Method, apparatus and article of manufacture for displaying content in a multi-dimensional topic space
First Claim
1. A method for displaying information in a multi-dimensional topic space on a display, comprising the steps of:
- determining at least one topic;
retrieving at least one content associated with the topic; and
mapping the content representative of the topic on the display as a multi-dimensional topic space.
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Abstract
A computer system utilizing software to map content by determining a field of relevance and at least one topic in the field of relevance is presented. The system determines at least one content pertaining to the topic, retrieves a representation of the content and maps the representation of the content onto the field of relevance. Then, it provides an extremely flexible presentation mechanism where the content is organized by multi-dimensional mappings to present the information effectively. One of the features allows a vector to be assigned to each entity, queries a user or software agent for a particular focal element and displays the multiplicity of distinguishable entities based upon the assigned vectors utilizing the focal vector as a reference point to view the information. The system facilitates the organization of results of database interrogations, web searches and other large data situations, creating a multi-dimensional topic space of content. The invention represents a novel, unique approach that matches nicely with the requirements of the Internet to efficiently examine the results from search engines in an efficient manner.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for displaying information in a multi-dimensional topic space on a display, comprising the steps of:
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determining at least one topic;
retrieving at least one content associated with the topic; and
mapping the content representative of the topic on the display as a multi-dimensional topic space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium for displaying information in a multi-dimensional topic space on a display, comprising:
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code that determines at least one topic;
code that retrieves content representative of the topic;
code that maps the content representative of the topic on the display. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for displaying information in a multi-dimensional topic space on a display, comprising:
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a processor with an attached memory;
a display coupled to the processor that displays information;
logic that determines at least one topic in the relevant field;
logic that retrieves content representative of the topic;
logic that maps the content representative of the topic in the field of relevance on the display to form a multi-dimensional topic space.
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