Method and system to capture and find information and relationships
A method and system to improve the computer in light of the global information network with numerous computer devices services, and apps, so that a user can capture and find information with high security and usability. The method improves capturing information and the user intentions, while minimizing the work that needs to be done by the user to obtain a benefit from the computer system. The invention includes the following methods for the computer: to simplify account creation for new users; to identify them progressively by requesting just the information necessary to provide a service; to authenticate an identity without a priori preparation of security questions and by requesting a user an effort proportional to the value of the service; and to capture the user intentions of permission of information by progressively and interactively asking who can and must not find it.
1. A method for making content globally findable in a global information network, comprising:
(a) selecting a first content in a client computer not currently connected to the global information network; and then
(b) capturing an identity of an authenticated user who selected the first content; and then
(c) generating in the client computer not currently connected to the global information network a first globally unique persistent identifier corresponding to the first content; and then
(d) generating in the client computer not currently connected to the global information network a first URL corresponding to the first globally unique persistent identifier; and then
(e) selecting a second content in the client computer not currently connected to the global information network whereby the selection of the second content is performed by the authenticated user who selected the first content; and then
(f) in response to the selection of the first content modifying the second content in the client computer not currently connected to the global information network by adding the first URL to the second content;
and then, when the client computer is connected to the global information network,
(g) communicating to a server computer that is part of the global information network
the first globally unique persistent identifier, and
the first URL, and
storage location information in the client computer for the first content.
2. The method of claim 1 , also comprising:
(h) generating in the client computer not currently connected to the global information network a second globally unique persistent identifier corresponding to the modified second content; and then
(i) generating in the client computer not currently connected to the global information network a second URL corresponding to the second globally unique persistent identifier;
and then, when the client computer is connected to the global information network,
(j) communicating to the server computer that is part of the global information network
the second globally unique persistent identifier, and
the second URL, and
storage location information in the client computer for the modified second content.
3. A method for making content globally findable in a global information network, comprising:
(a) selecting in a client computer a first content corresponding to a first URL; and then
(b) capturing an identity of an authenticated user who selected the first content; and then
(c) selecting a second content in the client computer not currently connected to the global information network whereby the selection of the second content is performed by the authenticated user who selected the first content; and then
(d) in response to the first content selection modifying the second content in the client computer not currently connected to the global information network by adding the first URL to the second content; and then
(e) generating in the client computer not currently connected to the global information network a globally unique persistent identifier corresponding to the modified second content; and then
(f) generating in the client computer not currently connected to the global information network a second URL corresponding to the globally unique persistent identifier;
and then, when the client computer is connected to the global information network,
(g) communicating to the server computer that is part of the global information network
the globally unique persistent identifier, and
the second URL, and
storage location information in the client computer for the modified second content.
4. The method of claim 3 , whereby the globally unique persistent identifier and the second URL persistently identify the modified second content if later unchanged.
5. A method for making content globally findable in a global information network, comprising:
(a) selecting a first content in a client computer not currently connected to the global information network; and then
(b) capturing an identity of an authenticated user who selected the first content; and then
(c) generating in the client computer not currently connected to the global information network a first globally unique persistent identifier corresponding to the first content using a hash of the first content whereby the first identifier does not survive modification of the first content; and then
(d) generating in the client computer not currently connected to the global information network a first URL permanently corresponding to the first globally unique persistent identifier; and then
(e) when the client computer is connected to the global information network communicating to a server computer that is part of the global information network
the first globally unique persistent identifier, and
the first URL, and
storage location information in the client computer for the first content.
6. The method of claim 5 , also comprising:
(f) selecting a second content in the client computer not currently connected to the global information network whereby the selection of the second content is performed by the authenticated user who selected the first content; and then
(g) generating in the client computer not currently connected to the global information network a second globally unique persistent identifier corresponding to the second content using a hash of the second content whereby the second identifier does not survive modification of the second content; and then
(h) generating in the client computer not currently connected to the global information network a second URL permanently corresponding to the second globally unique persistent identifier;
(i) in response to the selection of the first content modifying the second content in the client computer not currently connected to the global information network by adding to the second content the first URL;
(j) generating in the client computer not currently connected to the global information network a third globally unique persistent identifier corresponding to the modified second content using a hash of the modified second content whereby the third identifier does not survive further modification of modified the second content; and then
(k) generating a third URL corresponding to the second globally unique persistent identifier; and then
and then, when the client computer is connected to the global information network,
(l) communicating to the server computer that is part of the global information network
the second globally unique persistent identifier, and
the second URL, and
storage location information in the client computer for the second content, and
the third globally unique persistent identifier, and
the third URL, and
storage location information in the client computer for the modified second content.