DISPLAYING POSTS IN REAL TIME ALONG AXES ON A COMPUTER SCREEN

• US 20120131512A1
• Filed: 10/25/2011
• Published: 05/24/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Zenge, Naomi, Takeuchi, Shigeki, Tominaga, Yasuyuki
• Granted Patent: US 9,513,767 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/856
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

Sequentially displaying posts apart from each other on a computer screen, including prompting a user to input a dimension element including one or more of a character, graphic, or symbol on the computer screen; identifying posts containing one or more dimension elements; sequentially displaying the identified posts apart from each other along a first axis; displaying a moveable cursor along the first axis across one or more displayed posts and that indicates only one or more particular posts; moving the cursor according to the user'"'"'s operation; identifying one or more posts at a position currently indicated by the cursor; identifying one or more additional posts containing one or more dimension elements related to the elements contained in the posts currently indicated by the cursor; and sequentially displaying posts of the one or more additionally identified posts along a second axis.

Claims

1. A method for sequentially displaying posts apart from each other on a computer screen, each post representing a sentence visually recognizable by a user on the computer screen, the method comprising:

prompting the user to input a dimension element including one or more of a character, graphic, or symbol on the computer screen;

identifying, by a computer, posts containing one or more dimension elements responsive to the user'"'"'s input;

sequentially displaying the identified posts apart from each other along a first axis on the computer screen;

displaying a cursor that is movable by the user along the first axis across one or more posts displayed on the computer screen and that indicates only one or more particular posts among the displayed posts;

moving the cursor on the computer screen according to the user'"'"'s operation;

identifying one or more posts at a position currently indicated by the cursor on the computer screen;

identifying, by the computer, one or more additional posts containing one or more dimension elements related to one or more dimension elements contained in the one or more particular posts currently indicated by the cursor; and

sequentially displaying posts of the one or more additionally identified posts apart from each other along a second axis different from the first axis and visually recognizable on the computer screen.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the prompting comprises displaying top N keyword candidates.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising identifying posts according to an order of a predetermined setting stored in advance in the computer in the absence of input by the user.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the order of the predetermined setting stored in advance in the computer is a timeline in chronological order.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the dimension element comprises an originator of a sentence and a keyword.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the dimension element for the first axis and the dimension element for the other second axis are displayed as different dimension elements.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

for the second axis, prompting the user to input an element or a combination of elements including a character, graphic, or symbol on the computer screen; and

for the second axis, identifying one or more additional posts containing one or more input or selected dimension elements responsive to the user'"'"'s input.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the dimension element for the first axis and the dimension element for the second axis are displayed as the same dimension element.

9. A system for sequentially displaying posts apart from each other on a computer screen, each post representing a sentence visually recognizable by a user on the computer screen, the system comprising:

a processor configured to;

prompt the user to input a dimension element including one or more of a character, graphic, or symbol on the computer screen;

identify posts containing one or more dimension elements responsive to the user'"'"'s input;

sequentially display the identified posts apart from each other along a first axis on the computer screen;

display a cursor that is movable by the user along the first axis across one or more posts displayed on the computer screen and that indicates only one or more particular posts among the displayed posts;

move the cursor on the computer screen according to the user'"'"'s operation;

identify one or more posts at a position currently indicated by the cursor on the computer screen;

identify one or more additional posts containing one or more dimension elements related to one or more dimension elements contained in the one or more particular posts currently indicated by the cursor; and

sequentially display posts of the one or more additionally identified posts apart from each other along a second axis different from the first axis and visually recognizable on the computer screen.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to prompt by displaying top N keyword candidates.

11. The system according to claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to identify posts according to an order of a predetermined setting stored in advance in the computer in the absence of input by the user.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein the order of the predetermined setting stored in advance in the computer is a timeline in chronological order.

13. The system according to claim 9, wherein the dimension element comprises an originator of a sentence and a keyword.

14. The system according to claim 9, wherein the dimension element for the first axis and the dimension element for the second axis are displayed as different dimension elements.

15. A computer program product for sequentially displaying posts apart from each other on a computer screen, each post representing a sentence visually recognizable by a user on the computer screen, the computer program product comprising:

a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising;

computer readable program code configured to;

prompt the user to input a dimension element including one or more of a character, graphic, or symbol on the computer screen;

identify posts containing one or more dimension elements responsive to the user'"'"'s input;

sequentially display the identified posts apart from each other along a first axis on the computer screen;

display a cursor that is movable by the user along the first axis across one or more posts displayed on the computer screen and that indicates only one or more particular posts among the displayed posts;

move the cursor on the computer screen according to the user'"'"'s operation;

identify one or more posts at a position currently indicated by the cursor on the computer screen;

identify one or more additional posts containing one or more dimension elements related to one or more dimension elements contained in the one or more particular posts currently indicated by the cursor; and

sequentially display posts of the one or more additionally identified posts apart from each other along a second axis different from the first axis and visually recognizable on the computer screen.

16. The computer program product according to claim 15, wherein the prompting comprises displaying top N keyword candidates.

17. The computer program product according to claim 15, wherein the computer readable program code is further configured to identify posts according to an order of a predetermined setting stored in advance in the computer in the absence of input by the user.

18. The computer program product according to claim 17, wherein the order of the predetermined setting stored in advance in the computer is a timeline in chronological order.

19. The computer program product according to claim 15, wherein the computer readable program code is further configured to:

for the second axis, prompt the user to input an element or a combination of elements including a character, graphic, or symbol on the computer screen; and

for the second axis, identify one or more additional posts containing one or more input or selected dimension elements responsive to the user'"'"'s input.

20. The computer program product according to claim 19, wherein the dimension element for the first axis and the dimension element for the second axis are displayed as the same dimension element.