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Navigation of information via visual representations including nodes and contexts

  • US 8,606,829 B2
  • Filed: 02/28/2012
  • Issued: 12/10/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/02/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method, comprising:

  • providing access to a collection of information via a computer system, wherein the collection of information includes a plurality of contexts, wherein each of the plurality of contexts includes one or more of a plurality of nodes;

    the computer system causing a first visual representation to be presented on a display, wherein the first visual representation includes a representation of a first node that is within a first context and representations of at least two others of the plurality of contexts, wherein the at least two other contexts reference the first node, and wherein one or more portions of the display are selectable to navigate directly from the first visual representation to visual representations corresponding to each of the at least two other contexts;

    the computer system receiving input indicative of a selected one of the at least two other contexts; and

    responsive to the input, the computer system causing a second visual representation to be presented on the display, wherein the second visual representation corresponds to the selected other context.

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