Method and system for data structure creation, organization and searching using basic atomic units of information

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for organizing data using basic atomic units of information includes generating an object of interest (OI) comprising an OI name and an OI description. The OI is a basic atomic unit of information. The OI comprises an audience and data associated with the OI is searchable. The method includes assigning one or more characteristics to the OI. The one or more characteristics of the OI are searchable. A first OI is linked with one or more second OIs having at least one overlapping audience or characteristic. The second OI is accessible by a link displayed in the first OI. The first OI is displayed in a visual format that is accessible to a plurality of users.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-implemented method for organizing data using basic atomic units of information, the method comprising:
 providing a plurality of objects of interest (OIs), wherein an object of interest (OI) of the plurality of OIs comprises an OI name and an OI description, wherein the OI comprises an OI scope comprising a first geographic area, and wherein the OI scope defines a relevant audience for the OI;   searching for at least one OI by defining a search scope including a second geographic area;   identifying at least one OI having overlapping first and second geographic areas;   generating a second OI having a second OI name that is substantially identical to a first OI name of an OI of the plurality of OIs provided, wherein the second OI has a second OI scope comprising a third geographic area at least partially overlapping the first geographic area, wherein the third geographic area is smaller than the first geographic area; and   reducing a size of the first geographic area to eliminate overlapping between the first geographic area and the third geographic area.   
     
     
         2 . The computer-implemented method for organizing data using basic atomic units of information of  claim 1 , wherein the OI name includes 120 characters or less. 
     
     
         3 . The computer-implemented method for organizing data using basic atomic units of information of  claim 1 , wherein the OI is a person. 
     
     
         4 . The computer-implemented method for organizing data using basic atomic units of information of  claim 1 , wherein the characteristics include a numerical value or a numerical range. 
     
     
         5 . The computer-implemented method for organizing data using basic atomic units of information of  claim 1 , wherein the first or second geographic areas are defined by drawing a polygon. 
     
     
         6 . The computer-implemented method for organizing data using basic atomic units of information of  claim 1 , further comprising creating listings for goods or services associated with the OI, wherein the listings are visible to the plurality of users. 
     
     
         7 . The computer-implemented method for organizing data using basic atomic units of information of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of OIs are divided into public OIs and Private OIs. 
     
     
         8 . The computer-implemented method for organizing data using basic atomic units of information of  claim 1 , further comprising applying system characteristics and non-system characteristics to the OI, wherein the system characteristics are assigned by the system and are not visible to users, and the non-system characteristics are visible to users. 
     
     
         9 . The computer-implemented method for organizing data using basic atomic units of information of  claim 1 , wherein the OI comprises posts, polls, websites, pictures, videos, audio or documents. 
     
     
         10 . The computer-implemented method for organizing data using basic atomic units of information of  claim 1 , wherein the OI comprises description, reviews, forum, related OIs, listings or users.