Patent ID: 9053196
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for providing an interactive information system, the method comprising: obtaining at a workspace management processing system a selection of a plurality of condensed information objects and a plurality of application tools, at least one of the condensed information objects visually representing at least one stream of information from an information provider system, the at least one stream of information including dynamically changing data; providing at a computing system a customized interactive workspace for interacting with information in a video game display graphical user interface format from the workspace management processing system based on a default interactive customizable workspace populated with the selected plurality of condensed information objects and plurality of application tools, at least one of the condensed information objects varying visually according to the dynamically changing data from the at least one stream of information without requiring user input via the customized interactive workspace; receiving, at the customized interactive workspace, a selection of at least one of the plurality of application tools and at least one of the plurality of condensed information objects, wherein in response to the selection, the at least one application tool interacts with the at least one condensed information object; and providing, at the customized interactive workspace, information determined from the interaction between the at least one application tool and the at least one condensed information object.