Information navigation system
First Claim
1. A computer readable storage medium having instructions encoded thereon, when executed by a computer cause the computer to execute operations comprising:
- displaying on a display section a plurality of first data points of a group of data of a plurality of groups of data as candidates for a starting point from where information navigation through the group of data of the plurality of groups of data starts, and supporting a user to select one of the plurality of the first data points as the starting point;
providing the user with a first image indicating the selected starting point and a second data point of the group of data of the plurality of groups of data, the second data point linked to the starting point to allow the user to select data to be browsed next on the display section; and
providing the user with a global information navigation map indicating all data points of all the plurality of groups of data, including indication of the starting point, the second data point and the link between the starting point and the second data point, indicating interrelationship among all the data points of all the plurality of groups of data, and indicating in the global information navigation map a current browsing position showing which one of the data points from all the data points of all the plurality of groups of data is a data point currently being browsed,wherein the first image shows the starting point as a first level data and the second data point as a second level data by icons indicating attributes of level data and configurable to moving the icon of the second level data to around the icon of the first level data, andwherein the current browsing position and the link that has been traced are displayed by a specific color.
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Abstract
An information navigation system for supporting browsing of data which are linked mutually includes an starting point determination supporter, a browsing supporter, and a positioning supporter. The starting point determination supporter supports detection of first data being a starting point for an information navigation. The browsing supporter displays the first data and second data linked to the first data as in a virtual space, to allow a user to select data to be browsed next. The positioning supporter displays a current browsing position on a map which indicates a relation between all data.
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9 Claims
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1. A computer readable storage medium having instructions encoded thereon, when executed by a computer cause the computer to execute operations comprising:
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displaying on a display section a plurality of first data points of a group of data of a plurality of groups of data as candidates for a starting point from where information navigation through the group of data of the plurality of groups of data starts, and supporting a user to select one of the plurality of the first data points as the starting point; providing the user with a first image indicating the selected starting point and a second data point of the group of data of the plurality of groups of data, the second data point linked to the starting point to allow the user to select data to be browsed next on the display section; and providing the user with a global information navigation map indicating all data points of all the plurality of groups of data, including indication of the starting point, the second data point and the link between the starting point and the second data point, indicating interrelationship among all the data points of all the plurality of groups of data, and indicating in the global information navigation map a current browsing position showing which one of the data points from all the data points of all the plurality of groups of data is a data point currently being browsed, wherein the first image shows the starting point as a first level data and the second data point as a second level data by icons indicating attributes of level data and configurable to moving the icon of the second level data to around the icon of the first level data, and wherein the current browsing position and the link that has been traced are displayed by a specific color. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for information navigation on a computer, comprising:
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displaying a list of potential first data points of a group of data of a plurality of groups of data to a user using a computer; selecting by the user one of the first data points of the group of data of the plurality of groups of data as a starting point; displaying a first image indicating the selected starting point and a navigable second data point of the group of data of the plurality of groups of data, the second data point linked to the starting point; and displaying a global information navigation map indicating all data points of all the plurality of groups of data, including indication of the starting point, the second data point and the link between the starting point and the second data point, indicating interrelationship among all the data points of all the plurality of groups of data, and indicating in the global information navigation map a current browsing position showing which one of the data points from all the data points of all the plurality of groups of data is a data point currently being browsed, wherein the first image shows the starting point as a first level data and the second data point as a second level data by icons indicating attributes of level data and configurable to moving the icon of the second level data to around the icon of the first level data, and wherein the current browsing position and the link that has been traced are displayed by a specific color.
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9. An information navigation apparatus, comprising:
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a display device displaying a list of potential first data points of a group of data of a plurality of groups of data to a user; and a computer processor supporting the user to select one of the first data points of the group of data of the plurality of groups of data displayed on the display device, displaying a first image indicating the selected starting point and a navigable second data point of the group of data of the plurality of groups of data, the second data point linked to the starting point on the display device, wherein the first image shows the starting point as a first level data and the second data point as a second level data by icons indicating attributes of level data and configurable to moving the icon of the second level data to around the icon of the first level data, displaying on the display device a global information navigation map indicating all data points of all the plurality of groups of data, including indication of the starting point, the second data point and the link between the starting point and the second data point, indicating interrelationship among all the data points of all the plurality of groups of data, and indicating in the global information navigation map a current browsing position showing which one of the data points from all the data points of all the plurality of groups of data is a data point currently being browsed, and displaying the current browsing position and the link that has been traced on the display device in a specific color.
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