Network visualization and navigation
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- based on a semantic network model defining relationships amongst multiple nodes in a semantic network, rendering a graphical user interface to include a first radial perspective of a portion of the semantic network as viewed from a first node of the semantic network;
receiving selection of a second node of the semantic network displayed in the first radial perspective; and
in response to receiving the selection, updating the graphical user interface to include a second radial perspective of a portion of the semantic network as viewed from the second node of the semantic network and providing a visual indication in the second radial perspective that the first node resides higher in a hierarchy than the second node.
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Abstract
A display manager allows for visualization and navigation of a semantic network via an interactive graphical user interface. The display manager accesses a semantic network model defining relationships amongst nodes in the semantic network. Given a portion of the semantic network, the display manager renders a radial perspective to represent the node relationships in the given portion of the semantic network. The radial perspective includes a centered node, around which other displayed nodes and relationships are substantially concentrically arranged. To navigate to and view a different portion of the semantic network, the display manager allows the user to select nodes currently displayed in the radial perspective. In response to selection of one or more nodes, the display manager updates the radial perspective to represent nodes and node relationships from a different portion of the semantic network with the user-selected node as a new center node.
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33 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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based on a semantic network model defining relationships amongst multiple nodes in a semantic network, rendering a graphical user interface to include a first radial perspective of a portion of the semantic network as viewed from a first node of the semantic network; receiving selection of a second node of the semantic network displayed in the first radial perspective; and in response to receiving the selection, updating the graphical user interface to include a second radial perspective of a portion of the semantic network as viewed from the second node of the semantic network and providing a visual indication in the second radial perspective that the first node resides higher in a hierarchy than the second node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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receiving selection of a resource; utilizing a semantic network model associated with a navigable semantic network to identify expertise information and human resource information associated with the selected resource; and displaying a portion of the navigable semantic network in a graphical user interface, the displayed portion of the navigable semantic network including the expertise information and human resource information associated with the selected resource, wherein displaying the portion of the navigable semantic network comprises displaying the selected resource as a centroid node and displaying orbiting nodes connected with branches to the centroid node, the orbiting nodes representing the expertise information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer readable medium comprising executable instructions encoded thereon operable on a computerized device to perform processing comprising:
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based on a semantic network model defining relationships amongst multiple nodes in a semantic network, instructions for rendering a graphical user interface to include a first radial perspective of a portion of the semantic network as viewed from a first node of the semantic network; instructions for receiving selection of a second node of the semantic network displayed in the first radial perspective; and in response to receiving the selection, instructions for updating the graphical user interface to include a second radial perspective of a portion of the semantic network as viewed from the second node of the semantic network and to provide a visual indication in the second radial perspective that the first node resides higher in a hierarchy than the second node. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A computer system comprising:
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a processor; a memory unit that stores instructions associated with an application executed by the processor; and an interconnect coupling the processor and the memory unit, enabling the computer system to execute the application and perform operations of; receiving selection of a resource; utilizing a semantic network model associated with a navigable semantic network to identify expertise information and human resource information associated with the selected resource; and displaying a portion of the navigable semantic network in a graphical user interface, the displayed portion of the navigable semantic network including the expertise information and human resource information associated with the selected resource, wherein displaying the portion of the navigable semantic network comprises displaying the selected resource as a centroid node and displaying orbiting nodes connected with branches to the centroid node, the orbiting nodes representing the expertise information.
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31. A method comprising:
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based on a semantic network model defining relationships amongst multiple nodes in a semantic network, rendering a graphical user interface to include a first radial perspective of a portion of the semantic network as viewed from a first node of the semantic network; receiving selection of a second node of the semantic network displayed in the first radial perspective; and in response to receiving the selection, updating the graphical user interface to include a second radial perspective of a portion of the semantic network as viewed from the second node of the semantic network and providing a visual indication that the first node is a human type of resource and that another node represents a domain to which the first node is associated.
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32. A method comprising:
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based on a semantic network model defining relationships amongst multiple nodes in a semantic network, rendering a graphical user interface to include a first radial perspective of a portion of the semantic network as viewed from a first node of the semantic network; receiving selection of a second node of the semantic network displayed in the first radial perspective; and in response to receiving the selection, updating the graphical user interface to include a second radial perspective of a portion of the semantic network as viewed from the second node of the semantic network and providing a visual indication that a second and a third node are part of the first network of resources and a visual indication that nodes orbiting a fourth node are part of a second network of resources.
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33. A method comprising:
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based on a semantic network model defining relationships amongst multiple nodes in a semantic network, rendering a graphical user interface to include a first radial perspective of a portion of the semantic network as viewed from a first node of the semantic network; receiving selection of a second node of the semantic network displayed in the first radial perspective; and in response to receiving the selection, updating the graphical user interface to include a second radial perspective of a portion of the semantic network as viewed from the second node of the semantic network, the graphical user interface displaying the first radial perspective displaying a first network of resources and the second radial perspective displaying a second network of resources.
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Specification