Editing a network of interconnected concepts
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1. A machine-implemented method, comprising:
- receiving, at a computer system, user-generated data through a user interface, the user-generated data comprising;
a primary term that represents a new first concept to be added to an existing machine-readable network of interrelated concepts,one or more other terms that are synonymous with the primary term, and that also represent the new first concept,information specifying at least one hierarchical relationship between the new first concept and a second concept,information specifying a relationship type of the at least one hierarchical relationship, andinformation specifying a strength of the at least one hierarchical relationship in a direction from the new first concept to the second concept, andinformation specifying a strength of the at least one hierarchical relationship in a direction from the second concept to the new first concept;
receiving, at the computer system, a user request to add the new first concept to the existing machine-readable network of interrelated concepts; and
adding, at the computer system, the new first concept in the existing machine-readable network of interrelated concepts by adding the primary term, the one or more other terms, the information specifying the relationship, the information specifying the relationship type, the information specifying the strength of the at least one relationship in the direction from the new first concept to the second concept, and the information specifying the strength of the at least one hierarchical relationship in the direction from the second concept to the new first concept, to the existing machine-readable network of interrelated concepts,wherein the strength in the direction from the new first concept to the second concept is different than the strength in a direction from the second concept to the new first concept.
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Abstract
Systems and methods that create and edit a network of interconnected concepts are disclosed. In one embodiment, a semantic engine implements a method comprising receiving a primary term representing a first concept to be added to a network of interrelated concepts, receiving at least one related term related to the primary term, receiving at least one relationship between the first concept and a second concept, receiving a strength value associated with the relationship, and adding the first concept to the network.
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1. A machine-implemented method, comprising:
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receiving, at a computer system, user-generated data through a user interface, the user-generated data comprising; a primary term that represents a new first concept to be added to an existing machine-readable network of interrelated concepts, one or more other terms that are synonymous with the primary term, and that also represent the new first concept, information specifying at least one hierarchical relationship between the new first concept and a second concept, information specifying a relationship type of the at least one hierarchical relationship, and information specifying a strength of the at least one hierarchical relationship in a direction from the new first concept to the second concept, and information specifying a strength of the at least one hierarchical relationship in a direction from the second concept to the new first concept; receiving, at the computer system, a user request to add the new first concept to the existing machine-readable network of interrelated concepts; and adding, at the computer system, the new first concept in the existing machine-readable network of interrelated concepts by adding the primary term, the one or more other terms, the information specifying the relationship, the information specifying the relationship type, the information specifying the strength of the at least one relationship in the direction from the new first concept to the second concept, and the information specifying the strength of the at least one hierarchical relationship in the direction from the second concept to the new first concept, to the existing machine-readable network of interrelated concepts, wherein the strength in the direction from the new first concept to the second concept is different than the strength in a direction from the second concept to the new first concept. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 29)
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10. A machine-implemented method, comprising:
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receiving, from a user interacting with a user interface of a client processor, a request to edit a first concept in an existing machine-readable network of interrelated concepts; displaying a particular group of synonyms that defines the first concept and a description of one or more existing hierarchical relationships between the first concept and other concepts in the existing machine-readable network of interrelated concepts; receiving user-generated data comprising; information specifying at least one new hierarchical relationship between the first concept and a second concept, information specifying a relationship type of the at least one new hierarchical relationship, information specifying a strength of the at least one new hierarchical relationship in a direction from the first concept to the second concept, and information specifying a strength of the at least one new hierarchical relationship in a direction from the second concept to the first concept; and transmitting a request for a semantic engine to update the machine-readable network of interrelated concepts to reflect the at least one new relationship, the relationship type, the strength of the at least one new hierarchical relationship in the direction from the first concept to the second concept, and the strength of the at least one new hierarchical relationship in the direction from the second concept to the first concept, wherein the strength of the at least one new hierarchical relationship in the direction from the first concept to the second concept is different than the strength of the at least one new hierarchical relationship in the direction from the second concept to the first concept. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. One or more computer-readable storage devices comprising program code tangibly embodied in machine-readable format and operable to cause one or more machines to perform operations, the operations comprising:
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receiving user-generated data through a user interface, the user-generated data comprising; a primary term that represents a new first concept to be added to an existing machine-readable network of interrelated concepts, one or more other terms that are synonymous with the primary term, and that also represent the new first concept, information specifying at least one hierarchical relationship between the new first concept and a second concept, information specifying a relationship type of the at least one hierarchical relationship, and information specifying a strength of the at least one hierarchical relationship in a direction from the new first concept to the second concept, and information specifying a strength of the at least one hierarchical relationship in a direction from the second concept to the new first concept; receiving a user request to add the new first concept to the existing machine-readable network of interrelated concepts; and adding the new first concept in the existing machine-readable network of interrelated concepts by adding the primary term, the one or more other terms, the information specifying the relationship, the information specifying the relationship type, the information specifying the strength of the at least one relationship in the direction from the new first concept to the second concept, and the information specifying the strength of the at least one hierarchical relationship in the direction from the second concept to the new first concept, to the existing machine-readable network of interrelated concepts, wherein the strength in the direction from the new first concept to the second concept is different than the strength in a direction from the second concept to the new first concept. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 30)
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24. One or more computer-readable storage devices comprising program code tangibly embodied in machine-readable format and operable to cause one or more machines to perform operations, the operations comprising:
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receiving, from a user interacting with a user interface of a client processor, a request to edit a first concept in an existing machine-readable network of interrelated concepts; displaying a particular group of synonyms that defines the first concept and a description of one or more existing hierarchical relationships between the first concept and other concepts in the existing machine-readable network of interrelated concepts; receiving user-generated data comprising; information specifying at least one new hierarchical relationship between the first concept and a second concept, information specifying a relationship type of the at least one new hierarchical relationship, information specifying a strength of the at least one new hierarchical relationship in a direction from the first concept to the second concept, and information specifying a strength of the at least one new hierarchical relationship in a direction from the second concept to the first concept; and transmitting a request for a semantic engine to update the machine-readable network of interrelated concepts to reflect the at least one new relationship, the relationship type, the strength of the at least one new hierarchical relationship in the direction from the first concept to the second concept, and the strength of the at least one new hierarchical relationship in the direction from the second concept to the first concept, wherein the strength of the at least one new hierarchical relationship in the direction from the first concept to the second concept is different than the strength of the at least one new hierarchical relationship in the direction from the second concept to the first concept. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 31)
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32. A system comprising:
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one or more computers; and a computer-readable medium coupled to the one or more computers having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more computers, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising; receiving, at a computer system, user-generated data through a user interface, the user-generated data comprising; a primary term that represents a new first concept to be added to an existing machine-readable network of interrelated concepts, one or more other terms that are synonymous with the primary term, and that also represent the new first concept, information specifying at least one hierarchical relationship between the new first concept and a second concept, information specifying a relationship type of the at least one hierarchical relationship, and information specifying a strength of the at least one hierarchical relationship in a direction from the new first concept to the second concept, and information specifying a strength of the at least one hierarchical relationship in a direction from the second concept to the new first concept; receiving, at the computer system, a user request to add the new first concept to the existing machine-readable network of interrelated concepts; and adding, at the computer system, the new first concept in the existing machine-readable network of interrelated concepts by adding the primary term, the one or more other terms, the information specifying the relationship, the information specifying the relationship type, the information specifying the strength of the at least one relationship in the direction from the new first concept to the second concept, and the information specifying the strength of the at least one hierarchical relationship in the direction from the second concept to the new first concept, to the existing machine-readable network of interrelated concepts, wherein the strength in the direction from the new first concept to the second concept is different than the strength in a direction from the second concept to the new first concept. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A system comprising:
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one or more computers; and a computer-readable medium coupled to the one or more computers having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more computers, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising; receiving, from a user interacting with a user interface of a client processor, a request to edit a first concept in an existing machine-readable network of interrelated concepts; displaying a particular group of synonyms that defines the first concept and a description of one or more existing hierarchical relationships between the first concept and other concepts in the existing machine-readable network of interrelated concepts; receiving user-generated data comprising; information specifying at least one new hierarchical relationship between the first concept and a second concept, information specifying a relationship type of the at least one new hierarchical relationship, information specifying a strength of the at least one new hierarchical relationship in a direction from the first concept to the second concept, and information specifying a strength of the at least one new hierarchical relationship in a direction from the second concept to the first concept; and transmitting a request for a semantic engine to update the machine-readable network of interrelated concepts to reflect the at least one new relationship, the relationship type, the strength of the at least one new hierarchical relationship in the direction from the first concept to the second concept, and the strength of the at least one new hierarchical relationship in the direction from the second concept to the first concept, wherein the strength of the at least one new hierarchical relationship in the direction from the first concept to the second concept is different than a strength of the at least one new hierarchical relationship in the direction from the second concept to the first concept. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45)
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