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System and method for visualizing and navigating dynamic content in a graphical user interface

  • US 8,010,903 B2
  • Filed: 12/28/2001
  • Issued: 08/30/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for visualizing dynamic documents in a graphical user interface of a web browser, comprising:

  • generating a summary view that depicts structure of a dynamic document from a data stream, the summary view including distribution and frequency of search terms, within segments of the dynamic document to indicate relevance of the dynamic document based on said search terms, the distribution and frequency of said search terms are represented using a condensed abstract representation of a search term density distribution, wherein;

    said condensed abstract representation comprises a marker selected from the group consisting of;

    color, pattern, and relative darkness, andsaid summary view comprises a plurality of rows, columns, and markers in a rectangular arrangement, each of said markers comprises content that represents frequency with which one of said search terms occur in a position of the dynamic document;

    updating said summary view to reflect changes that occur in said dynamic document from said data stream; and

    triggering an enhancement of said summary view by cursor brushing a particular marker, said enhancement providing additional information of the structure of the dynamic document.

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