Navigating organizational structures
First Claim
1. A tool for navigating an organizational structure having a plurality choices therein, including a plurality of next available choices, the tool comprising:
- computer code means for receiving information related to a navigation goal wherein the goal is potentially related to at least one of the choices;
computer code means for classifying said information with respect to said structure and for providing a recommendation as to at least one of said choices more likely to lead towards said goal; and
computer code means for providing feedback indicative of said recommendation.
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Abstract
In prediction and machine-learning technology, using given information from a user and a set of choices (e.g., a hierarchy structure) and, using a classifier program, computing what is the next best choice for navigating the set of choices, or, more generally, the degree to which any choice at a current level is supported by the available information, i.e., a probability of success associated with each currently available choice. An interactive interface is provided between the user and the set owner that dynamically feeds back the results of classification to the user preferably at each navigation step, i.e., specifying probabilities, suggesting choices, or highlighting the best choice(s) or the path(s) most likely leading to the best ultimate choice of the set.
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27 Claims
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1. A tool for navigating an organizational structure having a plurality choices therein, including a plurality of next available choices, the tool comprising:
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computer code means for receiving information related to a navigation goal wherein the goal is potentially related to at least one of the choices;
computer code means for classifying said information with respect to said structure and for providing a recommendation as to at least one of said choices more likely to lead towards said goal; and
computer code means for providing feedback indicative of said recommendation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computerized tool for assisting a user with navigating a large hierarchy structure, having a large plurality of nodes, via classification subprocesses, the tool comprising:
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computer code for relating information indicative of a goal node to at least first level nodes of the hierarchy structure;
computer code for classifying said information and predicting at least one option most likely to advance navigation to a predicted goal node of said hierarchy structure;
computer code for highlighting said at least one option to said user;
computer code for receiving feedback from said user related to a current choice with respect to said at least one option; and
computer code for iteratively providing suggestions including at least one refined suggestion based on reclassifying said information each a current choice among said suggestions. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A process for navigating through an organizational structure having a plurality of levels and nodes, the method comprising:
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receiving targeting data related to said organizational structure;
applying a classifier to said targeting data;
presenting a plurality of choices of nodes wherein said choices are representative of results of said classifier categorizing said targeting data with respect to said organizational structure and wherein said plurality of choices includes at least a subset of said plurality of choices indicating probable solutions to said targeting data;
receiving a selection from said plurality of choices;
iteratively applying the classifier to said targeting data and each said selection until a user target node is reached. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of determining a goal node in an organizational structure having a plurality of nodes, the method comprising:
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via a classifier, comparing first data indicative of a user goal node to second data indicative of given organizational structures;
selecting at least one of said structures and a plurality of nodes therein;
providing feedback data indicative of likely nodes related to said goal node such that at least one of said nodes is a target node predicted to be said goal node from a probabilistic analysis during said comparing, and wherein said feedback data allows selection between said likely nodes and said target node. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A method of doing business, the method comprising:
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receiving from a remote user targeting data related to at least one organizational structure having a plurality of levels and nodes;
applying a classifier to said targeting data;
presenting a plurality of choices of nodes to the remote user wherein said choices are representative of results of said classifier categorizing said targeting data with respect to said organizational structure and wherein said plurality of choices includes at least a subset of said plurality of choices indicating probable solutions to said targeting data;
receiving from said remote user at least one selection from said plurality of choices;
iteratively applying the classifier to said targeting data and each said selection until a user target node is selected by the remote user.
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