Non-Linear Timeline - Cellphone magic!

Expanding from my proposal of two weeks ago, I essentially proposed a program specified for a cellphone (thus usable on any sort of datebook PDA device) that is a catalogue of visually-translated information about individuals that can and should be expanded into understanding what sorts of emotions and internal factors are recognized with certain tasks and individuals.

Here is a visual of my system - It is an image and as direct a prototype of my system as is able to be made, due to my... lack of ability being able to tinker with cellphones directly.


A sample image of the 3rd level of the system.

The system ColourCODE is inherently a system that involves coded colour.

The first step of initiation is to basically have the phone directly interact with another individual - you could get a call (primary instigator), but also connect to other cellphones or the like (that the phone recognizes) via infrared, GPS, Bluetooth, etc.

Then, you are taken to the quick profile screen. There are three levels of profiles, depending on what sort of information you wish to process -

Level 1 - Offers a border that allows a customizable choice of hue, saturation and lightness - which can attributed to any 3 factors you wish to set them to. The default setting is personal assocation, understanding, and how you feel about that person.

Level 1 also offers the initial font setup - due to various font manipulations, the font is able to be set up for a visual cue as well. The default is what sort of role the person has in the world. Only pixelized fonts are available at the initial stage due to the inherent simplicity of many of these fonts. The fonts are only available in black.

Level 2 - Offers everything level 1 offers with added visual cues - The broder now allows for integration of texture and gradient intensity. The font system stays the same. Texture's default association is the past you share with the individual, and the gradient strength's default association is how stable that relationship is.

Level 3 - Offers everything level 1 & 2 did, which even more visual cues - the added factors of a background image, manipulation of colour of the font as well as allowing access to non-pixel fonts. Also, pattern is introduced as another cue. Pattern's default association is the understanding of how you would spend time with this person, while manipulation of colour is intensity of job. Serif indicates conservative traditionalism or the like, while the background image is indicative of what you usually do with said individual.

The system is easily adaptable to alarm and memory cues as well - due to many cell phone's internal scheduling programs, it's easily applicable.

Easily integratable.


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