Abstract:
A system and method for navigating items includes computing an importance of a plurality of items. The importance is compared to one of a threshold or other items. Upon encountering a next item, a determination to skip the item or stop on the item is made based upon a comparison of the importance.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method, system and apparatus enabling user-defined, genre-structured interaction online. The present invention enables users to define their own genres, including rules of interaction, as well as rules of enforcement. Genre definitions also can include the specification of roles, parameters, and states. The present invention also facilitates a given user to modify a given genre definition. Allowable modifications include addition, modification, and deletion of parameters and interaction and enforcement rules. The present invention also provides dynamically updated graphical representations of the state of genre instances, these graphical representations definable by the users.