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

Abstract

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

1 . A computer-based method for modeling data comprising:
 (a) storing a multi-dimensional structure including a plurality of nodes dispersed throughout the interior of the multi-dimensional structure, wherein each node represents one of a data, an absence of data, and a set of nodes and has a three-dimensional coordinate, wherein the three-dimensional coordinate is able to define any location within the interior of the multi-dimensional structure;   (b) rending the multi-dimensional structure, wherein each node is rendered at a location in a three-dimensional space defined by the corresponding three-dimensional coordinate for the node;   (c) displaying the multi-dimensional structure three dimensionally, wherein each node is displayed at a location in a three-dimensional space defined by the corresponding three-dimensional coordinate for the node;   (d) receiving a user input selecting a node;   (e) translating the user input into a message, wherein the message identifies the selected node and is formatted according to a predefined message format;   (f) sending the message to at least one plug-in module, wherein each of the at least one plug-in module is adapted to read a document format; and   (g) opening a document using the at least one plug-in module, wherein the document has a document format that the at least one plug-in module is adapted to read.