Social Network User Interface

• US 20110078173A1
• Filed: 09/30/2009
• Published: 03/31/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Inventors: Singh, Ajita John, Renduchintala, Adithya, Seligmann, Doree Duncan, Kelkar, Shreeharsh
• Application Number:
  US12/570,618
• Publication Number:
  US 20110078173A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/769
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2428 Query predicate definition using graphical user interfaces, including menus and forms G06F16/2423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/26 Visual data mining; Browsing structured data
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A method to easily, quickly and visually identify experts, relevant tags, information associated with the experts, important topics, and emerging trends without some of the disadvantages of the prior art is disclosed. The present invention provides a novel user interface that connects general queries, users, tags, and information sources together.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving at a data processing system;

(i) a first query, Q₁, and

(ii) a second query, Q₂; and

transmitting from the data processing system;

(iii) a response, R₁, to the first query, Q₁, comprising an identifier of a first information source, I₁,

(iv) a response, R₂, to the second query, Q₂ comprising an identifier of a second information source, I₂,

(v) a command to display a first graphical object, O₁ representing the first information source, I₁, at a telecommunications terminal,

(vi) a command to display a second graphical object, O₂, representing the second information source, I₂, at a telecommunications terminal, and

(vii) a command to display a third graphical object, O₃, representing a relationship between O₁ and O₂, at the telecommunications terminal, when I₁=I₂.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the second query, Q₂, is to a user.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the second query, Q₂, is to a tag.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the first graphical object, O₁, is an icon.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the second graphical object, O₂, is an icon.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the third graphical object, O₂, is a line.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the first query is received from the telecommunications terminal.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the first query is received from a user.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

transmitting from the data processing system;

(viii) a command to display the first graphical object, O₁, and the first graphical object, O₂, apart from one another when I₁≠

I₂.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving at the data processing system;

(viii) a third query, Q₃; and

transmitting from the data processing system;

(ix) a response, R₃, to the third query, Q₃, comprising an identifier of a third information source, I₃,

(x) a command to display a fourth graphical object, O₄, representing the third information source, I₃, at a telecommunications terminal, and

(xi) a command to display fifth graphical object, O₅, representing a relationship between O₁ and O₄, at the telecommunications terminal, when I₁=I₃.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising:

transmitting from the data processing system;

(xii) a command to display sixth graphical object, O₆, representing a relationship between O₂ and O₄, at the telecommunications terminal, when I₂=I₃.

12. A method comprising:

transmitting from a telecommunications terminal to a data processing system;

(i) a first query, Q₁, and

(ii) a second query, Q₁; and

receiving from the data processing system at the telecommunications terminal;

(iii) a response, R₁, to the first query, Q₁, comprising an identifier of a first information source, I₁,

(iv) a command to display a first graphical object, O₁ representing the first information source, I₁, at a telecommunications terminal,

(v) a response, R₂, to the second query, Q₂ comprising an identifier of a second information source, I₂,

(vi) a command to display a second graphical object, O₂, representing the second information source, I₂, at a telecommunications terminal, and

(vii) a command to display a third graphical object, O₃, representing a relationship between O₁ and O₂, at the telecommunications terminal, when I₁=I₂.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising displaying at the telecommunications terminal the first graphical object, O₁, the second graphical object, O₂, and the third graphical object, O₃, in response to commands received from the data processing system.

14. The method of claim 12 further comprising:

receiving from the data processing system;

(viii) a command to display the first graphical object, O₁, and the first graphical object, O₂, apart from one another when I₁≠

I₂.

15. The method of claim 12 further comprising:

transmitting to the data processing system;

(viii) a third query, Q₃; and

receiving from the data processing system;

(ix) a response, R₃, to the third query, Q₃ comprising an identifier of a third information source, I₃,

(x) a command to display a fourth graphical object, O₄ representing the third information source, I₃, at a telecommunications terminal, and

(xi) a command to display fifth graphical object, O₅, representing a relationship between O₁ and O₄, at the telecommunications terminal, when I₁=I₃.

16. The method of claim 15 further comprising:

receiving from the data processing system;

(xii) a command to display sixth graphical object, O₆, representing a relationship between O₂ and O₄, at the telecommunications terminal, when I₂=I₃.

17. The method of claim 15 further comprising displaying, at the telecommunications terminal, the fourth graphical object, O₄, and the fifth graphical object, O₅, in response to commands received from the data processing system.

18. A method comprising:

displaying at a telecommunications terminal;

(i) a first graphical object, O₁, representing a first information source, I₁, at a telecommunications terminal,

(ii) a second graphical object, O₂, representing a second information source, I₂, at a telecommunications terminal, and

(iii) a third graphical object, O₃, representing a relationship between O₁ and O₂, at the telecommunications terminal, when I₁=I₂,

wherein;

(iv) an identifier of a first information source, I₁, is received in response to a first query, Q₁, and

(iv) an identifier of a second information source, I₂, is received in to a second query, Q₂.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein the first query, Q₁, and the second query, Q₂, are transmitted to a data processing system.

20. The method of claim 18 wherein the response to the first query, Q₁, and the second query, Q₂, are received from a data processing system.

21. The method of claim 18 further comprising displaying first graphical object, O₁, and the first graphical object, O₂, apart from one another when I₁≠

I₂.

22. The method of claim 18 further comprising:

displaying;

(iv) a fourth graphical object, O₄, representing a third information source, I₃,

(v) a fifth graphical object, O₅, representing a relationship between O₁ and O₄, at the telecommunications terminal, when I₁=I₃, wherein

wherein;

(vi) an identifier of a third information source, I₃, is received in response to a third query, Q₃.

23. The method of claim 22 further comprising:

displaying;

(vii) a sixth graphical object, O₆, representing a relationship between O₂ and O₄, when I₂=I₃.