Systems and methods for the organized distribution of related data
View Patent ↗Embodiments relate to methods and systems for building representations of related subjects. The representations may include a plurality of nodes, each being associated with a subject. Users may be able to access records and/or source documents related to a plurality of subjects and add or modify node characteristics based thereon. Users may be able to perform an interaction and/or modification related to a record page. Other users (e.g., users connected to the record page) may be notified of such interaction and/or modification.
1. A method of building a genealogical tree of related individuals, comprising:
providing a database comprising nodes, each node including identifying information relating to an individual;
providing access to the database to one or more users;
providing a first account associated with a first user, the first account comprising a plurality of nodes linked together so as to form a genealogical record of the first user;
providing a second account associated with a second user, the second account comprising a plurality of nodes linked together so as to form a genealogical record of the second user;
identifying a first node from the first account and a second node from the second account based on the first and second nodes representing the same individual within respective genealogical records of the first and second user;
linking the first node with the second node;
modifying the second node based on input from the second user; and
notifying the first user of changes initiated by the second user related to the second node.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
performing one or more of the following first-user-related modifications:
modifying the first node based on input from the first user; and
modifying or adding a node in the first account based at least partly on identifying information from the second account.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying the first node and the second node based on instructions received from the first user.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first node is modified based on the modification to the second node.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the second node comprises modifying a node characteristic of the second node.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising adding or modifying a node in the first account based on the modified or added node in the second account.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving instructions from the second user indicating agreement to allow the second node to be linked to the first node.
8. A system for building a genealogical tree of related individuals, comprising:
a storage medium storing a database comprising nodes, each node including identifying information relating to an individual; and
a processor programmed to:
provide access to the database to one or more users using a computer system;
provide a first account associated with a first user, the first account comprising a plurality of nodes linked together so as to form a genealogical record of the first user;
provide a second account associated with a second user, the second account comprising of nodes linked together so as to form a genealogical record of the second user;
identify a first node from the first account and a second node from the second account based on the first and second nodes representing the same individual within respective genealogical records of the first and second user;
link the first node with the second node;
modify the second node based on input from the second user; and
notify the first user of changes initiated by the second user related to the second node.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform one or more of the following first-user-related modifications:
modifying the first node based on input from the first user;
modifying or adding a node in the first account based at least partly on identifying information from the second account.
10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
identify the first node and the second node based on instructions received from the first user.
11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the first node is modified based on the modification to the second node.
12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to update the first node to indicate the modification of the first node.
13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to add or modify a node in the first account based on the modified or added node in the second account.
14. The system of claim 8 , further comprising an input device configured to receive instructions from the second user indicating agreement to allow the second node to be linked to the first node.
15. A computer-usable medium having computer readable instructions stored thereon for execution by a processor to perform a method comprising:
providing a database comprising nodes, each node including identifying information relating to an individual;
providing access to the database to one or more users;
providing a first account associated with a first user the first account comprising plurality of nodes linked together so as to form a genealogical record of the first user:
providing a second account associated with a second user the second account comprising a plurality of nodes linked together so as to form a genealogical record of the second user;
identifying a first node from the first account and a second node from the second account based on the first and second nodes representing the same individual within respective genealogical records of the first and second user;
linking the first node with the second node;
modifying the second node based on input from the second user; and
notifying the first user of changes initiated by the second user related to the second node.
16. The medium of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:
performing one or more of the following first-user-related modifications:
modifying the first node based on input from the first user; and
modifying or adding a node in the first account based at least partly on identifying information from the second account.
17. The medium of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:
identifying the first node and the second node based on instructions received from the first user.
18. The medium of claim 15 , wherein the first node is modified based on the modification to the second node.
19. The medium of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises: updating the first node to indicate the modification of the first node.
20. The medium of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises: adding or modifying a node in the first account based on the modified or added node in the second account.
21. The medium of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises: receiving instructions from the second user indicating agreement to allow the second node to be linked to the first node.