Systems and methods for facilitating user thinking about an arbitrary problem with additional search capabilities
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1. A system for facilitating user thinking about and searching for information regarding an arbitrary problem, comprising:
- processor executable instructions embodied in at least one computer readable media, memory, or computer readable device, or a combination thereof, said instructions comprising;
instructions to facilitate, based on an archetype structure or archetype process for exemplary problem solving or both, at least one specification of at least one user model or specification regarding an arbitrary problem, comprising at least one problem or at least one conclusion, or both, and at least one specification of knowledge;
instructions to determine at least one related search argument, suggested inquiry area, suggested inquiry construct, constructed inquiry construct, or a combination thereof;
instructions to display, instructions to store or instructions to output at least one of at least a subset of the user specification, suggested inquiry area, suggested inquiry construct, constructed inquiry construct or a search argument, or combination thereof.
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Abstract
Preferred embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods of facilitating and evaluating user thinking about an arbitrary problem with additional search capabilities. Some different embodiments of the invention utilize archetypes based on exemplary problem solving to facilitate the development of user models, determine search arguments and search results, and others.
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1. A system for facilitating user thinking about and searching for information regarding an arbitrary problem, comprising:
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processor executable instructions embodied in at least one computer readable media, memory, or computer readable device, or a combination thereof, said instructions comprising; instructions to facilitate, based on an archetype structure or archetype process for exemplary problem solving or both, at least one specification of at least one user model or specification regarding an arbitrary problem, comprising at least one problem or at least one conclusion, or both, and at least one specification of knowledge; instructions to determine at least one related search argument, suggested inquiry area, suggested inquiry construct, constructed inquiry construct, or a combination thereof;
instructions to display, instructions to store or instructions to output at least one of at least a subset of the user specification, suggested inquiry area, suggested inquiry construct, constructed inquiry construct or a search argument, or combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for facilitating user thinking about and searching for information regarding an arbitrary problem, comprising:
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an interface; a process manager system executable on one or more processors to perform activities comprising; facilitating, based on an archetype structure or archetype process for exemplary problem solving or both, at least one specification of at least one user model or specification regarding an arbitrary problem, comprising at least one problem or at least one conclusion or both, and at least one specification of knowledge; determining at least one related search argument, suggested inquiry area, suggested inquiry construct, constructed inquiry construct or a combination thereof; displaying, storing or outputting, or a combination thereof, at least a subset of the user specification, suggested inquiry area, suggested inquiry construct, constructed inquiry construct or search argument, or a combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for facilitating user thinking about and searching for information regarding an arbitrary problem, comprising:
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processor executable instructions embodied in at least one computer readable media, memory, or computer readable device, or a combination thereof, said instructions comprising; instructions to facilitate, based on an archetype structure or archetype process for exemplary user thinking or both, at least one specification of at least one user model or specification regarding an arbitrary problem, comprising at least one problem or at least one conclusion, or both, and at least one specification of knowledge; instructions to cause at least one set of related search results. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for facilitating user thinking about and searching for information regarding an arbitrary problem, comprising:
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an interface; a process manager system operable to execute on one or more processors to perform activities comprising; facilitating, based on an archetype structure or archetype process or both, at least one user specification of at least one user model or specification regarding an arbitrary problem, comprising at least one problem or at least one conclusion, or both, and at least one specification of knowledge related to the arbitrary problem; causing at least one set of related search results. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A processor implemented system to facilitate exemplary user research and searching for information, said system comprising:
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processor executable instructions embodied in at least one computer readable media, memory, or computer readable device, or a combination thereof, said instructions comprising; instructions to evaluate at least one user model or specification regarding an arbitrary problem; instructions to evaluate said at least one user model or specification relative to an archetype process or an archetype structure for exemplary user thinking, or both; instructions to determine at least one suggested inquiry area, suggested inquiry construct, constructed inquiry construct or search argument, or combination thereof; instructions to provide in output, display, storage or a combination thereof, at least a subset of at least one suggested inquiry area, suggested inquiry construct, search argument, constructed inquiry construct, user model or specification, or a combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A processor implemented system to facilitate exemplary research and searching for information, said system comprising:
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an interface; a process manager system operable to execute on one or more processors to perform activities comprising; evaluating at least one user model or specification regarding an arbitrary problem; evaluating said at least one user model or specification relative to an archetype process or an archetype structure for exemplary user thinking, or both; determining at least one suggested inquiry area, suggested inquiry construct, constructed inquiry construct, or search argument, or combination thereof; providing in output, display, storage, or a combination thereof, at least a subset of at least one suggested inquiry area, suggested inquiry construct, constructed inquiry construct, search argument, user model or specification, or a combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A processor implemented system to facilitate exemplary research and searching for information, said system comprising:
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processor executable instructions embodied in at least one computer readable media, memory, or computer readable device, or a combination thereof, said instructions comprising; instructions to evaluate at least one user model or specification regarding an arbitrary problem; instructions to evaluate said at least one user model or specification relative to an archetype process or an archetype structure for exemplary user thinking, or both; instructions to cause related search results; instructions to provide in output, display, storage or a combination thereof, at least a subset of the user model or specification or search results, or a combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A processor implemented system to facilitate exemplary research and searching for information, said system comprising:
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an interface; a process manager system operable to execute on one or more processors to perform activities comprising; evaluating at least one user model or specification regarding an arbitrary problem; evaluating said at least one user model or specification relative to an archetype process or an archetype structure for exemplary user thinking, or both; causing related search results; providing in output, display, storage, or a combination thereof, at least a subset of the user model or specification or search results, or a combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A system for facilitating user thinking about and searching for information regarding an arbitrary problem, comprising:
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processor executable instructions embodied in at least one computer readable media, memory, or computer readable device, or a combination thereof, said instructions comprising; instructions to facilitate, based on an archetype structure or archetype process for exemplary problem solving or both, at least one specification of at least one user model or specification regarding an arbitrary problem; instructions to determine at least one related search argument, suggested inquiry area, suggested inquiry construct, constructed inquiry construct, or a combination thereof; instructions to display, instructions to store or instructions to output, or a combination thereof, at least one of at least a subset of the user specification, suggested inquiry area, suggested inquiry construct, constructed inquiry construct or a search argument, or a combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A system for facilitating user thinking about and searching for information regarding an arbitrary problem, comprising:
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an interface; a process manager system executable on one or more processors to perform activities comprising; facilitating, based on an archetype process or archetype structure for exemplary problem solving or both, at least one specification of at least one user model or specification regarding an arbitrary problem; determining at least one related search argument, suggested inquiry area, suggested inquiry construct, constructed inquiry construct or a combination thereof; displaying, storing or outputting, or a combination thereof, at least a subset of the suggested inquiry area, suggested inquiry construct, constructed inquiry construct, search argument, or user specification, or a combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. A system for facilitating user thinking about and searching for information regarding an arbitrary problem, comprising:
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processor executable instructions embodied in at least one computer readable media, memory, or computer readable device, or a combination thereof, said instructions comprising; instructions to facilitate, based on an archetype process or archetype structure for exemplary user thinking or both, at least one specification of at least one user model or specification regarding an arbitrary problem; instructions to cause at least one set of related search results; instructions to display, instructions to output or instructions to store, or a combination thereof, at least a subset of user specification or search results, or both. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73)
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74. A system for facilitating user thinking about and searching for information regarding an arbitrary problem, comprising:
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an interface; a process manager system operable to execute on one or more processors to perform activities comprising; facilitating, based on an archetype process or archetype structure for exemplary user thinking, or both, at least one user specification of at least one user model or specification regarding an arbitrary problem; causing at least one set of related search results; displaying, outputting or storing, or a combination thereof, at least a subset of the user specification or search results or both. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81)
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