Architectural Frameworks, Functions and Interfaces for Relationship Management (AFFIRM)

Abstract

Uniform subject and object oriented data structure adopted in computing device to efficiently store, distribute and process data in a variety of applications. Said data structure comprised of multiple complementary subparts that together and independently facilitate communication (of inputs and outputs) through one or more defined interfaces to facilitate secure access and coordination between given individual subject(s) and other real (physical or metaphysical) entities. Methods are also disclosed that work in tandem with the data structure and interface components to enable and require a single or given human user or other individual personal subject (belonging to a secure AFFIRM network) to maintain exclusive (private) self-control over at least one virtual domain that represents themselves (their actions and their relationships).

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computing architecture and method for managing the socioeconomic interaction of any entity or network of entities (e.g. one or more individual entity, closed group of formally organized entities, closed group of self-organizing entities, and/or open public group of entities) herein together referred to as “the system”, essentially comprised of:
 a uniform and universally applicable subject and object oriented data structure framework where each real subject entity in the system (e.g. at least those animate objects with a potential for initiating action in the system, but also inanimate objects, concepts, etc. with an individual essence or subjective existence in the system) is represented by a main subject-oriented domain where the subject entity is the actor and/or Home Subject (HS) and by other reference objects located in domains that interact with the subject entity to represent or reflect the subject entity as an object; 
 uniquely addressable and accessible node location(s) for each domain of the system in a network space or interconnect medium; 
 subject and object oriented application programming environment that enables a Home Subject actor(s), whether knowing the syntax of a computer coding languages or not, to create (i.e. program), access and operate application templates in their home domains to share and manage interaction with ones own and/or other domain(s) and the home subject(s) of these domain(s) in the process of planning, proposing, selecting, instantiating, staging and modifying reference objects referring to real entities and interactions with them so as to effect real change in the real entity(s) themselves; 
 bilateral link(s) or reference object(s) that mutually point to each other and represent interaction(s), change(s) or exchange(s) are able to be created and proposed by HS(s) and affirmed by potentially interacting HS(s), with each interacting domain being updated with message objects that reference the interacting real entity and the current state of the change from the perspective of the HS of the domain as it evolves; 
 exemplary bilateral links include mutual references between two respective domains signifying a potential partnership between their HS(s) that, once agreed to by both parties, will exist until a HS decide(s) to dissolve or discontinue the relationship; and 
 discrete messaging, sharing and/or bilateral interaction mechanism where reference object(s) in the uniform data structure can be selectively sent from one sending domain to be selectively received by targeted partner recipient HS(s) and/or domain(s). 
 
     
     
         2 . The computing architecture and method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a uniform subject and object oriented data structure framework, instances of which are called Personal Domains (PD) because they are separately or exclusively created, applied, partitioned, located, addressed, accessed and controlled by a single actor (e.g. organization, person, guardian, etc.) that is or represents the Home Subject (HS);   a subject and object oriented programming environment used by the HS without knowing specific syntax or codes of a computer language to program applications by creating, selecting and/or destroying reference objects and their links and states to be processed within a uniform and universally applicable meta-modeling framework;   a pre-programmed planning, negotiation and interaction coordination protocol and mechanism that requires HS(s) controlling PD(s) involved in an interaction to agree to an interaction (e.g. the creation of a partnership, the sending and receiving of information, the exchange of physical goods or services, etc.) before an interaction can be scheduled and/or enacted;   a pre-programmed monitoring, updating, archiving and learning mechanism that enables incremental interaction to be automatically recorded in the above uniform frameworks and then directly evaluated from the perspective of each PD and its HS;   a pre-programmed process guidance mechanism that can automatically use results of past interactions and other accessible relevant data to evaluate alternative actions based on their relative attractiveness and recommended actions as well as predict behavior;   a pre-programmed process control and actualization protocol and mechanism that enables interaction to be asynchronously planned and negotiated and then synchronously enacted or coordinated;   an architecture and protocol for building “pragmatic webs” where subject plans, actions and feedback impact the meaning, conception, development and/or value of useful objects; and   an architecture and protocol for managing the (dynamic) learning, development, coordination, protection and performance of socioeconomic entities in the system.   
     
     
         3 . The computing architecture and method, according to  claim 2 , further essentially comprised of:
 a uniform subject and object oriented data structure framework where each real entity subject represented in the system is referenced by a main subjective domain where it is the Home Subject (HS) and also by other reference objects located in other interacting domains where the real entity is reflected as an object;   one or more main subjective domain instances of the uniform structure that are called Personal Domains (PD) which are each used exclusively by a HS to capture, locate, access, observe and manipulate reference objects about its subjective self and those other objects it relates to;   reference object instances which are made up of one or more Input Output Objects (IOO) which are each structured in a uniform way and used to label, describe, symbolize, represent, link to, locate, show, monitor, stage, value, measure, grade, rank, score and apportion the objects they refer to;   reference object instances that exist in domain(s) or PD(s) in the system and refer to entity(s) that the HS interacts with; and   reference object instances that exist in other domains(s) or PD(s) that this home entity interacts with as an object and refer to this Home Subject.   
     
     
         4 . A computing architecture and method according to  claim 3 , further comprising:
 a uniform and modular subject-oriented domain framework that is universally applicable to managing the interactions of objects in a network,   one or more Personal Domain (PD) objects that are created by instantiating this subjective framework;   each PD having a reference to a specific Home Subject (HS) which it represents and can be controlled by;   each PD having its own data partition or totally separate and secure repository distributed over one or more separate data location(s);   each PD exclusively accessible and therefore controllable by one HS “super user” or their authorized guardian;   each PD having one or more sub-domain templates formed according to the uniform and universally applicable domain framework called an Input Output Object Template (IOOT) instantiated for interactions between the exclusive HS and a particular identified main object (e.g. other entity, role or position) in its environment;   each complete interaction instance of a IOOT representing interactive behavior recorded with detail on one or more objects, dimensions and perspectives;   uniform format for a records called reference objects or Input Output Objects (IOOs) that includes fields or basic data components;   the basic data components for an IOO object include a Link ID (LID), Class ID (CID), Label, Description, Universal Resource Locator (URL), Rank, Value, Media Type, and Number Type   each LID formatted according standard protocol for uniquely identifying reference objects and linking similar or related reference objects;   bilateral links between a particular RO in a PD and a reflection PD where the particular RO's referenced object is referred to as the Home Subject;   uniform method for uniquely identifying and locating a file or class and its instances within a certain dimension and (path) location that combines a Class ID identification (CID) with a Domain Chain (DC);   a uniform CID is the class or file name and identifies the multidimensional qualitative (potential, actual, actuated, etc.) and quantitative (input, output, balance, etc.) states of objects in the class or file;   a uniform DC that uniquely identifies the specific multidimensional path to or location of one or more particular CIDs;   bilateral links between related PDs, CIDs, IOOs, DCs, IOOTs and real objects that enable all reference objects that are in the multiple domains, dimensions and perspectives in the data structure and represented by the data structure to be interconnected and organized in a logical way such that objects are accessible, relatable, traversable, communicable and changeable from one interconnected part of the data structure and real objects represented to another in any direction; and   data about the current state and potential interaction in the future of the HS and related objects is represented (flows through and is updated) in certain CID files of this data structure while past completed interactions are in others.   
     
     
         5 . The computing architecture and method according to  claim 4 , essentially consisting of:
 pre-programmed classes and methods for enabling a Home Subject to have exclusive authority to perform at least one of an act of authoring, importing, exporting, creating, defining, encapsulating, abstracting, inheriting, instantiating, storing, accessing, replicating, deriving, morphing, grouping, measuring, processing, evaluating, prioritizing, securing, displaying, sharing, planning, activating, scheduling, actuating, reflecting, aligning, integrating, synthesizing, aggregating, changing, updating, archiving, monitoring, and destroying reference objects in the data structure;   pre-programmed classes and methods for effecting levels or degrees of impact, inclusiveness, maturity, diversity, complementariness, intimacy, fluidity, material substance, resourcefulness; and   a graphical interface that enables a Home Subject entity to do this object and subject-oriented programming and control the use of all aspects of the computational data structure from any location and device with a network connection without needing to script or write codes according to a specific syntax.   
     
     
         6 . The computational data structure and method according to  claim 5 , further essentially consisting of:
 asynchronous steps over time requiring the parties (i.e. Home Subject actors controlling two or more separate PDs) to an interaction to plan, propose, review and otherwise agree to an interaction before an interaction can be scheduled to be implemented or synchronously enacted at remote locations at a point in time;   steps of data integration template or “data pipe” production and sharing from generalized levels to more specific levels to prepare for collection of detailed information that can be shared and integrated from specialized levels to more general levels; and   steps of data integration across geographic locations, time periods, states, cultures, industries, professions, groups, etc., according to user definable matrices.   
     
     
         7 . The computing architecture and method according to  claim 6 , further essentially comprising:
 bilateral link interfaces between two bilaterally instantiated reference objects that are directly related by a negotiated partnership or interaction contract such that communication can flow in either direction between directly related and connected objects in an instantiated network;   steps that enable incremental interaction to be automatically recorded or synthesized in the frameworks or data structures of relevant domains and directly evaluated for its incremental impact on other relevant summary data and resulting recommendations;   methods and steps that enable objects in data structure to be evaluated according to predefined or user defined functions;   rating performance, predicting outcomes and prescribing alternatives via inline analytics and evaluation;   the step of enabling detailed information to be progressively collected, shared and integrated from private to progressively public domains and from specialized levels to more general or abstract levels;   the step of enabling, optionally def-identified, data to be received from other domains that can be generalized with other data about similar interactions that can be aggregated as generalized expertise to compare performance, guide performance, share gains;   the step of allowing real objects outside the computer operating system that are referred to by reference objects to be changed by the Home Subject as a result of modifying values and other components of an IOO;   the step of monitoring, through receiving input direct from real objects or sensors that measure the state or change in real objects, changes in state of real objects;   the step of archiving, over time, changes in reference objects referring to real objects; and   the step of sharing reputation with other domains without necessarily sharing private information.   
     
     
         8 . The computing architecture and method according to  claim 7 , further essentially comprising the steps of:
 automatically using research data results of scientific experiments, pseudo-experiments, observation, surveys, partner polling, expert polling, etc. to evaluate alternative actions based on their predicted outcomes and relative attractiveness of recommended actions.   
     
     
         9 . The computing architecture and method according to  claim 8 , further essentially comprising the steps of:
 enabling asynchronously planned and negotiated and synchronously enacted interactions in separate domains and locations.   
     
     
         10 . The computing architecture (i.e. framework and interface) and method (i.e. function) according to  claim 9 , further essentially comprising:
 a distributed meta-modeling framework and method that enables (multi-perspective) understanding to be communicated [through complete semiotic treatment (i.e. pragmatic, semantic and syntactic)] between all entities involved in the conception, use and/or development (evolution) of human(s) and their artifact(s).   bi-directional (input and output) link(s) between related instance(s) (phenotype, in a data domain and/or parts thereof) and class(s) (archetype). (whether embedded in data about the object instance or in the body of the instance itself) reference object in data in a domain or actual [or referent(s), word(s), symbol(s) or other reference object(s)] in (subjective) entity(s) and with the (objective) entity(s) (archetypes) that the referent(s) represent.   and (subjective) entity(s) use.   
     
     
         11 . The computing architecture and method according to  claim 9 , further essentially comprising:
 a computational data structure, ecological model and method for supporting pragmatic collaborative innovation or development, particularly through experiential or experimental use, of human artifacts, e.g. language, knowledge, tools, (business) models, products, services, etc.;   the step of creating bi-directional link(s) between referent(s), e.g. ID(s), name(s), word(s), symbol(s), brand(s), image(s), data(s), definition(s), description(s), and/or explanation(s), etc., processed, e.g. conceived, added, created, used, evolved and/or developed, etc., in real entity subject domain(s), e.g. PD(s) of creator(s), actor(s), evaluator(s), innovator(s), user(s), developer(s), and/or beneficiary(s), etc., and other domain(s) or sub-domain(s) objects representing (an evolutionary record—information on past, present and future states as well as multi-dimensional makeup and relationships, both internal and external) of potential and actual (arche)type(s), idea(s), ideal(s), concept(s), model(s), theory(s), prototype(s), metaphor(s), analogy(s), role(s), template(s), pattern(s), process(s), and/or method(s), etc., that can be referred to by one or more referents, depending on the use context and user choice, to describe the same type of object.   the step of using meta-criteria and contextual data to guide construction and allocation of meaning, merit, worth, and other significance in an actor context between a domain's particular ontological and metrological attribute values between the above different components, e.g. of an inquiry (e.g. 8 questions or ?s or components of a business model) and phases of development;   the optional step of same as above for domains of less animate objects (e.g. archetype, products, goods, services, solutions, etc.) that also need bi-directional links to “type domains” to adequately communicate meaningfully about the object.   concept or type domains that have reference objects for all the other domains that use the home concept and the referents used to refer to the concept;   the step of collecting counts and other statistics for usage context of referent, including concept referred too and other factors;   the step of sharing information and merging by concept not word or symbol;   implementing a subject's changes, options, plans, actions and feedback to impact the meaning and value of objects; and   reapplying the above steps to additional concepts and subjects or changes where each subject's use of concepts and concept referents in a particular context directly impacts the state and/or meaning of the concept, its popularity for a given context, and the referents used to describe the concept in various domains or contexts; and   using this approach to coordinate collaborative innovation in language and other types of human created artifacts.   
     
     
         12 . A data structure, protocol and process for managing the development, coordination, interaction, scalability and performance of a “socioeconomic” organization that includes a plurality of independent and potentially interdependent entities, comprising of:
 enabling a plurality of object entities to each register as an independent individual subject entity participant in a common network; 
 storing and organizing data about objects (at any levels of aggregation and/or dimension of relatedness) in a distinct structure and according to a uniform and generally applicable yet individually applied structure where each instance of this structure is considered a distinct domain and reflects a unique individual subject' s relationships; 
 storing data about real objects in each distinct domain according to the state of these objects relative to the individual or subject the domain is about; requiring each individual entity involved in a network to possess at least one instance of this structure or domain that is dedicated to this individual as a home subject of the domain; 
 providing authorized access to one or more unique individual domains through a bi-directional communication interface that reflects and communicates as well as enables change and transformation of current actual and potential states of objects related to the individual subject; 
 providing each authorized home individual subject entity with exclusive control of change to potential states of home objects structured in their domain(s) through the interface; 
 requiring individual home subject entity to pre-commit to (planned) changes to the domain on an opt-in or opt-out basis that entails interaction with one or more other subject entities before changes or actions are (scheduled) to take place; 
 requiring bilateral negotiation and formation of a partnership agreement between two independent subject entities and their domains before interaction involving other objects can take place; 
 enabling home subject entity to be able to flexibly create and/or modify uniform metadata structured according to the uniform domain structure to define, describe classify, contain and/or store domain subsets of real data objects; 
 enabling transformation and sharing of these metadata structures or subsets or parts of domain's uniform structure with partners; 
 encapsulating data about real objects in the prescribed uniform metadata structures in a home domain that are subsets of the whole subject domain's contents organized according to the same uniform structure as the whole domain; 
 enabling one or more real data objects that represent potential action plans initiated by one home subject entity to be evaluated, transformed and staged for communication as a proposal to specific other potentially interacting objects that have their own home subject domains organized according to the same uniform domain structure; 
 enabling these specific other potentially interacting home subjects to receive and evaluate these real structured proposals in their independent domain(s) at their discretion; 
 enabling these recipients to implicitly or explicitly agree to the proposal and to transform and stage an affirmation of their interest in or agreement to participate in the initiator's proposal or action plans for communication from their domain back to the initiator's domain; 
 Enabling the initiating subject entity to implicitly or explicitly approve the receipt of the affirmation into their home subject domain; 
 causing the home subject domain to receive the affirmation; 
 providing each authorized individual domain(s) with access to control physical transformation of one or more unique individual objects through a bi-directional communication interface that reflects and/or communicates as well as enables the pro-negotiated change or other transformation to real objects, including but not limited to the exchange or trade of real options, rights, goods and services; and 
 causing or requiring agreed actions to automatically and/or synchronously be enacted or implemented at the proposed and agreed time in the plurality of distinct yet then actually interacting real entities and objects.