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Systems and methods for browsing historical content

  • US 8,548,975 B1
  • Filed: 03/02/2012
  • Issued: 10/01/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving a reference to a particular period of time;

    identifying a plurality of documents relating to the particular period of time and one or more of a keyword or a topic;

    determining a type for each of the plurality of documents;

    identifying a visual indicator, from a plurality of visual indicators, associated with each of the plurality of documents based on the determined type;

    plotting at least some of the identified visual indicators as one or more sequences to represent a progression of at least a first group of content from the plurality of documents over the particular period of time, the plotting graphically depicting a visual indicator, of the at least some of the identified visual indicators, as splitting into;

    a first group of visual indicators representing a second group of content from the plurality of documents, anda second group of visual indicators representing a third group of content from the plurality of documents; and

    providing results of the plotting.

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