Computer-implemented system and method for displaying clusters via a dynamic user interface

• US 9,176,642 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Issued: 11/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nuix North America Inc. (Nuix Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: FTI Consulting Technology LLC (FTI Consulting Incorporated)
• Inventors: Borchardt, Jonathan M., Walter, Edward L.
• Primary Examiner(s): PHANTANA ANGKOOL, DAVID
• Application Number:
  US13/831,824
• Publication Number:
  US 20130205259A1
• Time in Patent Office: 963 Days
• Field of Search: 715/850
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/358 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting

Abstract

A computer-implemented system and method for displaying clusters via a dynamic user interface is presented. Cluster spines are displayed and each cluster spine includes two or more clusters of documents. At least one compass frames at least a portion of one or more of the cluster spines in the display. At least one label is generated to identify a concept of one of the framed cluster spines. The label is circumferentially displayed around the compass. Then, the concept is changed as the compass moves over others of the cluster spines.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented system for displaying clusters via a dynamic user interface, comprising:

a cluster spine module to display cluster spines, each comprising two or more clusters of documents;

a compass framing at least a portion of one or more of the cluster spines in the display;

a label generation module to generate at least one label to identify a concept of one of the framed cluster spines;

a label display module to display the label circumferentially around the compass; and

a concept module to change the concept as the compass moves over others of the cluster spines.

2. A system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a concept pointer module to place at least one concept pointer extending from an outermost cluster of the framed cluster spine to a periphery of the compass where the label is displayed.

3. A system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a slot associated with the concept pointer; and

a placement module to place the label within the slot.

4. A system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a pinning module to pin the labels displayed circumferentially around the compass.

5. A system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a command module to execute commands on the framed cluster spines, comprising at least one of;

a reclustering module to recluster the documents within the framed cluster spines;

a concept presentation module to select one of the clusters of one such framed cluster spine and to present the concepts for that cluster spine and a number of documents associated with that cluster spine; and

a cluster module to select one or more of the concepts and to cluster the documents associated with those concepts.

6. A system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a visual emphasis module to visually emphasize the clusters of the framed cluster spines; and

a deemphasis module to deemphasize the clusters of the non-framed cluster spines.

7. A system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a marker to receive markings for one or more of the documents in at least one of the cluster spines; and

a grouping module to graphically group the documents with the markings by placing the documents into one or more set-aside trays.

8. A system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a placement module to place a further document into one of the clusters that is most closely related and to place the further document into one or more other clusters as a pseudo-document.

9. A system according to claim 1, wherein the pseudo-document is visually depicted as one of a shortcut or a ghost document.

10. A system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a placement module to place at least a portion of the cluster spines circumferentially around a circle in a display.

11. A computer-implemented method for displaying clusters via a dynamic user interface, comprising:

displaying cluster spines, each comprising two or more clusters of documents;

providing at least one compass framing at least a portion of one or more of the cluster spines in the display;

generating at least one label to identify a concept of one of the framed cluster spines;

displaying the label circumferentially around the compass; and

changing the concept as the compass moves over others of the cluster spines.

12. A method according to claim 11, further comprising:

placing at least one concept pointer extending from an outermost cluster of the framed cluster spine to a periphery of the compass where the label is displayed.

13. A method according to claim 11, further comprising:

associating a slot with the concept pointer; and

placing the label within the slot.

14. A method according to claim 11, further comprising:

pinning the labels displayed circumferentially around the compass.

15. A method according to claim 11, further comprising:

executing commands on the framed cluster spines, comprising at least one of;

reclustering the documents within the framed cluster spines;

selecting one of the clusters of one such framed cluster spine and presenting the concepts for that cluster spine and a number of documents associated with that cluster spine; and

selecting one or more of the concepts and clustering the documents associated with those concepts.

16. A method according to claim 11, further comprising:

visually emphasizing the clusters of the framed cluster spines; and

deemphasizing the clusters of the non-framed cluster spines.

17. A method according to claim 11, further comprising:

receiving markings for one or more of the documents in at least one of the cluster spines;

graphically grouping the documents with the markings by placing the documents into one or more set-aside trays.

18. A method according to claim 11, further comprising:

placing a further document into one of the clusters that is most closely related; and

placing the further document into one or more other clusters as a pseudo-document.

19. A method according to claim 11, wherein the pseudo-document is visually depicted as one of a shortcut or a ghost document.

20. A method according to claim 11, further comprising:

placing at least a portion of the cluster spines circumferentially around a circle in a display.