Visualization of concepts within a collection of information
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1. A computer implemented method for visualizing concepts within a collection of information, the method comprising:
- analyzing, by a computer system, a set of materials from at least one collection of information;
defining, by the computer system, an attribute space associated with the set of materials;
determining automatically, by the computer system, similarity of members of the attribute space, by determining a measurement of the distinctiveness for the members of the attribute space based on a statistical distribution of at least one identifying characteristic within the respective sets of materials associated with respective members of the attribute space;
normalizing, by the computer system, the measurement of distinctiveness by determining an amount by which the measurement of distinctiveness exceeds a mean score for one or more sets of materials of a similar or identical size; and
generating, by the computer system, a graphical model of the members of the attribute space, wherein generating the graphical model includes generating a display of the members of the attribute space, each of the members having a respective display distance from other respective members of the attribute space reflective of the determined similarity.
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Abstract
A system for visualizing concepts within a collection of information analyzes a set of materials from at least one collection of information and defines an attribute space associated with the set of materials. The system then determines automatically similarity of members of the attribute space. The system then generates a graphical model of the members of the attribute space, where the generating includes generating a display of the members of the attribute space, each of the members having a respective display distance from other respective members of the attribute space reflective of the determined similarity.
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1. A computer implemented method for visualizing concepts within a collection of information, the method comprising:
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analyzing, by a computer system, a set of materials from at least one collection of information; defining, by the computer system, an attribute space associated with the set of materials; determining automatically, by the computer system, similarity of members of the attribute space, by determining a measurement of the distinctiveness for the members of the attribute space based on a statistical distribution of at least one identifying characteristic within the respective sets of materials associated with respective members of the attribute space; normalizing, by the computer system, the measurement of distinctiveness by determining an amount by which the measurement of distinctiveness exceeds a mean score for one or more sets of materials of a similar or identical size; and generating, by the computer system, a graphical model of the members of the attribute space, wherein generating the graphical model includes generating a display of the members of the attribute space, each of the members having a respective display distance from other respective members of the attribute space reflective of the determined similarity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to visualize concepts within a collection of information, the visualize concepts comprising:
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analyzing a set of materials from at least one collection of information; defining an attribute space associated with the set of materials; determining automatically similarity of members of the attribute space, by determining a measurement of the distinctiveness for the members of the attribute space based on a statistical distribution of at least one identifying characteristic within the respective sets of materials associated with respective members of the attribute space; normalizing the measurement of distinctiveness by determining an amount by which the measurement of distinctiveness exceeds a mean score for one or more sets of materials of a similar or identical size; and generating a graphical model of the members of the attribute space, wherein generating the graphical model includes generating a display of the members of the attribute space, each of the members having a respective display distance from other respective members of the attribute space reflective of the determined similarity.
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14. A system for visualizing concepts within a collection of information, the system comprising:
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at least one processor operatively connected to a memory, the processor when executing is configured to provide; an analysis engine configured to analyze a set of materials from at least one collection of information, wherein the analysis engine is further configured to; define an attribute space associated with the set of materials; determine automatically similarity of members of the attribute space, by determining a measurement of the distinctiveness for the members of the attribute space based on a statistical distribution of at least one identifying characteristic within the respective sets of materials associated with respective members of the attribute space; normalize the measurement of distinctiveness by determining an amount by which the measurement of distinctiveness exceeds a mean score for one or more sets of materials of a similar or identical size; and a visualization engine configured to generate a graphical model of the members of the attribute space, wherein the visualization engine is further configured to generate a display of the members of the attribute space, each of the members having a respective display distance from other respective members of the attribute space based on the determined similarity. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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