Systems and methods for archetype enabled research and search

• US 8,306,927 B1
• Filed: 05/21/2011
• Issued: 11/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/11/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zxibix Inc.
• Original Assignee: Zxibix Inc.
• Inventors: Heidenreich, James Ralph, Higgins, Linda Shawn
• Primary Examiner(s): Holmes, Michael B
• Application Number:
  US13/068,792
• Time in Patent Office: 535 Days
• Field of Search: 706/11
• US Class Current: 706/11
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/02 Knowledge representation; Symbolic representation

Abstract

Preferred embodiments of the present invention comprise systems and methods for enabling enhanced research and search with exemplary archetype processes and exemplary archetype structures for facilitating thinking about and documenting an arbitrary problem or inquiry based project.

Claims

1. A system for providing enhanced research and search capabilities, said system comprising:

a processor manager system operable to execute on one or more processors to accomplish activities comprising;

evaluating at least a subset of at least one inquiry, input, content portion, inquiry construct, constructed inquiry construct, search argument, search structure, search result, or a combination thereof;

applying an archetype structure or archetype process, or both, for facilitating exemplary problem solving or thinking about an arbitrary problem or inquiry based project or both;

determining at least one related suggested inquiry area, suggested inquiry construct, suggestion, inquiry, search argument, constructed inquiry construct, at least a subset of at least one search structure, at least a subset of at least one user model, or any combination thereof;

providing in display, storage, or output or a combination thereof, at least a subset of at least one suggested inquiry area, suggested inquiry construct, suggestion, inquiry, search argument, search structure, constructed inquiry construct, or user model, or any combination thereof.

4. The system of claim 1 further comprising at least one client system, server system, content server, processor, web service, applet, widget, collaboration system, networking system, social networking system, electronic device, memory, or processor executable instructions, or a combination thereof;

said processor executable instructions embodied in at least one of a processor executable medium, processor executable device, or memory, or a combination thereof.

6. The system of claim 1 further comprising invoking, using, providing input to or receiving output from, or a combination thereof, at least one electronic item;

said electronic item comprising at least one search engine, agent, computer system, information resource, electronic tool, electronic resource, web service, collaboration system, networking system, social networking system, media content system, media content server, electronic workspace, electronic device, memory, or a combination thereof.

11. The system of claim 1 further comprising user input, ranking, commenting, rating, prioritizing, or a combination thereof;

said user comprising at least one individual user, a group or team of users, multiple users, at least one electronic system, at least one electronic source, at least one electronic device, or a combination thereof.

16. The system of claim 1 further comprising creation, storage, analysis, analysis of patterns, output, or use, or a combination thereof, of histories or archives or both;

said histories or archives or both comprising at least a subset of user interaction histories, archetype process histories, archetype structure histories, user histories, suggestions, suggestion histories, search histories, search results, search result histories, user models, user model histories, user responses to suggestion histories, user profiles, user context, content histories, related system events, related system event histories, linkages, linkage histories, user ratings, user rankings, user comments, user criteria use, customized archetypes, customized archetype histories, model snapshots, templates, output, output histories, results formatting, results prioritizing, results filtering, results ranking, or a combination thereof.

20. The system of claim 1 further comprising at least one problem, topic, question, conclusion, meaning statement, answer, solution, summary view, hypothesis, knowledge component, analysis, information component, data, media, linkage, timeline, comparison, group analysis, causation, tree analysis, sequence, storyline, presentation format, outline, three dimensional representation, combination of two and three dimensional representation, matrix representation, text, graphic, drawing, video, animation, audio, or a combination thereof.

2. A processor implemented system for providing enhanced research and search capabilities, said system comprising:

evaluating at least a subset of at least one inquiry, input, content portion, inquiry area, inquiry construct, suggestion, search argument, search structure, constructed inquiry construct, user model, search result, or a combination thereof;

applying an archetype structure for facilitating exemplary problem solving or thinking about a problem or inquiry based project or both, or applying an archetype process for facilitating exemplary problem solving or thinking about a problem or inquiry based protect or both, or applying related archives, or applying a combination thereof;

enabling the provisioning of at least a subset of at least one related search result, data, media content, suggestion, search structure, constructed inquiry construct, or user model, or combination thereof;

said provisioning in display, storage, or output or combination thereof.

5. The system of claim 2 further comprising at least one client system, server system, content server, processor, web service, applet, widget, collaboration system, networking system, social networking system, electronic device, memory, or processor executable instructions, or a combination thereof;

said processor executable instructions embodied in at least one of a processor executable medium, processor executable device, or memory, or a combination thereof.

7. The system of claim 2 further comprising invoking, using, providing input to or receiving output from, or a combination thereof, at least one electronic item;

said electronic item comprising at least one search engine, agent, computer system, information resource, electronic tool, electronic resource, web service, collaboration system, networking system, social networking system, media content system, media content server, electronic workspace, electronic device, memory, or a combination thereof.

12. The system of claim 2 further comprising user input, ranking, commenting, rating, prioritizing, or a combination thereof;

said user comprising at least one individual user, a group or team of users, multiple users, at least one electronic system, at least one electronic source, at least one electronic device, or a combination thereof.

17. The system of claim 2 further comprising creation, storage, analysis, analysis of patterns, output, or use, or a combination thereof, of histories or archives or both;

said histories or archives or both comprising at least a subset of user interaction histories, archetype process histories, archetype structure histories, user histories, suggestions, suggestion histories, search histories, search results, search result histories, search structures, aggregated search structures, search arguments, inquiry constructs, constructed inquiry constructs, user models, user model histories, user responses to suggestion histories, user profiles, user context, content histories, related system events, related system event histories, linkages, linkage histories, user ratings, user rankings, user comments, user criteria use, customized archetypes, customized archetype histories, model, snapshots, templates, output, output histories, results formatting, results prioritizing, results filtering, results ranking, or a combination thereof.

21. The system of claim 2 further comprising at least one problem, topic, question, conclusion, meaning statement, answer, solution, summary view, hypothesis, knowledge component, analysis, information component, data, media, linkage, timeline, comparison, group analysis, causation, tree analysis, sequence, storyline, presentation format, outline, three dimensional representation, combination of two and three dimensional representation, matrix representation, text, graphic, drawing, video, animation, audio, or a combination thereof.

3. A computer implemented method for providing enhanced research and search capabilities, said system comprising:

evaluating at least a subset of at least one inquiry, input, content portion, inquiry construct, constructed inquiry construct, search argument, search structure, search result, or a combination thereof;

applying an archetype structure or archetype process, or both, for facilitating exemplary problem solving or thinking about a problem or inquiry based project or both;

determining at least one related suggested inquiry area, suggested inquiry construct, suggestion, inquiry,

search argument, constructed inquiry construct, at least a subset of at least one search structure, at least a subset of at least one user model, or combination thereof;

providing in display, storage, or output or a combination thereof, at least a subset of at least one suggested inquiry area, suggested inquiry construct, suggestion, inquiry, search argument, constructed inquiry construct, search structure, user model, or combination thereof.

13. The system of claim 3 further comprising user input, ranking, commenting, rating, prioritizing, or a combination thereof;

said user comprising at least one individual user, a group or team of users, multiple users, at least one electronic system, at least one electronic source, at least one electronic device, or a combination thereof.

18. The system of claim 3 further comprising creation, storage, analysis, analysis of patterns, output, or use, or a combination thereof, of histories or archives or both;

said histories or archives or both comprising at least a subset of user interaction histories, archetype process histories, archetype structure histories, user histories, suggestions, suggestion histories, search histories, search results, search result histories, search structures, aggregated search structures, search arguments, inquiry constructs, constructed inquiry constructs, user models, user model histories, user responses to suggestion histories, user profiles, user context, content histories, related system events, related system event histories, linkages, linkage histories, user ratings, user rankings, user comments, user criteria use, customized archetypes, customized archetype histories, model snapshots, model templates, output, output histories, results formatting, results prioritizing, results filtering, results ranking, or a combination thereof.

19. The system of claim 3 further comprising that the archetype structure or archetype process or both use at least one history, archive, pattern, analysis, or a combination thereof.

22. The system of claim 3 further comprising at least one problem, topic, question, conclusion, meaning statement, answer, solution, summary view, hypothesis, knowledge component, analysis, information component, data, media, linkage, timeline, comparison, group analysis, causation, tree analysis, sequence, storyline, presentation format, outline, three dimensional representation, combination of two and three dimensional representation, matrix representation, text, graphic, drawing, video, animation, audio, or a combination thereof.

8. A processor implemented system for enhanced inquiry results, based on experiences of problem solvers or searchers, or both, said system comprising:

an archetype enabled processor system operable to execute on one or more processors, in order to execute activities comprising;

evaluating at least a subset of items comprising at least a subset of at least one search result, research result, content, media content, data, information, suggestion, search argument, search structure, constructed inquiry construct, or user model, or a combination thereof;

applying an archetype structure for facilitating exemplary problem solving or thinking about a problem or inquiry based project or both, or applying an archetype process for facilitating exemplary problem solving or thinking about a problem or inquiry based project or both, or applying related archives, or applying a combination thereof;

causing at least one ranking, prioritizing, filtering, reordering, subsetting, queing, constructing, or formatting, or a combination thereof, of at least a subset of said evaluated items;

enabling the provisioning of at least a subset of the results of said ranking, prioritizing, filtering, reordering, subsetting, queing, constructing, or formatting, or a combination thereof, in display, storage, or output, or a combination thereof.

9. The system of claim 8 further comprising at least one client system, server system, content server, processor, web service, applet, widget, collaboration system, networking system, social networking system, electronic device, memory, or processor executable instructions, or a combination thereof;

said processor executable instructions embodied in at least one of a processor executable medium, processor executable device, or memory, or a combination thereof.

10. The system of claim 8 further comprising invoking, using, providing input to or receiving output from, or a combination thereof, at least one electronic item;

said electronic item comprising at least one search engine, agent, computer system, information resource, electronic tool, electronic resource, web service, collaboration system, networking system, social networking system, media content system, media content server, electronic workspace, electronic device, memory, or a combination thereof.

14. The system of claim 8 further comprising user, input, ranking, commenting, rating, prioritizing, or a combination thereof;

said user comprising at least one individual user, a group or team of users, multiple users, at least one electronic system, at least one electronic source, at least one electronic device, or a combination thereof.

15. The system of claim 8 further comprising creation, storage, analysis, analysis of patterns, output, or use, or a combination thereof, of histories or archives or both;

said histories or archives or both comprising at least a subset of user interaction histories, archetype process histories, archetype structure histories, user histories, suggestions, suggestion histories, search histories, search results, search result histories, user models, user model histories, user responses to suggestion histories, search structures, aggregated search structures, search arguments, inquiry constructs, constructed inquiry constructs, user profiles, user context, content histories, related system events, related system event histories, linkages, linkage histories, user ratings, user rankings, user comments, user criteria use, customized archetypes, customized archetype histories, model snapshots, templates, output, output histories, results formatting, results prioritizing, results filtering, results ranking, or a combination thereof.

23. The system of claim 8 further comprising at least one problem, topic, question, conclusion, meaning statement, answer, solution, summary view, hypothesis, knowledge component, analysis, information component, data, media, linkage, timeline, comparison, group analysis, causation, tree analysis, sequence, storyline, presentation format, outline, three dimensional representation, combination of two and three dimensional representation, matrix representation, text, graphic, drawing, video, animation, audio, or a combination thereof.