System for Characterizing Information

• US 20090319539A1
• Filed: 06/18/2008
• Published: 12/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Charles Soppet, Joel K. Soppet
• Original Assignee: Charles Soppet, Joel K. Soppet
• Inventors: Soppet, Joel K., Soppet, Charles
• Application Number:
  US12/141,727
• Publication Number:
  US 20090319539A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation

Abstract

A system and method of characterizing and displaying information displays users and relevant content information in a graphical, nodal format. The users and the content information can be filtered in multiple different ways to make search results more relevant to a user'"'"'s needs, and related content information can be aggregated to create more reliable records of history.

Claims

1. A system for characterizing information, comprising:

software operating on a computer, the software including code that provides for an interface that receives content from users;

a map that depicts the users as nodes, and provides a graphical representation of a relationship among the users; and

a filtering mechanism that filters a depiction of the nodes based upon words included in the content.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the map corresponds to a genealogical family tree.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the relationship comprises at least one of a familial relationship, a social networking relationship, and an employment networking relationship.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the filtering mechanism removes of at least some of the nodes.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the filtering mechanism changes a color of at least some of the nodes.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the software also includes code that provides for an interface to share content with at least two other users simultaneously.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the software also includes code that associates groups of users into channels.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the software also includes code that associates groups of content into a collection of record.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the software also includes code that provides for an interface that allows users in a channel to contribute content to a collection of record.

10. A method of validating first and second descriptions of an event, comprising:

associating the first and second descriptions with first and second sources, respectively;

associating the first and second sources with first and second credibility attributes, respectively;

providing a list of the descriptions along with identification of the sources, and the corresponding attributes of the sources; and

filtering the list according to at least one of the attributes.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the event comprises a review of an item of media.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the attributes are selected from the group consisting of a familial relationship, an ethnic relationship, and country of origin.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the attributes are selected from the group consisting of employment in an organization, position in the organization, length of employment in the organization, and career path.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the attributes include a calculated rating based upon posting of previous descriptions.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the attributes include a URL, IP address, username, and password.

16. A method of aggregating information, comprising:

electronically collecting first and second accounts of the information;

electronically determining extents to which various elements of the information are corroborated;

electronically weighing disparate elements of the information according to a measure of credibility of corresponding sources.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the information comprises different viewpoints of a given event.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the information comprises accounts of different events with shared characteristics.

19. The method of claim 16, further comprising electronically identifying missing elements within the information.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the information relates to at least one of a tragedy, a social milestone, ownership of an item, and a pending event.