METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAPPING UNKNOWN INFORMATION IN REAL OR VIRTUAL WORLDS
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1. A method of providing a suggested path on an Internet to a topic of interest for a user, the method comprising:
- receiving the topic of interest;
receiving a map of the Internet;
receiving a map of information known to the user;
calculating a map of information unknown to the user based on the map of the Internet and the map of information known to the user; and
calculating a path to the topic of interest based on at least the map of information unknown to the user.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are given for providing a suggested path on the Internet to a topic of interest for a user. In one example, the method includes receiving the topic of interest, receiving a map of the Internet, receiving a map of information known to the user, calculating a map of information unknown to the user based on the map of the Internet and the map of information known to the user, and calculating a path to the topic of interest based on at least the map of information unknown to the user.
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1. A method of providing a suggested path on an Internet to a topic of interest for a user, the method comprising:
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receiving the topic of interest; receiving a map of the Internet; receiving a map of information known to the user; calculating a map of information unknown to the user based on the map of the Internet and the map of information known to the user; and calculating a path to the topic of interest based on at least the map of information unknown to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of providing information about where a user may desire to explore next on an Internet, the method comprising:
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receiving a known topic and an acceptable degree of strangeness; receiving a map of the Internet; receiving a map of information known to the user; calculating a map of information unknown to the user based on the map of the Internet and the map of information known to the user; and calculating a suggested next topic based on at least the acceptable degree of strangeness, the map of information unknown to the user and the known topic. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for providing a suggested path on an Internet to a topic of interest for a user, the apparatus comprising:
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a query device configured to receive the topic of interest; a map device configured to receive a map of the Internet, to receive a map of information known to the user, and to calculate a map of information unknown to the user based on the map of the Internet and the map of information known to the user; and a pathfinder device configured to calculate a path to the topic of interest based on at least the map of information unknown to the user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for providing information about where a user may desire to explore next on an Internet, the apparatus comprising:
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a query device configured to receive a known topic and an acceptable degree of strangeness; a map device configured to receive a map of the Internet, to receive a map of information known to the user, and to calculate a map of information unknown to the user based on the map of the Internet and the map of information known to the user; and a topic finder device configured to calculate a suggested next topic based on at least the acceptable degree of strangeness, the map of information unknown to the user and the known topic. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer readable medium carrying one or more instructions for providing a suggested path on an Internet to a topic of interest for a user, wherein the one or more instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the steps of:
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receiving the topic of interest; receiving a map of the Internet; receiving a map of information known to the user; calculating a map of information unknown to the user based on the map of the Internet and the map of information known to the user; and calculating a path to the topic of interest based on at least the map of information unknown to the user.
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