Contextual mapping based learning by converting information

Abstract

A method, network server, communication device and system of preparing a pictorial representation of information. The system comprises a server for providing information and generating the pictorial representation, a wireless network for communicating said server over the air waves, and wireless terminals of said wireless network for receiving the information and making mark-ups or indications to the information from which the pictorial representation is created.

1 . A method comprising:
 in response to one or more user indications onto information displayed as at least one part of a visual presentation, retrieving and categorizing the information at a wireless terminal;   causing, at least in part, generation of an outline of the information based, at least in part, on categorization;   causing, at least in part, a pictorial representation of the information at the wireless terminal based upon the outline; and   causing, at least in part, conversion of the pictorial representation back to the outline of the information in response to a user selection.   
     
     
         2 . A method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 identifying and authorizing the wireless terminal, a server, one or more other wireless terminals, or a combination thereof, with one or more privilege levels for modifying the one or more user indications, the information, the outline, the pictorial representation, or a combination thereof,   wherein one or more headings in the outline are hyperlinked to one or more portions of the information, additional text input by a user, or a combination thereof, and   wherein the pictorial representation includes one or more conceptual maps of nodes connected with logic links.   
     
     
         3 . A method of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 receiving one or more marked-up keywords, one or more marked-up textual sections, or a combination thereof from the wireless terminal, the server, the one or more other wireless terminals, or a combination thereof, as the one or more user indications including one or more highlights, one or more underlines, one or more demarcations, or a combination thereof   
     
     
         4 . A method of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 causing, at least in part, transmission of the categorization, the outline, the pictorial representation, or a combination thereof, to the server, the one or more other wireless terminals, or a combination thereof, wherein the information includes one or more electronically-stored documents, one or more paper documents, multimedia data, or a combination thereof   causing, at least in part, a pictorial representation at the one or more other wireless terminals, based, at least in part, on the transmission; and   causing, at least in part, conversion of the pictorial representation at the one or more other wireless terminals back to the outline of the information in response to a user selection,   wherein the transmission is further based, at least in part, upon the one or more privilege levels.   
     
     
         5 . A method of  claim 2 , wherein the categorization, the outline, and the pictorial representation are processed at the wireless terminal and one or more other wireless terminals independently from a central server, and the one or more conceptual maps are transmitted and revised among the wireless terminal and the one or more other wireless terminals without involving the central server, and the method further comparing:
 identifying and authorizing the wireless terminal, the one or more other wireless terminals, or a combination thereof, with one or more privilege levels for modifying the one or more user indications, the information, the outline, the pictorial representation, or a combination thereof   
     
     
         6 . A method of  claim 5 , further comprising:
 determining the at least one of the one or more user indications is not authorized;   proposing one or more changes to the at least one user indication; and   causing, at least in part, transmission of the proposed one or more changes to a master wireless terminal among the wireless terminal and the one or more user indications.   
     
     
         7 . A method of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 receiving an acceptance message of the proposed one or more changes from the master wireless terminal,   wherein the pictorial representation is generated based, at least in part, on the proposed one or more changes.   
     
     
         8 . An apparatus comprising:
 at least one processor; and   at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,   the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,   in response to one or more user indications onto information displayed as at least one part of a visual presentation, retrieve and categorize the information at a wireless terminal;   cause, at least in part, generation of an outline of the information based, at least in part, on categorization;   cause, at least in part, a pictorial representation of the information at the wireless terminal based upon the outline; and   cause, at least in part, conversion of the pictorial representation back to the outline of the information in response to a user selection.   
     
     
         9 . An apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
 identify and authorize the wireless terminal, a server, one or more other wireless terminals, or a combination thereof, with one or more privilege levels for modifying the one or more user indications, the information, the outline, the pictorial representation, or a combination thereof,   wherein one or more headings in the outline are hyperlinked to one or more portions of the information, additional text input by a user, or a combination thereof, and   wherein the pictorial representation includes one or more conceptual maps of nodes connected with logic links.   
     
     
         10 . An apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
 receive one or more marked-up keywords, one or more marked-up textual sections, or a combination thereof from the wireless terminal, the server, the one or more other wireless terminals, or a combination thereof, as the one or more user indications including one or more highlights, one or more underlines, one or more demarcations, or a combination thereof.   
     
     
         11 . An apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
 cause, at least in part, transmission of the categorization, the outline, the pictorial representation, or a combination thereof, to the server, the one or more other wireless terminals, or a combination thereof, wherein the information includes one or more electronically-stored documents, one or more paper documents, multimedia data, or a combination thereof   cause, at least in part, a pictorial representation at the one or more other wireless terminals, based, at least in part, on the transmission; and   cause, at least in part, conversion of the pictorial representation at the one or more other wireless terminals back to the outline of the information in response to a user selection,   wherein the transmission is further based, at least in part, upon the one or more privilege levels.   
     
     
         12 . An apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the categorization, the outline, and the pictorial representation are processed at the wireless terminal and one or more other wireless terminals independently from a central server, and the one or more conceptual maps are transmitted and revised among the wireless terminal and the one or more other wireless terminals without involving the central server, and wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
 identify and authorize the wireless terminal, the one or more other wireless terminals, or a combination thereof, with one or more privilege levels for modifying the one or more user indications, the information, the outline, the pictorial representation, or a combination thereof   
     
     
         13 . An apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
 determine the at least one of the one or more user indications is not authorized;   propose one or more changes to the at least one user indication; and   cause, at least in part, transmission of the proposed one or more changes to a master wireless terminal among the wireless terminal and the one or more user indications.   
     
     
         14 . An apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
 receive an acceptance message of the proposed one or more changes from the master wireless terminal,   wherein the pictorial representation is generated based, at least in part, on the proposed one or more changes.   
     
     
         15 . A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform the following steps:
 in response to one or more user indications onto information displayed as at least one part of a visual presentation, retrieving and categorizing the information at a wireless terminal;   causing, at least in part, generation of an outline of the information based, at least in part, on categorization;   causing, at least in part, a pictorial representation of the information at the wireless terminal based upon the outline; and   causing, at least in part, conversion of the pictorial representation back to the outline of the information in response to a user selection.   
     
     
         16 . A computer-readable storage medium of  claim 15 , wherein the apparatus is caused to further perform:
 identifying and authorizing the wireless terminal, a server, one or more other wireless terminals, or a combination thereof, with one or more privilege levels for modifying the one or more user indications, the information, the outline, the pictorial representation, or a combination thereof,   wherein one or more headings in the outline are hyperlinked to one or more portions of the information, additional text input by a user, or a combination thereof, and   wherein the pictorial representation includes one or more conceptual maps of nodes connected with logic links.   
     
     
         17 . A computer-readable storage medium of  claim 16 , wherein the apparatus is caused to further perform:
 receiving one or more marked-up keywords, one or more marked-up textual sections, or a combination thereof from the wireless terminal, the server, the one or more other wireless terminals, or a combination thereof, as the one or more user indications including one or more highlights, one or more underlines, one or more demarcations, or a combination thereof   
     
     
         18 . A computer-readable storage medium of  claim 16 , wherein the apparatus is caused to further perform:
 causing, at least in part, transmission of the categorization, the outline, the pictorial representation, or a combination thereof, to the server, the one or more other wireless terminals, or a combination thereof, wherein the information includes one or more electronically-stored documents, one or more paper documents, multimedia data, or a combination thereof;   causing, at least in part, a pictorial representation at the one or more other wireless terminals, based, at least in part, on the transmission; and   causing, at least in part, conversion of the pictorial representation at the one or more other wireless terminals back to the outline of the information in response to a user selection,   wherein the transmission is further based, at least in part, upon the one or more privilege levels.   
     
     
         19 . A computer-readable storage medium of  claim 16 , wherein the categorization, the outline, and the pictorial representation are processed at the wireless terminal and one or more other wireless terminals independently from a central server, and the one or more conceptual maps are transmitted and revised among the wireless terminal and the one or more other wireless terminals without involving the central server, and wherein the apparatus is caused to further perform:
 identifying and authorizing the wireless terminal, the one or more other wireless terminals, or a combination thereof, with one or more privilege levels for modifying the one or more user indications, the information, the outline, the pictorial representation, or a combination thereof.   
     
     
         20 . A computer-readable storage medium of  claim 19 , wherein the apparatus is caused to further perform:
 determining the at least one of the one or more user indications is not authorized;   proposing one or more changes to the at least one user indication; and   causing, at least in part, transmission of the proposed one or more changes to a master wireless terminal among the wireless terminal and the one or more user indications.