 and gateways 200 to submit and collect register information options 30320. On one portion or option of the search and sub level analysis to other analysis engines 400 or other interface screen the corresponding containers or sites are gateways 200 of a higher (larger) logical set in a set pattern and frequency defined by the administrator. listed and/or previewed for selection 30410. Input is received from the user selecting the container to access Input is received from the user selecting "data reporting" 30420. The system accesses that container 30430 and shows 10 70100 from the "edit gateway" drop-down menu. Container levels are displayed 70200. Input is received from the user it on the screen 30440 for user review. Input is received from the user selecting an operation, i.e., preview, read, purchase, selecting container level 70300. A menu of all possible gateways 70320 and analysis engines 70330 residing on move, copy, lease, in any composed schedule with operagateways on the above defined container class appears, tions assigned specific values 30460, and the system obtains the specified result 30470. The selection of the operation 15 depicted graphically as a tree of analysis engines and including any interaction with any uniquely defined congateways at that container level. Input is received from the user selecting "source" from "source or destination." Input tainer 100 is recorded 30800 by the container gateway (FIG. is received from the user 70400 selecting a container, 2A, 200), stored in the gateway storage 205 and made available to the analysis engine (FIG. 9) by the data colleccontainers, or class of container by clicking on the graphition and reporting means (FIG. 8). Reporting and collection 20 cally depicted container(s) or container level on a display occurs on a regular basis according to user determined times device. Input is received from the user 70410 selecting "destination" from "source or destination" Input is received or rules. The analysis engine compiles and analyzes selecfrom the user 70500 selecting an analysis engine, analysis tions according to various rules-based systems applicable to the particular container area of residence in cyberspace. engines, or class of analysis engine by clicking on the Input is received from the user selecting the container or 25 graphically depicted analysis engine(s) or analysis engine site 30410, proceeding as described above, or selecting a level on a display device. A time scheduler is displayed. search template 30330, and editing it to re-enter the search Input is received from the user 70510 selecting the reporting 30310. All operations on FIG. 6 utilize the communication frequency for the selected gateways to report data to the device 26 whenever necessary or expeditious. selected engines. The data from the gateways is thenceforth Referring now to FIG. 7, a flow chart of the search process 30 continuously moved or copied to the analysis engines by the is shown. Steps in FIG. 7 repeated from FIG. 6 are given the system 10 utilizing the execution engine 500 according to the defined schedule, rules and pattern 70420, 70520. same reference number as in FIG. 6 for convenience and Input is received from the user selecting "choose conease of understanding. FIG. 7 commences with "SEARCH TRANSITS GATEWAY 32100", continuing from FIG. 6, tainer level" 70300 from the gateway editor drop-down "SYSTEM SEARCHES CONTAINERS 30400". The sub- 35 menu. A menu 70320 appears listing the classes of containmitted search 32100 transits the gateway 200. The gateway ers on the system within the defined subset and superset 200 interacts with the container registers 32200. The gatescheme of multiple hierarchically nested containers, i.e.; ways 200 store the information downloaded from the regelement, document, file, database, warehouse, domain, appears. Input is received from the user selecting the class isters 32300, and the container registers are altered 32500. The container registers 120 then interact with the registers 40 of containers. A graphic representation of that container 120 of the encapsulated search, which registers, and the level throughout the system appears. Input 70300 is received values set within, have been constructed and appended to the from the user selecting individual containers or all the search through the search interface 32600. Values are containers in that class. exchanged and compared and operations performed under From the gateway editor drop-down menu input 70100 is the rules governing both interacting containers 100, and the 45 received from the user selecting "data collecting" A menu of rules governing the search container 100 and any gateway all possible gateways and analysis engines residing on 200. The search engine 320, operating under the principles gateways on the above defined container class appears, and means of search engines presently existing as described depicted graphically as a tree of analysis engines, and elsewhere, then provides to the search interface 32600 a list gateways at that container level. Input 70510 is received of containers 100 meeting the requirements of the search and 50 from the user selecting "source" from "source or destination." Input is received from the user selecting a container, its appended registers, as well as additional search options containers, or class of container by clicking on the graphi32900. The gateway 200 reports and makes available for collection to the analysis engine 400 the information cally depicted container(s) or container level. Input 70510 is received from the user selecting "destination" from "source obtained from the interaction 32400. On a periodic basis defined by the user or a rules-based system, the analysis 55 or destination." Input 70510 is received from the user selecting an analysis engine, analysis engines, or class of engine 400 (FIG. 9) stores in databases 900, analyzes and analysis engine by clicking on the graphically depicted instructs the execution engine 500, and the execution engine 500 executes changes in the system components as defined analysis engine(s) or analysis engine level. A time scheduler below. (FIG. 10). All operations on FIG. 7 utilize the appears. Input 70510 is received from the user selecting the communication device 26 whenever necessary or expedi- 60 collecting frequency for the selected engines to collect data from the selected gateways. The data from the gateways is tious. On the remaining figures, shapes referring to other thenceforth continuously moved or copied to the analysis figures, to operations external to the scope of the present engines by the system 10 utilizing the execution engine 500 figures, or to the subject of the present drawing, are indicated according to the defined schedule, rules and pattern. with dashed lines, and are shown only to place the described 65 The data collection 700 means, utilizing the communicaoperations in the context of continuous and continual operation device 26 and an execution engine 500, comprises one tions external to the drawing. or more subroutines or agents programmed to travel through US 7,010,536 Bl 21 22 Thus, analyses might include, but are not limited to, the the network collecting the accumulated data and analyses physical locus of the users accessing, the demographic from selected analysis engines, gateways or selected subset level of analysis engines or gateways (as above) in a pattern classification of the users accessing, the access frequency for and frequency defined by the gateway administrator at a a given container, the range or curve of time relevance given container level. Input 70510 is received from the user 5 affecting a container, the range or region of space relevance or administrator, defining the collection and reporting of affecting a container 100, the number or number of a specific data, thus controlling permission within his gateway, and type of container 100 transiting a gateway 200, the hierarbeing subject to permission levels defined by others beyond chically graded usage of containers 100 or container conhis gateway. tents 01 compared with the demographic of those users Input is received from the user or gateway administrator 10 accessing the container, the hierarchically graded usage of containers 100 or container contents 01 compared with selecting collection or reporting 70100 and the system shows the container levels available 70200. Input is received search phrases entered into the search interface 300, the from the user selecting a container level 70300. Input is hierarchically graded usage of containers 100 or container received from the user selecting "gateway" 70400 or contents 01 compared with search phrases entered into the "engine" 70500. The system shows gateways 70320 or 15 search interface 300 compared with the demographic of the engines 70330 associated with that level. Input is received users accessing, the number of pertinent containers nested from the user editing the reporting parameters associated within a given container 100. Once an analysis is with a gateway or a class of gateways 70410 or an engine or accomplished, the result is compared to pre-programmed class of engines 70510. Input is received from the user rules triggering instruction sets (such as moving a container selecting the collecting frequency for the chosen engines. 20 to nest within another container). When input is received from the user choosing to user save Instructions are then sent to the execution engine 40200, the definition, the screen returns to the main container which utilizes the communication device 26 to execute the screen, step 70100 to make another selection available. Input instructions derived from the analyses. These containerized is received from the user choosing to repeat the cycle, instructions transit the gateways 40300 and are utilized in choosing "destination" to describe the destination analysis 25 the gateway process (FIG. 12) engines and the data collecting frequency from those destiReferring now to FIG. 10, a flow chart of the operation of the execution engine is shown. The execution engine 400, nation analysis engines. The data collection means 700 collects the accumulated gateway information in a pattern operating under its own programmed sequence in response to the instructions from the analysis engine 50100, utilizing and frequency defined by the gateway administrator or user 30 the communication device 26, works in continuous process at a given container level. The system utilizing the execution engine (see FIG. 10) as its containerized execution instructions transit the gatedistributes the new parameters to the gateways 70420 or ways 50200 to create containers 50210 in an automated engines 70520 by the communication device 26. Using the containerization process 50215, alter container contents 50230 by moving or copying containers to new containers new parameters the gateways report to the analysis engines 70430 after, in some cases, conducting sub-analysis 70440, 35 50235, to alter storage 50240 by moving or copying containers to new storage 50245, to alter access routes 50250 by or using sub-analysis 70440 to submit directly to specified gateways under certain conditions and parameters, and the altering gateway pointers 50255, to alter search templates analysis engines collect from the gateways 70530. The 50260 by adding, changing and deleting search phrases and analysis engine uploads, downloads and utilizes information the referenced objects indicated by those search phrases to databases 900 to conducts its analysis. 40 50265, to alter gateway instructions 50270 by altering The invention includes an analysis engine 400. Through gateway registers and pointers 50275. The execution works the data reporting 600 means and data collection 700 the in a continuous loop with the gateway process 50300, the analysis engine 400 receives data and sub-analysis from the data collection and reporting process 50400 and the analysis engine process 50300. search interface and the gateways. Data includes, for each The invention includes gateways 200. Gateways may be gateway 200, the frequency and grade of access, the descrip- 45 placed and reside anywhere on the network where containers tion of the user accessing, the identity of the container 100 accessing, the register parameters, and the historically accutransit. Gateways also reside on any or all containers. The mulated register data. gateway reads and stores the chosen register information Referring now to FIG. 9, a flow chart of the operation of from transient containers entering or exiting its logical the analysis engine 400 is shown. Analysis engines 400 may 50 boundaries. The resident analysis search engine, if any, reside at any gateway or anywhere in the system 10. The performs the specified level of analysis. Data and analysis is analysis engine 400, operating under its own programmed both held for the collection means according to the pattern and timing specified in the data reporting 600 editor and sequence, utilizing the communication device 26, works, by submitted according to the pattern and timing specified in means of programmed rules of logical, mathematical, statistical or other analysis upon gateway and register 55 the data collection means editor 700. information, in continuous interaction with the search proThe gateways are network-wide, hierarchical, and cess 410 and the data collection and reporting process 420 nestable, and reside with a container encompassing any to analyze, determine and compile instructions 40100 on component, digital code, file, search string, set, database, container construction 40110 to containerize in an autonetwork, event or process and maintaining a unique lifelong mated process 40115, on container contents 40120 to move, 60 network wide identity and unique in all the universe hiscopy or delete containers 40125, on storage schemes 40130 torical identity, or may be strategically placed at such to move or copy containers to new storage 40135, on access container transit points to gather and store register inform aroutes 40140 to alter gateway pointers to sought information tion attached to any such container, according to system40145, on search templates 40150 to add, delete or change defined, system-generated, or user determined rules residing search phrases and the referenced objects indicated by those 65 in its registers defining the behavior of those containers and search phrases 40155 and on gateway instructions 40160 to components as they exit and enter one another, or interact alter gateway registers and pointers 40165. with one another or any system process or system campo- US 7,010,536 Bl 23 24 nent within the logical domain of that container, or after altered 21500. The container registers also interact with the exiting and entering that container, or defining how they search interface 21600. The gateways report the register interact with that unique gateway. information or make it available for collection by the data Gateway's registers comprise both system-defined and reporting and collection means (FIG. 8) operating on the user-defined registers, alterable by author, duration, 5 communication device 26 to provide the information to the analysis engine 21800, which stores 90100, analyzes and location, network-wide history, individual container history and/or interaction with other containers, gateways, networks instructs the execution engine 21900, which processes and or media, and evolve according to that gateway's history on instructions are also stored 90100 by the execution engine a computer network, or according to the network history of upon receipt. events and processes, or according to that information 10 All operations in FIG. 12 utilize the communication component's interaction with other information containers, device 26 whenever necessary or expeditious. components, system components, network events or proReferring now to FIG. 13A, a drawing of nested containcesses. ers 100 prior to the container modification process on a network 201 is shown. (Note: The same container numberReferring now to FIG. 11, a flow chart of the gateway editor is shown. From the main title bar input is received 15 ing scheme is used in FIG. 13A, 13B, 13C, 13D and in 2B.) from the user selecting "containerize" or "gateway level" Information containers 505 and 909, residing within container 908, operating under the rules governing container 20100. When input is received from the user selecting interaction within that container 908 downloaded to con"containerize" the system enters the container editor process 110. When input is received from the user selecting tainer 505 and 909 from gateway 9081 upon their entrance "gateway," the system shows the gateway levels available 20 to container 908, which rules had been downloaded from execution engine 500 acting under the direction of analysis 20200. A menu of all possible gateways within the subset and superset scheme of defined multiple hierarchically engine 400, and under the rules programmed into their own nested gateways appears. Input is received from the user registers 404120, 909120, compare the specified (by those selecting the gateway level 20300. The system searches the rules) set of registers 404120, 909120, i.e., time and space, gateways 20500 to locate the available gateway templates 25 and determine a container 404 encapsulated within 505 20700 and the available gateways 20600. Input is received would be more appropriately encapsulated within container 909. from the user selecting the gateway 20610 or gateway level Referring now to FIG. 13B a drawing of nested containers template 20720. The system goes to the gateway 20620 or to the template 20720. A graphic representation of the chosen during a container modification process on a network 201 is gateway 20630 or template 20730 appears. Input is received 30 shown. Container 404 is moved to reside with container 909. from the user to edit 20640 or create a gateway 20740. Once As the container 404 exits container 505, the gateway of completed, input may be received from the user selecting container 505, being gateway 5051, operating under the rules governing container interaction with a gateway 5051 "analysis level" from the gateway 200 drop-down menu, to select the level of analysis in a multi-level analysis sequence upon egress or egress as programmed in the gateway editor to be accomplished at the local level by a gateway-resident 35 210 and modified by the execution engine 500 executing the instructions of the analysis engine 400, or any greater logical analysis engine. The user accesses the container editor to containerize (FIG. 5). Input is received from the user selectanalysis engine 408 providing execution instructions to an execution engine 508 operating in a larger encompassing ing the registers by clicking on the graphically depicted register, or from a drop down menu.). Input is received from container 108 entering through that container's gateway 208 the user setting the registers as described elsewhere in 40 or an independent gateway 707, or sub-analysis engine ("container registers"). Input is received from the user operating at any gateway level, records the register inforselecting or defining the rules governing the interaction of mation of container 404. The gateway 5051 reports the transaction to the gateway 9081 of container 908, being the that gateway with transient containers. Input is received from the user selecting or defining the rules governing the next higher logical container. Gateway 9081 holds in gateinteraction of containers existing within the logical domain 45 way storage 205 the information until collected by one or more data collection processes 700, or reported to one or of the container 100 to which that gateway is attached. The user publishes the gateway (FIG. 5). Input is received from more data reporting processes 600, serving one or more the user selecting "residence" from the main menu bar. Input analysis engines 400 residing independently on the system is received from the user choosing to leave the gateway 10 or an analysis engine at higher logical container 303. The where it was created, move it to container on another drive, 50 analysis engine 400, comparing reports of user hierarchidirectory, computer, or network. If the user chooses "move," cally graded usage under the operations of the search engine a browse function allows the user to name the new location 320 and the search interface 300, on information container 808 after receiving reports from the data reporting means of or browse a list of possible locations. Once input is received from the user choosing the residence of the gateway, the container 404 being moved to container 909 determines, i.e., program restores the search interface screen. 55 that the number of time and space relevant containers The invention includes a data reporting means editor 610, residing within container 909 is sufficient to warrant an and a data collection means editor 710, FIG. 2A, as a menu action, and directs the execution engine 500 to copy container 909, nested within container 908, to a third inform aoption under the gateway editor 210. The present invention also includes a gateway process. tion container 808. As the copy instruction from execution Referring now to FIG. 12, a flow chart of the gateway 60 engine 500 transits the gateway of container 908, the gateprocess is shown. A system operation, search process or way 9081 records the instruction. The copy instruction element container or process container is shown in transit interacts with the registers 909120 of container 909 regarding the rules governing its copying to another location. Once 21100 passing through a gateway 21200. The container, operation or process interacts with the gateway 21300, approved by the governing rules of registers 909120 uploading, downloading and exchanging information with 65 appended to container 909, container 909 is duplicated. As the container, operation or process. The gateway stores the duplicate container 909 exits the container 908, the container information 21400 and the container registers are gateway records the register information 909120 of con- US 7,010,536 Bl 25 26 tainer 909, and the registers 909120 of container 909 are a larger encompassing container 108 entering through that altered by special instructions from gateway 9081 under the container's gateway 208 or an independent gateway 707, or rules residing in gateway 9081 regarding ingress and egress sub-analysis engine operating at any gateway level, records 888109 the register information of container 404, and alters and the rules residing in the registers 909120 of container 909 regarding alteration by gateways upon ingress and 5 the register information of container 404. The gateway 5051 egress. Passing through independent gateway 707, the regreports 888110 the transaction to the gateway 9081 of ister information 909120 is recorded, and awaits data colcontainer 908, being the next higher logical container. Gateway 9081 holds 888111 in gateway storage 205 the lection or reporting 700, 600. As container 909 enters container 808, the gateway records the register information information until collected by one or more data collection 909120 of container 909, the registers 909120 of 909 are 10 processes 700, or reported to one or more data reporting altered by special instructions from gateway 8081, operating processes 600, serving 888112 one or more analysis engines 400 residing independently on the system 10 or an analysis under the rules as described in the paragraph above, and engine at higher logical container 303. The analysis engine container 909 takes up residence within container 808. Referring now to FIG. 13C, a drawing of nested contain400, comparing 888114 reports of user hierarchically graded ers after the container modification process on a network 15 usage on information container 808 under the operations of 201 process is shown. Container 909, now also logically the search engine 320 and the search interface 300, after residing within container 808, commences to interact with receiving 888113 reports from the data reporting means of other containers 606 in 808 under the rules governing container 404 being moved to container 909, determines container interaction within container 808 as received from 888115, i.e., that the number of time and space relevant gateway 8081 upon transiting that gateway, and under the 20 containers residing within container 909 is sufficient to rules of registers 606120, 909120 of the interacting containwarrant an action, and directs 888115 the execution engine ers 606, 909, operating under the rules as described in the 500 to copy container 909, nested within container 908, to paragraph above. Through data collection and reporting 700, a third information container 808. As the copy instruction 600, analysis engine is appraised of container's 909 new from execution engine 500 transits the gateway of container duplicate residence. I.e., operating under the registers of 25 908, the gateway 9081 records 888116 the instruction. The copy instruction interacts 888117 with the registers 909120 space relevance, a body of law pertaining to Boston Municiof container 909 regarding the rules governing its copying to pal tax law may be housed in a container holding Massaanother location. Once approved 888118 by the governing chusetts tax law, but it would be more appropriately located rules of registers 909120 appended to container 909, conin a container holding Boston tax law, with only a pointer to that location residing in the Massachusetts tax law container. 3D tainer 909 is duplicated 888118. As the duplicate container 909 exits the container 908, the gateway records 888119 the In this example, such an analysis could be accomplished by register information 909120 of container 909, and the regcomparison of zip code information in the space registers, or logical rules-based analysis, with "state" being a larger set isters 909120 of container 909 are altered 888120 by special than "city". Or, i.e., operating under the registers of time instructions from gateway 9081 under the rules residing in relevance, the curve of time relevance for a concert might 35 gateway 9081 regarding ingress and egress and the rules follow an ascending curve for the months prior, hit a brief residing in the registers 909120 of container 909 regarding plateau, and then reach a precipitous decline, at which time alteration by gateways upon ingress and egress. Passing certain pertinent information only might be moved to an through independent gateway 707, the register information 909120 is recorded 888121, and awaits 888122 data collecarchival container of city events or rock concerts of that year. In this example, once the curve is mapped into a 40 tion or reporting 700, 600. As container 909 enters container register, that map would cause an increasing frequency of 808, the gateway records 888123 the register information pointers to that container in other containers or gateways, or 909120 of container 909, the registers 909120 of 909 are inclusion of that container in other containers, as the analysis altered 888124 by special instructions from gateway 8081, operating under the rules as described in the paragraph engine compares that curve with increasing user inquiry. Referring now to FIG. 13D, a flowchart of the reconstruc- 45 above, and container 909 takes up residence 888125 within tion process is shown. container 808. Information containers 505 and 909, residing within conContainer 909, now also logically residing (in addition to tainer 908, operating under the rules governing container its original container residence) within container 808, cominteraction within that container 908 downloaded 888103 to mences to interact 888126 with other containers 606 in 808 container 505 and 909 from gateway 9081 upon their 50 under the rules governing container interaction within conentrance to container 908, which rules had been downloaded tainer 808 as received from gateway 8081 upon transiting that gateway, and under the rules of registers 606120, 888102 from execution engine 500 acting under the direction 888101 of analysis engine 400, and under the rules 909120 of the interacting containers 606, 909, operating programmed into their own registers 404120, 909120, comunder the rules as described in the paragraph above. Through pare 888104 the specified (by those rules) set of registers 55 data collection and reporting 700, 600, analysis engine is appraised 888127 of container's 909 new duplicate resi404120, 909120, i.e., time and space, and determine 888105 a container 404 encapsulated within 505 would be more dence. appropriately encapsulated within container 909. Referring now to FIG. 14, the screen interface of the Container 404 is moved 888106 to reside with container container editor is shown. This interface is a process wherein 909. As the container 404 exits container 505, the gateway 60 input is received by the user using the main menu 78 or drop down menu 1419, or using an input device to "drag and of container 505, being gateway 5051, operating under the rules governing container interaction with a gateway 5051 drop" or click, causing the system 10 to acquire 1409, edit upon egress or egress as programmed in the gateway editor 1410 or create 1411 a file 1407, container 1408 or digital 210 and modified 888108 by the execution engine 500 content 01, to search for 1412, acquire 1413, edit 1414 or executing the instructions of the analysis engine 400, or any 65 create 1415, print 1416, or containerize 1417 a container greater logical analysis engine 408 providing execution 100, to select 1402, (or by clicking on register), search 1403, instructions 888107 to an execution engine 508 operating in acquire 1404, edit 1405, or create a register 1406 to append US 7,010,536 Bl 27 28 or detach registers 120 to those containers, to set register Library Software, as used in Dow Jones News Retrieval, or values in those registers 120, to utilize the register editor 125 Internet search engines such as Webcrawler, Yahoo, Excite, Infoseek, Alexa or any Internet search engine, or any new through 1405 to create new registers, or to 1418 add, detach, engines to be developed capable of searching for and acquire a gateway 200 to append or detach to those containers, and utilize the gateway editor 210 through 1418. 5 locating digital segments, whether text, audio, video or graphic. (See detailed description referring to FIG. 5) Referring now to FIG. 15, the screen interface of the The present invention also includes an analysis engine 400. Utilizing rules-based analysis, the analysis engine gateway editor is shown. This interface is a process wherein determines the class of storage medium upon which coninput is received by the user using the main menu 1501 or drop down menu 1513, or using an input device to "drag and 10 tainers reside, the subsets and supersets by which and in drop" or click, causing the system 10 to search for 1507, which containers encompass and reside within one another, acquire 1508, edit 1509 create 1510, print 1511 or containthe routes of access to those containers, the historically erize 1512 gateways, and causing the system 10 to establish successful search parameters by which those containers are rules by which an individual gateway governs the transiting accessed based upon the identity of the user accessing the 1502, entering 1503, exiting 1504 of containers and the 15 containers, and the grade of access chosen by the user in interaction of containers within its domain 1505, and exteraccessing that container 100. nal of its domain 1506. (See detailed description referring to Utilizing a pre-programmed sequence of compilation, and FIG. 11). inductive, deductive and derivative analysis, the analysis engine manufactures instructions based upon the analysis of Referring now to FIG. 16, the screen interface of the search interface. This interface is a process wherein input is 20 the information submitted by the gateways and the search received by the user using the main menu 1625 or drop down interface, and submits those instructions to the appropriate menu 1624, or using an input device to "drag and drop" or execution engine 500 in order to create new information click, or by entering text, causing the system 10 to select containers, content assemblages, storage schemes, access 1615, search for 1616, acquire 1617, edit 1618 create 1619, routes, search templates, and gateway instructions, and print 1620, containerize 1621 (by accessing the container 25 others, and to provide informed search options through the editor 110) or insert 1622 digital search strings into the search interface to the inquiring user. search box 1623 in order to submit that string to the search The present invention also includes an engine editor 510, that provides a system administrator with a means of editing engine 320, or causing the system 10 to select 1602, search for 1603, acquire 1604, edit 1605, create 1612, containerize the operating principles of that search engine, and search 1613 (by accessing the container editor 110), or insert 1614 30 template loading in the search interface 300, a reporting and search keys (templates that comprise search scope in geocollection means editor 610, 710, governing data reporting 600 and data collection 700 at the gateways 200 as defined graphic range, container level, and specific key words or by the gateway editor 210 and the register editor 125, a digital strings), or containerized searches (containers 110), into the search box 1623 in order to submit that string to the container editor 110 for creating and modifying containers search engine 320, or causing the system 10 to set a search 35 and appending registers to containers, a register editor 125 range by geographic range 1607, container level 1608, or for creating and modifying container registers and establishacquire 1609, edit 1610 or create 1611 a scope template. ing and adjusting the values therein, container gateways 200 (templates that comprise search scope in geographic range with their own storage 205, information containers 100 for and, container level.) (See detailed description referring to holding information and container registers for holding 40 information about specific containers and their history on the FIG. 6). network. Referring now to FIG. 17, a drawing showing, on an input device or computer screen 24, in any generic (dashed lines) The present invention also includes an execution engine software application program, a drop-down menu link 1403 300. Based upon instructions received from the analysis engine 400 utilizing the communication device 26, the on a drop down menu 1402 dropping down from a main menu 1401, and a free-floating button link 1404, is shown. 45 execution engine 500 provides search phrases to the search interface 300 based upon initially received inquiries, reloWhen input is received at 1402 or 1403, the system 10 makes available to the user the containerization process or cates containers including their programs, data and registers to other directories, drives, computers, networks on other container editor 110. When input is received at drop-down menu link 1405 or a button link 1406, the system 10 makes classes of storage mediums, i.e., tape drive, optical drive, available to the user the means to enter and interact with this 50 CD-ROM, deletes, copies, moves containers to nest within system 10 or this network 201 in any of their aspects. The or encompass other containers on other directories, drives, interfaces 1403, 1404 show a process wherein input is computers, networks to nest within other containers, alters received causing the system 10 to encapsulate content or the class of storage medium upon which containers reside, access the container editor 110. The link also allows the user the subsets and supersets by which and in which containers to encapsulate the page or file on which he is currently 55 encompass and reside within one another, the routes of access to those containers, and the historically successful working, without selecting content, and if so desired, without accessing the container editor. The interfaces 1405, 1406 search parameters by which those containers are accessed show a process wherein input is received causing the system based upon the identity of the user accessing the container 10 to access or interact with the system 10 or the network and the grade of access chosen by the user in accessing that 201. 60 container. The present invention also includes a search engine 320. The execution engine 400 fulfills the instructions of the Once the key word(s), phrase or digital segment is entered analysis search engine 500, to create new information into the search interface 300, or an offered selection chosen containers, content sub and superset assemblages, storage on the menu, it is utilized by the search engine 320 to locate schemes, access routes, search templates, gateway 200 65 instructions and other system functions. The execution the desired site or data. engine includes an editor 510 that provides a system manThe search engine employed may be any industry stanager with a means of editing the operating principles of that dard search engine such as Verity "Topic", or Personal US 7,010,536 Bl 29 30 search engine, governing data reporting, data collection 700, configurations, such as the use of RAM or hard drives for storage or lasers for communication may assume myriad search template loading, gateway instructions, and other forms without altering the essential operation of this invenfunctions. tion. The present invention also includes fiat or relational What is claimed is: databases 900, used where, and as required. 5 1. An apparatus for transmitting, receiving and manipuThe present invention also includes a communication lating information on a computer system, the apparatus device 26 supporting all operations on a network wide basis. including a plurality of containers, each container being a The present invention also includes a search engine 300 to logically defined data enclosure and comprising: locate the desired site or data. The present invention also an information element having information; includes databases 900, fiat or relational, to serve the other 10 a plurality of registers, the plurality of registers forming components of the system as needed and where needed. part of the container and including The present invention also includes editors, by which the a first register for storing a unique container identification user may alter the governing aspects of the system. Editors value, include, but are not limited to, a container editor 110, a a second register having a representation designating time register editor 125, a gateway editor 210, an engine editor 15 and governing interactions of the container with other 510, a reporting means editor 610, a search interface 300, containers, systems or processes according to utility of and a collection means editor 710. information in the information element relative to an The present invention also includes specific screen interexternal-to-the-apparatus event time, faces for the editors, as described in FIG. 14, FIG. 15 and an active time register for identifying times at which FIG. 16. 20 the container will act upon other containers, The present invention also includes a means for this processes, systems or gateways, system 10 and network 201 or container editor 110 to be a passive time register for identifying times at which accessed from a menu or button selection within any the container can be acted upon by other containers, program, as described in FIG. 17. processes, systems or gateways, and While the present invention has been described with 25 a neutral time register for identifying times at which the reference to certain preferred embodiments, those skilled in container may intersect with other containers, the art will recognize that various modifications may be processes, systems or gateways; and provided. For example, both analysis engine and execution a gateway attached to and forming part of the container, engine may be duplicated or modified for distribution at the gateway controlling the interaction of the container with other containers, systems or processes. various locations and hierarchical positions in the gateway 30 2. An apparatus for transmitting, receiving and manipuand container system throughout the network and designed lating information on a computer system, the apparatus to work in concert. Also, the physical computing infrastrucincluding a plurality of containers, each container being a ture may be mainframe, mini, client server or other with logically defined data enclosure and comprising: various network and distributed computing designs, includan information element having information; ing digitally supported or based physical or public media, 35 a plurality of registers, the plurality of registers forming and the components of the system 10, as described in FIG. part of the container and including 1 may be physically distributed through space. Even the a first register for storing a unique container identificontents of a single container may be logically referenced cation value, but be physically distributed through the network and reside a second register having a representation designating at multiple storage locations. The whole system may be 40 space and governing interactions of the container hierarchically nested within other systems to the nth degree. with other containers, systems or processes accordWhole systems may also be encapsulated within containers. ing to utility of information in the information eleA single container may also encompass a single physical ment relative to an external-to-the-apparatus threemedia, such as a CD-ROM disk, programmed with the dimensional space, container, gateway and register design. Gateways may be 45 an active space register for identifying space in which strategically placed on containers at ingress and/or egress the container will act upon other containers, points or may be placed strategically throughout the system processes, systems or gateways, for optimal collection and reporting output and gateway a passive resister for identifying space in which the system control. Also, the loop of gateway data collection and container can be acted upon by other containers, reporting, analysis engine analysis, instruction, and gateway 50 processes, systems or gateways, modification, and execution engine operations may be infia neutral space register for identifying space in which nitely nested, from the smallest container of two subthe container may interact with other containers, containers to whole networks holding millions of containers processes, systems, or gateways; and and thousands of levels, with analysis itself nested within the multiple levels. Gateways may be established at both logical 55 a gateway attached to and forming part of the container, and physical junctures such as a satellite uplink point. Also, the gateway controlling the interaction of the container the provision to establish a unique network identity might be with other containers, systems or processes. 3. The apparatus of claim 1 or 2, wherein the plurality of designed to include as of yet unknown computer networks as registers includes at least one container history register for they arise. The analysis and execution engines may operate on a rules-based, fuzzy logic, artificial intelligence, neural 60 storing information regarding past interaction of the connet, or other system not yet devised. Other variations upon tainer with other containers, systems or processes, the conand modifications to the preferred embodiments are protainer history register being modifiable. 4. The apparatus of claim 1 or 2, wherein the plurality of vided for by the present invention, which is limited only by the following claims. Also, the classification scheme of registers includes at least one system history register for nested containers, while designated by the container 65 storing information regarding past interaction of the concreators, may transform, be utilized otherwise, or be wholly tainer with different operating system and network prodiscarded according to usage. Also, hardware cesses. US 7,010,536 Bl 31 32 5. The apparatus of claim 1 or 2, wherein the plurality of registers includes at least one predefined register, the predefined register being a register associated with an editor for user selection and being appendable to any container. 6. The apparatus of claim 1 or 2, wherein the plurality of registers includes a user-created register, the user-created register being generated by the user, and being appendable to any container. 7. The apparatus of claim 1 or 2, wherein the plurality of registers includes a system-defined register, the systemdefined register being set, controlled and used by the system, and being appendable to any container. 8. The apparatus of claim 1 or 2, wherein the plurality of registers includes at least one acquire register for controlling whether the container adds a register from other containers or adds a container from other containers when interacting with them. 9. The apparatus of claim 1 or 2, wherein the gateway includes means for acting upon another container, the means for acting upon another container using the plurality of registers to determine whether and how the container acts upon other containers. 10. The apparatus of claim 1 or 2, wherein the gateway includes means for allowing interaction, the means for allowing interaction using the plurality of registers to determine whether and how another container can act upon the container. 11. The apparatus of claim 1 or 2, wherein the gateway includes means for gathering information, the means for gathering information recording register information from other containers, systems or processes that interact with the container. 12. The apparatus of claim 1 or 2, wherein the gateway includes means for reporting information, the means for reporting information providing register information to other containers, systems or processes that interact with the container. 13. The apparats of claim 1 or 2, wherein the gateway includes an expert system including rules defining the interaction of the container with other containers, systems or processes. 14. The apparatus of claim 1 or 2, wherein the information element is one from the group of text, graphic images, video, audio, a digital pattern, a process, a nested container, bit, natural number and a system. 15. An apparatus for transmitting, receiving and manipulating information on a computer system, the apparatus including a plurality of containers, each container being a logically defined data enclosure and comprising: an information element having information; a plurality of registers, the plurality of registers forming part of the container and including a first register for storing a unique container identification value, a second register having a representation designating time and governing interactions of the container with other containers, systems or processes according to utility of information in the information element relative to an external-to-the-apparatus event time, and at least one acquire register for controlling whether the container adds a register from other containers or adds a container from other containers when interacting with them; and a gateway attached to and forming part of the container, the gateway controlling the interaction of the container with other containers, systems or processes. 16. An apparatus for transmitting, receiving and manipulating information on a computer system, the apparatus including a plurality of containers, each container being a logically defined data enclosure and comprising: an information element having information; a plurality of registers, the plurality of registers forming part of the container and including a first register for storing a unique container identification value, a second register having a representation designating time and governing interactions of the container with other containers, systems or processes according to utility of information in the information element relative to an external-to-the-apparatus event time, and at least one acquire register for controlling whether the container adds a register from other containers or adds a container from other containers when interacting with them; and a gateway attached to and forming part of the container, the gateway controlling the interaction of the container with other containers, systems or processes. 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 * * * * *

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