Graphically representing tags in a networked computing environment

• US 9,189,544 B2
• Filed: 07/25/2012
• Issued: 11/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: DeLuca, Lisa Seacat, Do, Lydia M., Li, Jenny S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hoang, Peter
• Application Number:
  US13/557,845
• Publication Number:
  US 20140028708A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,210 Days
• Field of Search: 345/629
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/34 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/3885 using a plurality of independent parallel functional units

Abstract

An approach for graphically representing tags in a networked computing environment is provided. In a typical embodiment, a frequency of use of each of a set of tags contained in at least one computer storage medium of the networked computing environment will be determined. A set of relationships between the set of tags will be identified, and each of the set of tags will be displayed within a set of objects of a graphical (e.g., Venn) diagram according to the frequency. The set of relationships between the set of tags may determine an amount of overlap of the set of objects. The set of tags and/or graphical objects may be formatted to graphically represent attributes such as: topics corresponding to the set of tags, groupings of the topics corresponding to the set of tags, trends related to the set of tags, an importance of the set of tags, etc.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for graphically representing tags in a networked computing environment, comprising:

determining, using at least one computer device, a frequency of use of each of a set of tags associated with content contained in at least one computer storage device of the networked computing environment, the content being received from one or more feeds together with the associated tags, which describe a subject matter of the content;

identifying, using the at least one computer device, a set of relationships between the set of tags;

displaying, using the at least one computer device, each of the set of tags within a set of objects of a graphical diagram according to the frequency, wherein the set of relationships between the set of tags determines an amount of overlap of the set of objects; and

formatting, using the at least one computer device, the set of tags in the graphical diagram to represent each experience option in turn enabled by a selection by a user from the following;

utilizing different shapes for the set of tags to represent topics corresponding to the set of tags,

utilizing different shapes for the set of tags to represent groupings of the topics corresponding to the set of tags,

utilizing different colors for the set of tags to represent trends related to the set of tags, and

changing an intensity of the different colors for the set of tags to represent an importance of the set of tags.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, the displaying comprising displaying each of the set of tags in a size that corresponds to the frequency of use.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, the networked computing environment comprising a cloud computing environment.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising providing a mechanism for selecting the at least one experience option by toggling a set of features of the graphical diagram that correspond to each of the experience options.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, further comprising:

locking a particular tag of the set of tags a corresponding object of the set of objects in a particular location of the graphical diagram; and

modifying the graphical diagram in response to an interaction with the mechanism for toggling, wherein the particular tag and the corresponding remain in the particular location despite the interaction.

6. A system for graphically representing tags in a networked computing environment, comprising:

a memory medium comprising instructions;

a bus coupled to the memory medium; and

a processor coupled to the bus that when executing the instructions causes the system to;

determine a frequency of use of each of a set of tags associated with content contained in at least one computer storage device of the networked computing environment, the content being received from one or more feeds together with the associated tags, which describe a subject matter of the content;

identify a set of relationships between the set of tags;

display each of the set of tags within a set of objects of a graphical diagram according to the frequency, wherein the set of relationships between the set of tags determines an amount of overlap of the set of objects; and

format the set of tags in the graphical diagram to represent each experience option in turn enabled by a selection by a user from the following;

utilizing different shapes for the set of tags to represent topics corresponding to the set of tags,

utilizing different shapes for the set of tags to represent groupings of the topics corresponding to the set of tags,

utilizing different colors for the set of tags to represent trends related to the set of tags, and

changing an intensity of the different colors for the set of tags to represent an importance of the set of tags.

7. The system of claim 6, the memory medium further comprising instructions for causing the system to display each of the set of tags in a size that corresponds to the frequency of use.

8. A computer program product for graphically representing tags in a networked computing environment, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage device, and program instructions stored on the computer readable storage device, to:

determine a frequency of use of each of a set of tags associated with content contained in at least one computer storage device of the networked computing environment, the content being received from one or more feeds together with the associated tags, which describe a subject matter of the content;

identify a set of relationships between the set of tags;

display each of the set of tags within a set of objects of a graphical diagram according to the frequency, wherein the set of relationships between the set of tags determines an amount of overlap of the set of objects; and

format the set of tags in the graphical diagram to represent each experience option in turn enabled by a selection by a user from the following;

utilizing different shapes for the set of tags to represent topics corresponding to the set of tags,

utilizing different shapes for the set of tags to represent groupings of the topics corresponding to the set of tags,

utilizing different colors for the set of tags to represent trends related to the set of tags, and

changing an intensity of the different colors for the set of tags to represent an importance of the set of tags.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, the computer readable storage device further comprising instructions to display each of the set of tags in a size that corresponds to the frequency of use.

10. The computer program product of claim 8, the networked computing environment comprising a cloud computing environment.

11. A method for deploying a system for graphically representing tags in a networked computing environment, comprising:

providing a computer infrastructure being operable to;

determine a frequency of use of each of a set of tags contained in at least one computer storage medium of the networked computing environment;

identify a set of relationships between the set of tags;

display each of the set of tags within a set of objects of a graphical diagram according to the frequency, wherein the set of relationships between the set of tags determines an amount of overlap of the set of objects; and

format the set of tags in the graphical diagram to represent each experience option in turn enabled by a selection by a user from the following;

utilizing different shapes for the set of tags to represent topics corresponding to the set of tags,

utilizing different shapes for the set of tags to represent groupings of the topics corresponding to the set of tags,

utilizing different colors for the set of tags to represent trends related to the set of tags, and

changing an intensity of the different colors for the set of tags to represent an importance of the set of tags.