DISPLAYING CONCEPT-BASED SEARCH RESULTS
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
- A. receiving one or more Search Terms;
B. establishing from the one or more Search Terms an instance of an individual concept being searched;
C. identifying a class of concepts wherein one or more attributes of the class of concepts are related to one or more attributes of the individual concept;
D. establishing a plurality of relationships between the individual concept and each of the concepts within the class of concepts;
E. calculating a plurality of Search Results based on the concepts within the class of concepts most closely related to the individual concept being searched; and
F. displaying the plurality of Search Results.
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Abstract
Methods and systems of the present invention allow for displaying suggested concept-based results. An exemplary method may comprise the steps of receiving search terms, determining from ontological calculations suggested search results related to the concept of the search terms and displaying the suggested search results.
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
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A. receiving one or more Search Terms; B. establishing from the one or more Search Terms an instance of an individual concept being searched; C. identifying a class of concepts wherein one or more attributes of the class of concepts are related to one or more attributes of the individual concept; D. establishing a plurality of relationships between the individual concept and each of the concepts within the class of concepts; E. calculating a plurality of Search Results based on the concepts within the class of concepts most closely related to the individual concept being searched; and F. displaying the plurality of Search Results. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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A. means for receiving one or more Search Terms; B. means for establishing from the one or more Search Terms an instance of an individual concept being searched; C. means for identifying a class of concepts wherein one or more attributes of the class of concepts are related to one or more attributes of the individual concept; D. means for establishing a plurality of relationships between the individual concept and each of the concepts within the class of concepts; E. means for calculating a plurality of Search Results based on the concepts within the class of concepts most closely related to the individual concept being searched; and F. means for displaying the plurality of Search Results. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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