Patent ID: 6690402
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
An interface method for use in accessing a displayable information resource, the method comprising:displaying to a user a map showing the environs of a physical base location that the user lives in, works in or visits frequently during day-to-day life; placing on that map interactive virtual objects representing facilities with which the user can interact when in and around that base location; the virtual objects represent facilities with which the user has a history of interaction; the selection of virtual objects is tailored by the user's history of interaction with the facilities represented by those virtual objects; the user tailors the selection of virtual objects by gathering items that relate to the facilities with which the user has interacted, each item having a machine-readable tag that contains information relating to the respective facility, or an address of a resource for such information; creating a virtual object on first reading a tagged item that relates to a facility; and storing the created virtual object and displaying the stored virtual object on reading another tagged item that relates to the same facility.