Editing a network of interconnected concepts
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1. A method comprising:
- accessing, by one or more computers, a hierarchical network of connected concepts that defines a semantic space, the concepts being connected to one another through connections that have different strength values and different types of relationships, the relationships including (i) a parent-child type of relationship that connects concepts in a first direction in the hierarchical network, (ii) a child-parent type of relationship that connects concepts in a second, different direction in the hierarchical network, and (iii) a lateral bond type of relationship that connects concepts in a third, different direction in the hierarchical network;
identifying multiple connections that define a path between a first concept and a second concept in the hierarchical network;
aggregating the strength values of the multiple connections that define the path;
determining that one or more changes in direction occur along the path;
scaling, by one or more computers, the aggregated strength value using a penalty factor based on determining that one or more changes in direction that occur along the path; and
assigning the scaled strength value as a value that quantifies a proximity of the first concept to the second concept in the semantic space.
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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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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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accessing, by one or more computers, a hierarchical network of connected concepts that defines a semantic space, the concepts being connected to one another through connections that have different strength values and different types of relationships, the relationships including (i) a parent-child type of relationship that connects concepts in a first direction in the hierarchical network, (ii) a child-parent type of relationship that connects concepts in a second, different direction in the hierarchical network, and (iii) a lateral bond type of relationship that connects concepts in a third, different direction in the hierarchical network; identifying multiple connections that define a path between a first concept and a second concept in the hierarchical network; aggregating the strength values of the multiple connections that define the path; determining that one or more changes in direction occur along the path; scaling, by one or more computers, the aggregated strength value using a penalty factor based on determining that one or more changes in direction that occur along the path; and assigning the scaled strength value as a value that quantifies a proximity of the first concept to the second concept in the semantic space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system comprising:
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one or more computers and one or more storage devices storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising; accessing, by one or more computers, a hierarchical network of connected concepts that defines a semantic space, the concepts being connected to one another through connections that have different strength values and different types of relationships, the relationships including (i) a parent-child type of relationship that connects concepts in a first direction in the hierarchical network, (ii) a child-parent type of relationship that connects concepts in a second, different direction in the hierarchical network, and (iii) a lateral bond type of relationship that connects concepts in a third, different direction in the hierarchical network; identifying multiple connections that define a path between a first concept and a second concept in the hierarchical network; aggregating the strength values of the multiple connections that define the path; determining that one or more changes in direction occur along the path; scaling, by one or more computers, the aggregated strength value using a penalty factor based on determining that one or more changes in direction that occur along the path; and assigning the scaled strength value as a value that quantifies a proximity of the first concept to the second concept in the semantic space. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing software comprising instructions executable by one or more computers which, upon such execution, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:
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accessing, by one or more computers, a hierarchical network of connected concepts that defines a semantic space, the concepts being connected to one another through connections that have different strength values and different types of relationships, the relationships including (i) a parent-child type of relationship that connects concepts in a first direction in the hierarchical network, (ii) a child-parent type of relationship that connects concepts in a second, different direction in the hierarchical network, and (iii) a lateral bond type of relationship that connects concepts in a third, different direction in the hierarchical network; identifying multiple connections that define a path between a first concept and a second concept in the hierarchical network; aggregating the strength values of the multiple connections that define the path; determining that one or more changes in direction occur along the path; scaling, by one or more computers, the aggregated strength value using a penalty factor based on determining that one or more changes in direction that occur along the path; and assigning the scaled strength value as a value that quantifies a proximity of the first concept to the second concept in the semantic space. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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