Interactive and Social Knowledge Discovery Sessions

• US 20110218960A1
• Filed: 11/29/2010
• Published: 09/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hamid Hatami-Haza
• Original Assignee: Hamid Hatami-Haza
• Inventors: Hatami-Hanza, Hamid
• Granted Patent: US 8,775,365 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/603
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/00 Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/367 Ontology
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9536 Search customisation based on social or collaborative filtering
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/022 Knowledge engineering; Knowledge acquisition

Abstract

There are provided systems and methods that can assist interactively a knowledge user/contributor to obtain a straight answer to his/her request for knowledge about one or more subject matter, can mediates a large group of unknown inquirers and present them with distilled stage of knowledge related to a subject matter, and/or can guide and assist, individually or socially, to find or discover credible and value significant knowledge at much faster rate than the current traditional method of using search engine directories, social networking, blogging, and bookmarking websites. The methods, systems and services of the presented disclosure can significantly increase productivity of knowledge-based users and quality of their work.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method of providing an interactive knowledge discovery session to a client comprising:

a. providing an interactive environment to obtain the client'"'"'s input in such a way that said input indicates a respective body of knowledge and a selected form of response from a plurality of forms of responses,

b. providing at least one output containing at least one of the partitions of the body of knowledge in response to the client'"'"'s input based on evaluation of at least one type of value significance of one or more partitions of the body of knowledge and the selected form of response, and

c. being responsive to further inputs from the client.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein some of the ontological subjects of the partitions are replaced with other ontological subjects.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the client'"'"'s input is based on the response of previous input.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the body of knowledge includes the client'"'"'s input.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the output contains one or more of the followings:

i. summary of the body of knowledge,

ii. bulleted summary of the body of knowledge,

iii. dense summary of the body of knowledge,

iv. query specific summary from the of the body of knowledge,

v. graphs of associated subject matters and/or ontological subject maps built from the body of knowledge,

vi. content composition, generated in demand based on a query, from the body of knowledge,

vii. content containing two or more ontological subjects of the body of knowledge,

viii. answers to questions, said answer extracted from the body of knowledge,

ix. list of ranked partitions from the body of knowledge,

x. novel information about the queried subject matter in the context of the body of knowledge,

xi. a content suggesting a query,

xii. a content proposing an idea,

xiii. a content proposing question,

xiv. a content proposing a research trajectory,

xv. a content including one or more novel part of the body of knowledge,

xvi. credible summary according to an updated state of knowledge in the body of knowledge and/or the client'"'"'s input.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the at least one of the value significances is an indication of one or more of the following significance aspect of the partition:

a. credibility,

b. novelty,

c. density significance,

d. recentness,

e. informational value.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 5, wherein the output content is embodied in a computer program instructions executable by a computer system, said computer system having at least one processing device, that when executed by the computer system cause the output content being displayed in a predetermined format on the client'"'"'s display.

8. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the body of knowledge contains news content.

9. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the interactive environment includes a graphical user interface.

10. The computer implemented method of claim 9, wherein the client'"'"'s input is given by pointing and/or selecting graphical objects on a display.

11. The computer implemented method of claim 9, wherein the graphical user interface is a cognitive graph comprising selectable graphical objects, wherein said graph represents a context for the body of knowledge.

12. A computer implemented method of representing a context for a body of knowledge by at least one graph comprising:

a. identifying a plurality of ontological subjects of the body of knowledge based on one or more quantity indicative of at least one type of value significances of the ontological subjects and/or one or more quantity indicative of at least one association strength between at least two of the ontological subjects of the body of knowledge,

b. representing the identified ontological subjects graphically by graphical objects and/or symbols and/or connecting at least two of the associated ontological subjects with graphical links based on their association strength to each other.

13. The computer implemented method of claim 12, wherein the data respective of the graph is embedded in a computer program codes that when executed by a computer system, the computer system having at least one processing device, will cause the computer system to display the graph on a user'"'"'s display device.

14. The computer implemented method of claim 12, wherein the graph has a free form.

15. The computer implemented method of claim 12, wherein the graph is a tree like graph.

16. The computer implemented method of claim 12, wherein the body of knowledge is identified based on a user'"'"'s query.

17. The computer implemented method of claim 12, further comprising a graphical user interface that a user can point and/or select the graphical objects and/or the links between the graphical objects.

18. The computer implemented method of claim 12, further comprising a graphical user interface that a user can indentify an area of the graph wherein said area contains one or more of the graphical objects and/or one or more of the links between the graphical objects.

19. The computer implemented method of claim 13, further comprising a computer graphical user interface that when a user selects a graphical object of the graph and/or a link between graphical objects cause the computer to obtain and display, on a user'"'"'s display device, one or more partition of a body of knowledge respective of the ontological subjects corresponding to the pointed graphical object or the pointed link.

20. The computer implemented method of claim 13, further comprising a computer graphical user interface that when a user select one or more graphical object of the graph and/or one or more link between graphical objects cause the computer to obtain data and display, on a user'"'"'s display device, another graph respective of a plurality of ontological subjects of the body of knowledge having association strength of predetermined range to the selected one or more graphical object and/or the selected one or more link.

21. The computer implemented method of claim 12, further comprising an interactive graph representing the association and/or the association strengths of the graphical objects graphically.

22. The computer implemented method of claim 12, wherein the quantity respective of association strength of two graphical objects is graphically visualized by the distance of a graphical object from its associates.

23. The computer implemented method of claim 12, further comprising:

making a visually displayable graph or network of graphical objects wherein the graphical objects representing the ontological subjects wherein each graphical object is connected to one or more of other graphical objects having association strength of predetermined range of values with that graphical object.

24. The computer implemented method of claim 12, further configured to graphically indicates visually measureable quantities proportional to the value of association strength of the ontological subjects of the body of knowledge to each other and/or the number of associated ontological subject depicted in an area of the graph.

25. The computer implemented method of claim 12, wherein the graphical objects includes objects indicatives of one or more nodes and one or more edges of a graph.

26. The computer implemented method of claim 25, further comprising a graphical user interfaces that a user can select one or more of the nodes or one or more of the edges.

27. The computer implemented method of claim 25, wherein the graphical distance between the nodes is determined by a function of the association strength of the nodes that are connected to each other.

28. A method of social and interactive knowledge discovery service comprising:

a. receiving a request and/or query from a user,

b. providing an interactive session interface for the user to interact with a computer program module having instructions embodied thereon, executable by at least one computer system, having at least one processing device and a computer readable storage medium, that when is executed by the computer system cause the computer to perform;

i. providing an answer or a response respective of the user'"'"'s input, wherein the answer is selected from partitions of a body of knowledge having scored a predetermined level of value significance of at least one of the value significance measures,

c. providing an environment for interaction between said computer program module and/or other users respective of the user'"'"'s query so as to have an interactive and/or social session.

29. The method claim 28, wherein the interactive environment is further configured to represent a user in the interactive environment by a visual object visible on the display device of at least one of the user.

30. The method of claim 28, wherein the interactive environment is visually displayed on a display device as a virtual roundtable conveying a group discussion environment.

31. The method of claim 28, wherein the user'"'"'s input is added to the body of knowledge.

32. The method of claim 28, wherein the computer program module further provides a score of value significance for the user'"'"'s input in a composition containing the users'"'"' input and at least one of the partitions of the body of knowledge.

33. The method of claim 28, further configured to have an option so that other users with similar interest in the body of knowledge of the social session may join in the session based on their input.

34. The method of claim 28, wherein the module is further configured to provide a plurality of options to a user to obtain one or more content related to the body of knowledge of the session.

35. The method of claim 28, further comprising:

enabling the user to edit a composition and/or compose a composition and/or add compositions to the body of knowledge of the session.

36. The method of claim 28, further comprising:

providing a reward to at least one user whose input has scored a predetermined level of value significance in the body of knowledge of the session, wherein the body of knowledge includes the user'"'"'s input.

37. The system of claim 28, further comprising:

measuring the impact of a user'"'"'s contribution to the body of knowledge as a function of the variations in the value significances of the partitions of the body of knowledge after a predetermined number of user'"'"'s input from one or more user and/or a predetermined time interval.

38. The system of claim 28, further comprising:

interactively exploring details of the body of knowledge wherein the user input more specific query and obtain at least one respective piece of content in response to the query.

39. The method of claim 38, further comprising:

computer program modules for finding a preferred research trajectory to a user based on the users'"'"' interaction tracks and/or users'"'"' past inputs.

40. A method of social knowledge discovery comprising:

a. providing an environment for users to input an initial query for indicating a subject matter for exploration,

b. guiding a user to an interactive and social knowledge discovery session, respective of the user'"'"'s initial query, wherein the user can input further contents,

c. providing a social interactive session environment for users indicated similar or associated subject matters for exploration wherein the session has at least one body of knowledge for exploration.

41. The method of claim 40, further providing a mediating environment by scoring the user'"'"'s input in terms of at least one aspect of its value significance thereby said users exploring similar subject matters are informed about the significance of a user'"'"'s input and accordingly participate in an interactive and social knowledge exploration session by further adding or inputting content.

42. The method of claim 41, wherein the user is further provided with an option to be notified about the new finding in the body of knowledge of a session after leaving the interactive and social session.

43. A method of social search and/or social interactive knowledge discovery comprising:

a. a searching utility environment wherein a participant can input a query or content,

b. creating an interactive session related to a body of knowledge in response to a participant'"'"'s input to the searching utility,

c. providing a social and interactive environment for one or more participant wherein at least one participant can input content, and

d. providing a content viewable by one or more participant based on one or more input from one or more participant in the session and/or based on the value of at least one significances aspect of the partitions of the body of knowledge.

44. The method of claim 43, wherein one of the participants is an intelligent agent that provides dynamic contents in response to a participant'"'"'s input.

45. The method of claim 44, wherein the agent is a computer program module having instructions embodied thereon that when executed by a computer system, said computer system having at least one processing device and one or more data communication interfaces, will perform:

a. identifying a body of knowledge related to a participant'"'"'s input,

b. analyzing the participant'"'"'s input and providing a respective answer containing one or more partition of the body of knowledge having at last one predetermined type of relationship with the participant'"'"'s input.

46. The method of claim 45, wherein the agent further scores the user'"'"'s input in comparison with the data from the data of the body of knowledge.

47. The method of claim 45, wherein the agent update the body of knowledge related to a subject matter in a predetermined time intervals and/or according the participant'"'"'s input.

48. The method of claim 45, wherein the agent further provides computer readable instructions having contents embedded in the computer-executable instruction codes that when executed by a computer system causes the computer system to display the content on the participant'"'"'s display device in a predetermined format.

49. The method of claim 45, wherein the agent further mediates the one or more participants by way of scoring a participant'"'"'s input in terms of at least one aspect of significance and/or relevancy in comparison to the knowledge existed in the body of knowledge.

50. The method of claim 43, wherein said content contains the latest state of the knowledge having predetermined level of value significance related to at least one significance aspect of the content in the body of knowledge.

51. The method of claim 43, further configured to provide a reward to at least one participant.

52. The method of claim 43, wherein the one or more participant is registered user.

53. The method of claim 43, further configured in such way that a third party can provide an incentive for providing content in respect to a subject mater or another content.

54. The method of claim 43, wherein the content is shared and/or published by one or more of the participants in a predetermined medium.

55. The method of claim 45, further configured in such a way that a participant can establish an online journal and the agent provides assistance to evaluate the value of the inputs in respect to the knowledge existed in the body of knowledge.

56. The method claim 43, wherein a session is started for producing new contents.

57. The method f claim 56, wherein the new content is a multimedia.

58. A system of providing at least one service over a data network comprising:

a. at least one software module having computer programming codes thereon which, when executed by a computer system, cause to create an interactive session environment for obtaining an input from a user,

b. at least one first computer program which, when executed by a computer system, cause the computer system to access at least one content, said at least one content is the output of at least one second computer program which, when executed by a computer system, cause the computer system to perform;

i. accessing at least one body of knowledge,

ii. selecting one or more partitions of the body of knowledge according to the user'"'"'s input and at least one measure of the value significance of the partitions,

c. at least one server module to respond to a user'"'"'s input over a network.

59. The system of claim 58, wherein the body of knowledge is accessed based on the obtained user'"'"'s input and/or is provided by the user.

60. The system of claim 58, further comprising a computer program having computer-executable instructions thereon that, when executed by a computer system, cause the computer to send the content over the network.

61. The system of claim 58, wherein the at least one second computer program further comprising computer-executable instruction codes that when executed by the user'"'"'s computer system, having at least one processing device, cause the user'"'"'s computer system to display an interactive graphical interface representing a cognitive map of the body of knowledge on the user'"'"'s display device.

62. The system of claim 58, wherein said body of knowledge contains one or more news content.

63. The system of claim 58, wherein the data network is internet.

64. A system for providing interactive knowledge discovery service to a client comprising:

a. a receiving module configured to receive an input from a user over a data network,

b. an access module providing access to at least one processing device and/or at least one computer-readable storage medium over a first network,

c. a facilitating module facilitating access to at least one content corresponding to the user'"'"'s input, said at least one content is an output of at least one software module that can be executed using one or more processing devices and/or one or more computer-readable storage medium over a second network to perform;

i. accessing at least one body of knowledge,

ii. selecting one or more partitions of the body of knowledge based on a function of value significance and/or association strengths of one or more of the constituent ontological subjects of the body of knowledge,

iii. providing a composition related to one or more of said selected partitions or the ontological subjects of the body of knowledge and embedding them in a computer-executable instructions that when executed by the client'"'"'s computer system cause the cline'"'"'s computer to display the composition on the client'"'"'s display device.

65. The system of claim 64, wherein said data network is internet.

66. The system of claim 64, wherein the first network and/or the second network is internet.

67. The system of claim 64, wherein the second network is a cloud computing network comprising:

at least two processing devices, at least one computer-readable storage medium, and at least one communication link between the processing devices and the at least one storage medium.

68. The system of claim 65, wherein at least one of the processing device and/or at least one of the storage medium is located in geographically different location than the rest of the system.

69. The system of claim 64, wherein further includes computer-readable storage media, over the first and/or over the second network, to store one or more of the following:

i. at least one composition as a body of knowledge,

ii. at least some of the partitions of the at least one composition,

iii. at least some ontological subjects,

iv. at least one set of data respective of a value significances of the partitions and/or the ontological subjects of the body of knowledge,

v. one or more index list of the partitions and the ontological subjects of the body of knowledge,

vi. at least one pre-made content composition from the body of knowledge,

vii. at least some of the user'"'"'s input.

70. The system of claim 64, further configured to score significance of a user'"'"'s input against the partitions of the body of knowledge.

71. The system of claim 64, wherein a content composition is assembled by said provider of the service in response to the client'"'"'s input.

72. The system of claim 64, wherein the first and the second network form a single network or are parts of a larger network architecture.

73. A system for providing a service to a client comprising:

a. network communication means for receiving the data initiated from a client over a communication and/or computer network,

b. communication means for exchanging data signals with at least one computer system, said computer system comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium and at least one processing device, capable of executing the instructions of at least one computer program embodied thereon, said computer program when executed by one or several computer systems cause the one or the collective of the several computer systems to output a composition comprising;

i. accessing at least one body of knowledge and being responsive to the data received from a client,

ii. selecting one or more partitions or ontological subjects of the body of knowledge according to a function of value significances and/or associations of one or more of the constituent ontological subjects of the body of knowledge and the data received from a client,

iii. providing a composition related to one or more of said selected partitions or the ontological subjects of the body of knowledge and embedding them in a computer-executable instructions that when executed by the client'"'"'s computer system cause the client'"'"'s computer to display the composition on the client'"'"'s display device.

74. The system of claim 73, further comprising:

i. one or more computer servers with network communication means for connection to repositories of compositions or partitions of said compositions, said one or more servers are, or have access to one or more, computer systems that are capable of executing computer program instructions to perform a task,

ii. one or more database corresponding to at least one array of data extracted and/or calculated based on the information respective of participation patterns of a plurality of constituent ontological subjects of one or more compositions into a plurality of partitions of the one or more composition.

75. The system of claim 73, wherein the system is distributed and at least one part of the system is physically located in, or performs from, different location from the rest of the system.

76. The system of claim 73, wherein the system is distributed and at least one of the one or several computer systems and/or one of the least one storage medium is physically located in, or performs from, different location from the rest of the system.

77. A method of facilitating a service for a client over a communication and/or computer network, comprising:

a. providing an access for the client over the network,

b. receiving signals or an input from the client, said input cause to identify the network address of a provider of said service,

c. transmitting signals or data toward the provider of said service,

d. facilitating for exchanging signals or data between the client and the provider of said service, wherein said service is performed by at least one computer program, executable by at least one processing device, to process an input and provides two or more of the following;

i. providing an interactive environment to obtain the client'"'"'s input in such a way that said input indicates a respective body of knowledge and a selected form of response from a plurality of forms of responses,

ii. providing at least one output containing at least one of the partitions of the body of knowledge in response to the client'"'"'s input based on evaluation of at least one type of value significance of one or more partitions of the body of knowledge and the selected form of response,

iii. being responsive to further inputs from the client,

iv. providing at least one cognitive graph from a body of knowledge,

v. accessing to at least one pre-built body of knowledge which has been built in response to a client'"'"'s request,

vi. providing a social interaction session for users looking for information related to similar or associated subject matters.

78. The method of claim 77, wherein the network is internet.

79. The system of claim 77, wherein the body of knowledge is provided by the client.