Lifestream Annotation Method and System

Abstract

A method and system for collecting information, enriching the collected information and linking the enriched information is provided. The system includes an application server that is accessible by users via their computer device for performing a variety of functions encompassed in a lifestream data function. Lifestreams (or lifestream data) contains notes, recordings and annotation data elements. The goal of the lifestream data functions is to ultimately enrich the individual data elements in each lifestream which then form a network of enriched lifestreams or aspects of enriched lifestreams to provide a user with: (a) a better organization of his/her data, notes, thoughts and intentions, (b) a better search or filter tool to search for data, notes, thoughts and intentions, and/or (c) a better ranking mechanism for ranking or determining relevance of data, notes, thoughts and intentions.

1 - 20 . (canceled) 
     
     
         21 . A method comprising:
 receiving, by at least one computer processor, a first stream of note data items, a second stream of recording data items, and a third stream of annotation data items; and   creating, by the at least one computer processor, a network of linked data items by:
 linking a plurality of recording data items of the second stream with a first plurality of note data items of the first stream, and 
 linking a plurality of annotation data items of the third stream with a second plurality of note data items of the first stream. 
   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , further comprising determining to link the plurality of recording data items with the first plurality of note data items based on commonalities in the plurality of recording data items and the first plurality of note data items or user preferences. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the third stream of annotation data items is received from a sensor device configured to monitor a user. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein the third stream of annotation data items indicates a position of a speaker relative to the user, a measurement of a respiration pattern of the user, a measurement of dilation of a pupil of the user, a measurement of tears of the user, a measurement of blinking of the user, a measurement of redness of an eye of the user, a location of the sensor device, a tilt of the sensor device, a rotation of the sensor device, vibration of the sensor device, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 21 , further comprising generating, by the at least one computer processor, the second stream of recording data items by segmenting a recording based on one or more contexts indicated by the second stream of annotation data items. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 25 , wherein the one or more contexts include a gaze direction of an individual, a location of the individual, an identity of a person viewed by the individual, an identity of a place viewed by the individual at, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 25 , further comprising linking a recording data item of the second stream with a corresponding annotation data item of the third stream. 
     
     
         28 . A computer readable storage device storing instructions executable by one or more processors to:
 receive a first stream of note data items, a second stream of recording data items, and a third stream of annotation data items; and   create a network of linked data items by:
 linking a plurality of recording data items of the second stream with a first plurality of note data items of the first stream, and 
 linking a plurality of annotation data items of the third stream with a second plurality of note data items of the first stream. 
   
     
     
         29 . The computer readable storage device of  claim 28 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to determine to link the plurality of recording data items with the first plurality of note data items based on commonalities in the plurality of recording data items and the first plurality of note data items or user preferences. 
     
     
         30 . The computer readable storage device of  claim 28 , wherein the third stream of annotation data items is received from a sensor device configured to monitor a user. 
     
     
         31 . The computer readable storage device of  claim 30 , wherein the third stream of annotation data items indicates a position of a speaker relative to the user, a measurement of a respiration pattern of the user, a measurement of dilation of a pupil of the user, a measurement of tears of the user, a measurement of blinking of the user, a measurement of redness of an eye of the user, a location of the sensor device, a tilt of the sensor device, a rotation of the sensor device, vibration of the sensor device, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         32 . The computer readable storage device of  claim 28 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to generate the second stream of recording data items by segmenting a recording based on one or more contexts indicated by the second stream of annotation data items. 
     
     
         33 . The computer readable storage device of  claim 32 , wherein the one or more contexts include a gaze direction of an individual, a location of the individual, an identity of a person viewed by the individual, an identity of a place viewed by the individual at, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         34 . The computer readable storage device of  claim 32 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to link a recording data item of the second stream with a corresponding annotation data item of the third stream. 
     
     
         35 . A device comprising:
 one or more processors; and   a memory storing instructions executable by the one or more processors to:
 receive a first stream of note data items, a second stream of recording data items, and a third stream of annotation data items; and 
 create a network of linked data items by:
 linking a plurality of recording data items of the second stream with a first plurality of note data items of the first stream, and 
 linking a plurality of annotation data items of the third stream with a second plurality of note data items of the first stream. 
 
   
     
     
         36 . The device of  claim 35 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to determine to link the plurality of recording data items with the first plurality of note data items based on commonalities in the plurality of recording data items and the first plurality of note data items or user preferences. 
     
     
         37 . The device of  claim 35 , wherein the third stream of annotation data items is received from a sensor device configured to monitor a user. 
     
     
         38 . The device of  claim 37 , wherein the third stream of annotation data items indicates a position of a speaker relative to the user, a measurement of a respiration pattern of the user, a measurement of dilation of a pupil of the user, a measurement of tears of the user, a measurement of blinking of the user, a measurement of redness of an eye of the user, a location of the sensor device, a tilt of the sensor device, a rotation of the sensor device, vibration of the sensor device, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         39 . The device of  claim 35 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to generate the second stream of recording data items by segmenting a recording based on one or more contexts indicated by the second stream of annotation data items. 
     
     
         40 . The device of  claim 39 , wherein the one or more contexts include a gaze direction of an individual, a location of the individual, an identity of a person viewed by the individual, an identity of a place viewed by the individual at, or a combination thereof.