Information organization and navigation by user-generated associative overlays
First Claim
1. A system for linking together digital information objects of a publically-available digital information space comprising:
- at least one locally-stored software artifact overlay maintained (i) on a computer comprising a web browser and (ii) separate from the publically available digital information space, wherein, at least a portion of the at least one locally-stored software artifact overlay is passed to a digitally-readable agent for information processing;
at least one digitally-readable concept node within each overlay, each digitally-readable concept node expressing one concept, each concept defined by at least one keyword; and
at least one digitally-readable information node within each overlay, each digitally-readable information node representing one of the digital information objects;
wherein a link between an accessed digital information object in the digital information space and each of the at least one digitally-readable concept node is automatically established when the accessed digital information object and the overlay include at least one common concept, the link being omitted absent at least one common concept; and
wherein Boolean logic modifiers are used to associate the at least one keyword with each concept.
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Abstract
Digital information objects in a digital information space are linked through the use of an overlay. A dynamic association between an accessed digital information object and each concept node in the overlay is established if the accessed digital information object and the overlay include at least one common concept. Links to other digital information objects are displayed if those objects are represented by information nodes within the overlay linked to a concept node expressing a common concept. At least a portion of the overlay may be exported for incorporation into other overlays or for various information processing functions.
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18 Claims
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1. A system for linking together digital information objects of a publically-available digital information space comprising:
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at least one locally-stored software artifact overlay maintained (i) on a computer comprising a web browser and (ii) separate from the publically available digital information space, wherein, at least a portion of the at least one locally-stored software artifact overlay is passed to a digitally-readable agent for information processing; at least one digitally-readable concept node within each overlay, each digitally-readable concept node expressing one concept, each concept defined by at least one keyword; and at least one digitally-readable information node within each overlay, each digitally-readable information node representing one of the digital information objects; wherein a link between an accessed digital information object in the digital information space and each of the at least one digitally-readable concept node is automatically established when the accessed digital information object and the overlay include at least one common concept, the link being omitted absent at least one common concept; and wherein Boolean logic modifiers are used to associate the at least one keyword with each concept. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for linking together digital information objects of a publically-available digital information space comprising:
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at least one locally-stored software artifact overlay maintained (i) on a computer comprising a web browser and (ii) separate from the publically available digital information space, wherein, at least a portion of the at least one locally-stored software artifact overlay is passed to a digitally-readable agent for information processing; at least one digitally-readable concept node within each overlay, each digitally-readable concept node expressing one concept, each concept defined by at least one keyword; at least one digitally-readable information node within each overlay, each digitally-readable information node representing one of the digital information objects; and a device adapted to at least one of add and remove at least one pre-defined concept to and from the digitally-readable concept node; wherein; a link between an accessed digital information object in the digital information space and each of the at least one digitally-readable concept node is automatically established when the accessed digital information object and the overlay include at least one common concept, the link being omitted absent at least one common concept; the digital information object is displayed to the user with at least one highlighted keyword; and a pop-up menu comprising additional publicly-available digital information objects appear when a user selects the at least one highlighted keyword.
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15. A system for linking together digital information objects of a publically-available digital information space comprising:
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at least one locally-stored software artifact overlay maintained (i) on a computer comprising a web browser and (ii) separate from the publically available digital information space, wherein, at least a portion of the at least one locally-stored software artifact overlay is passed to a digitally-readable agent for information processing; at least one digitally-readable concept node within each overlay, each digitally-readable concept node expressing one concept, each concept defined by at least one keyword; at least one digitally-readable information node within each overlay, each digitally-readable information node representing one of the digital information objects; and a device adapted to at least one of add and remove at least one pre-defined concept to and from the digitally-readable concept node; wherein a link between an accessed digital information object in the digital information space and each of the at least one digitally-readable concept node is automatically established when the accessed digital information object and the overlay include at least one common concept, the link being omitted absent at least one common concept.
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16. A system for linking together digital information objects of a publically-available digital information space comprising:
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at least one locally-stored software artifact overlay maintained (i) on a computer comprising a web browser and (ii) separate from the publically available digital information space, wherein, at least a portion of the at least one locally-stored software artifact overlay is passed to a digitally-readable agent for information processing; at least one digitally-readable concept node within each overlay, each digitally-readable concept node expressing one concept, each concept defined by at least one keyword; at least one digitally-readable information node within each overlay, each digitally-readable information node representing one of the digital information objects; and one or more documents located on a server having one of predefined keywords and built-in links adapted to be received by the locally-stored software artifact overlay; wherein a link between an accessed digital information object in the digital information space and each of the at least one digitally-readable concept node is automatically established when the accessed digital information object and the overlay include at least one common concept, the link being omitted absent at least one common concept.
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17. A system for linking together digital information objects of a publically-available digital information space comprising:
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at least one locally-stored software artifact overlay maintained (i) on a computer comprising a web browser and (ii) separate from the publically available digital information space, wherein, at least a portion of the at least one locally-stored software artifact overlay is passed to a digitally-readable agent for information processing; at least one digitally-readable concept node within each overlay, each digitally-readable concept node expressing one concept, each concept defined by at least one keyword; at least one digitally-readable information node within each overlay, each digitally-readable information node representing one of the digital information objects; and a publically-available digital information space search engine adapted to, accept the at least one locally-stored software artifact overlay; and use the concept nodes and the at least one keyword to assemble optimized searches; wherein a link between an accessed digital information object in the digital information space and each of the at least one digitally-readable concept node is automatically established when the accessed digital information object and the overlay include at least one common concept, the link being omitted absent at least one common concept. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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