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Maya-Systems is a Canadian company that confirmed the sale to Apple of 18 patents that will help it to display documents in iCloud in a timeline of uploads and group them based on tags or other attributes. Those at Maya-Systems have specialized in developing UIs that improve the way users interact with digital content, and what Apple has acquired could prove to be extremely important in the future. The sale to Apple is probably an important achievement, considering that that company probably did not have the necessary resources to build a cloud-type system in which to implement its technologies.
Maya-Systems' technology offers an intuitive way to display any virtual content in a superior manner. This transaction attests that Maya-Systems axis-based user interface is ahead of the growing demand for axis-based user interfaces. "We dealt with a significant number of sophisticated buyers," noted Mathieu Audet, founder of Maya-Systems and patent agent. "We are pleased to have secured the transaction with Apple." "Our patents have been thoroughly analyzed by many potential buyers. We are confident that they have strong assets."
Apple can implement the respective technology in the iWork series applications, can display documents in an intuitive format and can group them so that users can view/access them simply and easily. No one knows when or if Apple will decide to implement the technology from the patents in its applications, but it will be interesting.
IamOrganized's uniquely distinctive, patented feature is its axes-based interface. Intuitive and elegant, axes herald a new era in content management. They show and manage content more meaningfully than ever. Unlike folder trees based on file location, axes group files by subject (any attribute, really) and display them along a timeline.
Scroll an axis to view more files. Zoom in. Zoom out. Navigate swiftly between projects by displaying several axes on your screen. Attribute-based, orderly and relational, axes give users a meaningful and integrated view of their files.
