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GUI for subject matter navigation using maps and search terms

  • US 7,610,185 B1
  • Filed: 12/14/2007
  • Issued: 10/27/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for navigating categorized information, the system comprising:

  • a processor;

    a memory coupled the processor;

    computer code loaded into the memory for performing the functions of;

    displaying a two-dimensional map to a user, the map showing search terms relating to a subject matter, where a position of each search term corresponds to relationships between all the search terms;

    dynamically changing a display of the terms and a position of the search terms relative to each other based on user input into the map, the display corresponding to relative importance of the search terms to the subject matter;

    changing a context of a search and selecting a different branch of a taxonomic tree in response to a user input to select one of the search terms to display different search results based on a combination of different branches;

    displayed separately from the map, a plurality of hyperlinks corresponding to the different search results;

    a neural network underlying the map, wherein the display, the position of the search terms on the map and a selection of the displayed search terms are derived from the neural network, anddisplaying to the user additional search terms derived from the search results by the neural network.

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