Heuristic knowledge portal
First Claim
1. A user interface method for executing one or more operations in a computer for interfacing an associated user with a knowledge portal that is operatively associated with a plurality of data objects, the user interface method comprising:
- displaying in a document pane at least a portion of first contents of a current object;
displaying in a map pane a K-map indicating objects which are cataloged in the knowledge portal as including second contents related to a selected K-map object, wherein a range of the objects included in the K-map displayed in the map pane is determined in accordance with a K-map parameter, the K-map parameter including at least one of a scope, a view selector, a class selector, and a K-map object parameter;
displaying in a preview pane third contents associated with a preview object selected from the K-map, wherein the document pane, map pane, and preview pane are displayed simultaneously on a single display device;
receiving a user input;
updating, based upon the received user input, at least one of a first identity of said current object, a second identity of said preview object, and the K-map parameter; and
updating the K-map conditional upon the updating of the K-map parameter.
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Abstract
A user interface method for executing one or more operations in a computer for interfacing an associated user with a knowledge portal (10) that is operatively associated with a plurality of data objects in a data store (12) includes the steps of: receiving a user input (202); updating, based upon the received user input, one of a current object identity (82), a preview object identity (86), and a K-map parameter (84); updating a K-map conditional upon updating one of a current object identity (82) and a K-map parameter (84); displaying in a document pane (72) at least a portion of the current object; displaying in a map pane (74) the K-map; and displaying in a preview pane (76) contents associated with the preview object.
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39 Claims
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1. A user interface method for executing one or more operations in a computer for interfacing an associated user with a knowledge portal that is operatively associated with a plurality of data objects, the user interface method comprising:
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displaying in a document pane at least a portion of first contents of a current object; displaying in a map pane a K-map indicating objects which are cataloged in the knowledge portal as including second contents related to a selected K-map object, wherein a range of the objects included in the K-map displayed in the map pane is determined in accordance with a K-map parameter, the K-map parameter including at least one of a scope, a view selector, a class selector, and a K-map object parameter; displaying in a preview pane third contents associated with a preview object selected from the K-map, wherein the document pane, map pane, and preview pane are displayed simultaneously on a single display device; receiving a user input; updating, based upon the received user input, at least one of a first identity of said current object, a second identity of said preview object, and the K-map parameter; and updating the K-map conditional upon the updating of the K-map parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for executing one or more operations in a computer for interfacing an associated user with a knowledge portal operatively associated with a plurality of data objects, the apparatus comprising:
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a computer having a processor and a data store coupled thereto, wherein the data store stores the plurality of data objects; and one or more computer programs, performed by the computer for;
receiving a user input,updating, based upon the received user input, at least one of a current object identity, a preview object identity, and a K-map parameter, the K-map parameter including at least one of a scope, a view selector, a class selector, and a K-map object parameter, updating a K-map conditional upon updating the K-map parameter, displaying in a document pane at least a portion of first contents of the current object, displaying in a map pane the K-map, and displaying in a preview pane second contents associated with the preview object. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An article of manufacture comprising a program storage medium readable by a computer and embodying one or more instructions executable by the computer to perform a method for executing an operation to perform a user interface method for interfacing an associated user with a knowledge portal operatively associated with a plurality of data objects, the method comprising:
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generating a knowledge portal catalog cataloging data objects based on content, the knowledge portal contextually linking the objects based on document content; displaying in a document pane at least a portion of first contents of a current object; constructing a K-map identifying related objects having second contents related to a K-map object as measured by a strength of relationship between the related object and the K-map object; displaying in a map pane the K-map, wherein a range of the objects included in the K-map displayed in the map pane is determined in accordance with a K-map parameter, wherein the K-map parameter includes at least one of a scope, a view selector, a class selector, and a K-map object parameter; and displaying in a preview pane third contents associated with a preview object selected from the related objects, the preview pane being displayed simultaneously with the document pane and the map pane. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A user interface for interfacing an associated user with a knowledge portal that is operatively associated with a plurality of data objects and contextually links the objects based on document content, the user interface comprising:
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a means for receiving a user input; a K-map processor for calculating a K-map corresponding to a current object and a set of K-map parameters, the K-map identifying objects indicated by a catalog of the knowledge portal as having first contents related to the current object, the set of K-map parameters including at least one of a scope. a view selector, a class selector, and a K-map object parameter; a current object display pane for displaying at least a portion of second contents of the current object; a K-map display pane for displaying the K-map; and a preview pane different from the current object display pane for displaying third contents corresponding to a preview object. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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