Context-aware prompts and alerts in a note-sharing system
A semantic note taking system and method for collecting information, enriching the information, and binding the information to services is provided. User-created notes are enriched with labels, context traits, and relevant data to minimize friction in the note-taking process. Context aware prompts and alerts are generated and send to users associated with the note. Users associated with the note could respond to the alerts and prompt by adding or further enriching the note with contextual traits. The prompts, alerts and responses could be shared among the group of users associated with the note.
1. A method for providing context aware prompts and alerts in a note taking system, the method comprising:
(a) providing a note taking function to allow a user to create a note on a user device, wherein the note is stored;
(b) enriching the note by associating a local contextual trait with the note, wherein the local contextual trait is automatically gathered at the user device while the user creates the note on the user device;
(c) providing a binding function to establish one or more binding rules for the note, wherein the binding rules determine one or more services where the note is to be bound, and wherein the binding rules are changeable;
(d) assigning one or more prompts or alerts to the note using a prompt and alert service, wherein the assigning comprises assigning the local contextual trait associated with the note to the one or more prompts or alerts;
(e) providing a registering function to allow one or more people to join the prompt and alert service, wherein the registering comprises defining one or more of the contextual traits for receiving a prompt or alert; and
(f) the one or more people receiving one or more of the prompts or alerts based on one or more of the defined and registered contextual traits.
2. The method as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the note comprises text, audio media, visual media, audio-visual media, recorded data, a weblink, a pointer to an information source, or any combination thereof.
3. The method as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising the one or more other people further associating the local contextual trait with the note.
4. The method as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising third party service providers associating the local contextual trait with the note.
5. The method as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the user is a professional service provider.
6. The method as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising a sharing function to share a response to the alert or prompt.
7. A computer system for providing context aware prompts and alerts, the computer system comprising:
an application computer server, wherein a plurality of users are communicatively connected to the application computer server to create one or more notes, and wherein a plurality of services are communicatively connected to the application computer server; and
a computer database for storing the notes created by the users, wherein the application computer server operates a plurality of functions each executable by the computer server, the functions comprising:
(a) a note taking function for allowing each of the users to create one or more of the note, wherein each of the notes comprises text, audio media, visual media, audio-visual media, recorded data, a weblink, a pointer to an information source, or any combination thereof;
(b) note enriching function for enriching the note by associating a local contextual trait with the note, wherein the local contextual trait is automatically gathered at the user device while the user creates the note on the user device;
(c) binding function for establishing one or more binding rules for the note, wherein the binding rules determine one or more of the plurality of services where the note is to be bound, and wherein the binding rules are changeable;
(d) a prompt or alert assigning function for assigning prompts or alerts to the note, wherein the assigning function comprises assigning the local contextual trait associated with the note to the one or more prompts or alerts;
(e) a registering function for allowing users to register to prompts or alerts assigned to the note, wherein the registering comprises a defining function to define one or more of the contextual traits for receiving the prompt or alert; and
(f) a receiving function for receiving prompts or alerts based on the defined and registered contextual traits.
8. The system as set forth in claim 7 , wherein the functions operated by the application computer server comprises a login function, wherein the login function provides login information for one of the users to one of the services, and wherein the login information is provided when one of the notes of the same of the users is bound to the same of the services.
9. The system as set forth in claim 7 , wherein at least one of the users is a professional service provider.
10. The system as set forth in claim 7 , further comprising a sharing function for sharing responses to alerts or prompts.