Information life cycle search engine and method

• US 8,423,565 B2
• Filed: 12/21/2006
• Issued: 04/16/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DigitalDoors, Inc.
• Original Assignee: DigitalDoors, Inc.
• Inventors: Redlich, Ron M., Nemzow, Martin A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Debbie
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mobin, Hasanul
• Application Number:
  US11/614,186
• Publication Number:
  US 20080154873A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,308 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 707/758
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2425 Iterative querying; Query formulation based on the results of a preceding query
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques

Abstract

Search engine process operates on data collections to expand a user'"'"'s knowledge about select content (SC) words, data objects, etc. A prioritized hierarchical taxonomic system (H-tax-sys) encompasses some SC is set, input data is classified thereto, and non-matching data (non-SC) is identified. The non-SC are used as a search terms. Additionally-optionally, the process identifies input data as SC per n priority H-tax, and uses these as search terms. Additionally-optionally, input data matching SC is added as search terms. Additionally-optionally, search terms are extracted from the input based upon H-tax. Supplemental documents are gathered, H-tax classified, mapped and represented with and without mapped search terms.

Claims

1. A method of computerized searching through electronic data collections, represented by databases or data structures in a distributed computer system, to expand a user'"'"'s knowledge about select content represented by one or more predetermined words, characters, images or data objects, with a prioritized hierarchical taxonomic system encompassing some select content, comprising:

engaging user-selected filters including one or more contextual filters, one or more semiotic filters, and at least one hierarchical taxonomic filter in said taxonomic system;

engaging a user-selected first plurality of priorities from said at least one prioritized hierarchical taxonomic filter;

gathering input data represented by a source document or a data stream, said input data having data elements therein;

identifying all data elements in said input data with said hierarchical taxonomic system and further identifying data elements representing supplemental select content corresponding to said first plurality of priorities therefrom;

identifying all data elements in said input data matching said contextual filters and said semiotic filters as further supplemental select content;

engaging a user-selected divergence search function;

said divergence search function including identifying unknown words, characters, images or data objects in said source document or data stream with the use of one or more of said contextual filters and said semiotic filters, tagging said unknown words, characters, images or data objects for one of contextual relevancy and hierarchical priority, said unknown words, characters, images or data objects used as negative content filters used to discover said unknown words, characters, images or data objects; and

searching said data collections with both said supplemental select content data elements and said further supplemental select content and said negative content filters, and gathering supplemental documents based on said divergence function.

2. A method of searching as claimed in claim 1 including:

identifying non-matching data elements from said input data which do not match said select content;

searching said data collections with said non-matching data elements and gathering additional supplemental documents based thereon.

3. A method of searching as claimed in claim 2 including:

identifying said select content from said contextual filter and said semiotic filter with said hierarchical taxonomic filter;

identifying data elements in said input data which match said filters;

identifying matching select content within said first plurality of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system and searching said data collections with said non-matching data elements and said matching data elements and said supplemental select content data elements;

gathering further supplemental documents based thereon.

4. A method of searching as claimed in claim 3 including:

identifying data elements in said supplemental documents and said additional supplemental documents and said further supplemental documents within said hierarchical taxonomic system; and

compiling at least one representation from the group of representations including the data elements from all supplemental documents grouped based upon said first plurality of priorities hierarchical taxonomic system, all supplemental documents grouped based upon said hierarchical taxonomic system, and supplemental select content grouped based upon said hierarchical taxonomic system.

5. A method of searching as claimed in claim 4 wherein identifying data elements in said input data with tags based upon priorities and classes in said hierarchical taxonomic system.

6. A method of searching as claimed in claim 3 including ending said searching of said data collections upon an end search event from the group of end search events which include:

a predetermined time, a predetermined number of supplemental documents, a predetermined number of further supplemental documents, a predetermined number of additional supplemental documents, a predetermined number of data elements from said supplemental documents which fulfill a predetermined number of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system, a predetermined number of data elements from said further supplemental documents which fulfill a predetermined number of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system, a predetermined number of data elements from said additional supplemental documents which fulfill a predetermined number of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system, a predetermined number of matches of select content in said supplemental documents, a predetermined number of matches of select content in said additional supplemental documents and a predetermined number of matches of select content in said further supplemental documents.

7. A method of searching as claimed in claim 6 including resetting said first plurality of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system to a second plurality of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system and repeating the step of gathering supplemental documents if one expanding search parameter is not met from the group of expanding search parameters including said supplemental documents do not exceed a predetermined number, a predetermined number of data elements from said further supplemental documents which do not fulfill a predetermined number of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system, said supplemental documents do not include a data elements matching a predetermined number of select content therein, and data elements in said supplemental documents do not met predetermined contextual rules or algorithms related to said select content.

8. A method of searching as claimed in claim 3 including:

identifying data elements in said input data which match said select content in said contextual filter and further identifying the matching select content data elements with said hierarchical taxonomic system;

identifying matching data elements which fulfill predetermined contextual rules or algorithms in said input data and incrementing, decrementing or otherwise tagging contextually matching data elements;

wherein contextually matching data elements occurs prior to said identifying data elements with the first plurality of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system and said searching said data collections with said non-matching data elements and said matching data elements.

9. A method of searching as claimed in claim 3 including increasing the bandwidth of said searching said data collections by adding a select plurality of select content to said search in addition to said non-matching data elements.

10. A method of searching as claimed in claim 3 including filtering out noise data elements from said non-matching data elements prior to searching said data collections.

11. A method of searching as claimed in claim 3 including providing a client computer and a server computer, communicatively coupled together, in a web-based server-client computer system and the method includes gathering input data using said client computer in said web-based server-client computer system;

forwarding input data to said server computer;

compiling all supplemental documents on said server computer and permitting access thereto via said client computer; and

, employing said server computer to;

identify input data elements with said hierarchical taxonomic system, identify non-matching data elements, identify matching data elements, search said data collections, and gather supplemental documents.

12. A method of computerized searching through electronic data collections, represented by databases or data structures in a distributed computer system, to expand a user'"'"'s knowledge about select content represented by one or more predetermined words, characters, images or data objects, with a prioritized hierarchical taxonomic system encompassing some select content, comprising:

gathering input data represented by a source document or a data stream, said input data having data elements therein;

identifying data elements in said input data with said hierarchical taxonomic system and identifying non-matching data elements which do not match said select content;

engaging a user-selected divergence search function; and

searching said data collections with said non-matching data elements, and gathering supplemental documents based on said divergence function; and

said divergence search function including identifying unknown words, characters, images or data objects in said source document or data stream with the use of one or more contextual filters and semiotic filters, tagging said unknown words, characters, images or data objects for one of a contextual relevancy and a hierarchical priority, said unknown words, characters, images or data objects used as negative content filters used to discover said unknown words, characters, images or data objects; and

supplementally searching said data collections with said negative content filters, and gathering additional supplemental documents based on said divergence function.

13. A method of searching as claimed in claim 12 including:

identifying data elements in said supplemental documents with said hierarchical taxonomic system; and

compiling either the data elements from said supplemental documents or the supplemental documents into a representation of said hierarchical taxonomic system in some predetermined order.

14. A method of searching as claimed in claim 12 wherein identifying data elements in said input data tags said input data elements with priorities and classes based upon said hierarchical taxonomic system.

15. A method of searching as claimed in claim 12 including:

identifying said select content with said hierarchical taxonomic system;

identifying data elements in said input data which match said select content;

identifying data elements with a first plurality of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system and searching said data collections with said non-matching data elements and said matching data elements for said first plurality of priorities;

gathering further supplemental documents based thereon.

16. A method of searching as claimed in claim 12 including

identifying data elements in said supplemental documents with said hierarchical taxonomic system;

and

ending said searching of said data collections upon an end search event from the group of end search events which include a predetermined time, a predetermined number of supplemental documents, a predetermined number of data elements from said supplemental documents which fulfill a predetermined number of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system, and a predetermined number of matches of select content in said supplemental documents.

17. A method of searching as claimed in claim 15 including

identifying data elements in all said supplemental documents with said hierarchical taxonomic system;

and

ending said searching of said data collections upon an end search event from the group of end search events which include a predetermined time, a predetermined number of supplemental documents, a predetermined number of further supplemental documents, a predetermined number of data elements from said supplemental documents which fulfill a predetermined number of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system, a predetermined number of data elements from said further supplemental documents which fulfill a predetermined number of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system, a predetermined number of matches of select content in said supplemental documents and a predetermined number of matches of select content in said further supplemental documents.

18. A method of searching as claimed in claim 17 including resetting said first plurality of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system to a second plurality of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system and repeating the step of gathering further supplemental documents if one expanding search parameter is not met from the group of expanding search parameters including said further supplemental documents do not exceed a predetermined number, said further supplemental documents do not include a data elements matching a predetermined number of select content, a predetermined number of data elements from said further supplemental documents which do not fulfill a predetermined number of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system, and data elements in said further supplemental documents do not met predetermined contextual rules or algorithms related to said select content.

19. A method of searching as claimed in claim 18 wherein said second plurality of priorities is greater than said first plurality of priorities.

20. A method of searching as claimed in claim 15 including:

identifying data elements in said input data which match said select content and further identifying the matching select content data elements with said hierarchical taxonomic system;

identifying matching data elements which fulfill predetermined contextual rules or algorithms in said input data and incrementing, decrementing or otherwise tagging contextually matching data elements;

wherein contextually matching data elements occurs prior to said identifying data elements with the first plurality of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system and said searching said data collections with said non-matching data elements and said matching data elements.

21. A method of searching as claimed in claim 12 including:

identifying data elements in said supplemental documents with said hierarchical taxonomic system;

compiling either the data elements from said supplemental documents or the supplemental documents into a map, display or tree representation of said hierarchical taxonomic system.

22. A method of searching as claimed in claim 21 including compiling said map or tree and changing said prioritized hierarchical taxonomic when said map or tree representations of supplemental document data elements or supplemental documents exceeds a certain map or tree parameter.

23. A method of searching as claimed in claim 22 wherein said map or tree parameter is a number of branches.

24. A method of searching as claimed in claim 12 including increasing the bandwidth of said searching said data collections by adding a select plurality of select content to said search in addition to said non-matching data elements.

25. A method of searching as claimed in claim 12 including filtering out noise data elements from said non-matching data elements prior to searching said data collections.

26. A method of searching as claimed in claim 12 including providing a client computer and a server computer, communicatively coupled together, in a web-based server-client computer system and the method includes gathering input data using said client computer in said web-based server-client computer system.

27. A method of searching as claimed in claim 26 includes compiling said data elements from said supplemental documents and said supplemental documents on said server computer in said web-based server-client computer system and permitting access thereto via said client computer.

28. A method of searching as claimed in claim 26 including forwarding input data to said server computer and, employing said server computer to:

identify input data elements with said hierarchical taxonomic system, identify non-matching data elements, search said data collections, and gather supplemental documents.

29. A method of searching as claimed in claim 15 including:

identifying data elements in all said supplemental documents with said hierarchical taxonomic system;

compiling either the data elements from said supplemental documents or the supplemental documents into a map, display or tree representation of said hierarchical taxonomic system.

30. A method of searching as claimed in claim 29 wherein identifying data elements in said input data tags said input data elements with priorities and classes based upon said hierarchical taxonomic system.

31. A method of searching as claimed in claim 30 including ending said searching of said data collections upon an end search event from the group of end search events which include a predetermined time, a predetermined number of supplemental documents, a predetermined number of further supplemental documents, a predetermined number of data elements from said supplemental documents which fulfill a predetermined number of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system, a predetermined number of data elements from said further supplemental documents which fulfill a predetermined number of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system, a predetermined number of matches of select content in said supplemental documents and a predetermined number of matches of select content in said further supplemental documents.

32. A method of searching as claimed in claim 31 including resetting said first plurality of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system to a second plurality of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system and repeating the step of gathering further supplemental documents if one expanding search parameter is not met from the group of expanding search parameters including said further supplemental documents do not exceed a predetermined number, said further supplemental documents do not include a data elements matching a predetermined number of select content, a predetermined number of data elements from said further supplemental documents which do not fulfill a predetermined number of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system, and data elements in said further supplemental documents do not met predetermined contextual rules or algorithms related to said select content.

33. A method of searching as claimed in claim 32 including:

identifying data elements in said input data which match said select content and further identifying the matching select content data elements with said hierarchical taxonomic system;

identifying matching data elements which fulfill predetermined contextual rules or algorithms in said input data and incrementing, decrementing or otherwise tagging contextually matching data elements;

wherein contextually matching data elements occurs prior to said identifying data elements with said first plurality of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system and said searching said data collections with said non-matching data elements and said matching data elements.

34. A method of searching as claimed in claim 33 including increasing the bandwidth of said searching said data collections by adding a select plurality of select content to said search in addition to said non-matching data elements.

35. A method of searching as claimed in claim 34 including filtering out noise data elements from said non-matching data elements prior to searching said data collections.

36. A method of searching as claimed in claim 35 including providing a client computer and a server computer, communicatively coupled together, in a web-based server-client computer system and the method includes gathering input data using said client computer in said web-based server-client computer system;

forwarding input data to said server computer;

compiling said data elements from said supplemental documents and said supplemental documents on said server computer and permitting access thereto via said client computer; and

, employing said server computer to;

identify input data elements with said hierarchical taxonomic system, identify non-matching data elements, search said data collections, gather supplemental documents, identify supplemental document data elements with said hierarchical taxonomic system, and compile supplemental document data elements and supplemental documents into said hierarchical taxonomic system.

37. A method of computerized searching through electronic data collections, represented by databases or data structures in a distributed computer system, to expand a user'"'"'s knowledge about select content represented by one or more predetermined words, characters, images or data objects therein, comprising:

employing a prioritized hierarchical taxonomic system which encompasses some select content;

gathering input data represented by a source document or a data stream, said input data having data elements therein;

tagging each data element in said input data based upon said hierarchical taxonomic system;

engaging a user-selected divergence search function;

searching through said data collections and gathering supplemental documents having non-matching data elements from said data input which do not match said select content based upon said divergence function;

tagging each data element in said supplemental documents based upon said hierarchical taxonomic system; and

compiling either the data elements from said supplemental documents or the supplemental documents into a representation of said hierarchical taxonomic system; and

said divergence search function including identifying unknown words, characters, images or data objects in said source document or data stream with the use of one or more contextual filters and semiotic filters, tagging said unknown words, characters, images or data objects for one of a contextual relevancy and a hierarchical priority, said unknown words, characters, images or data objects used as negative content filters used to discover said unknown words, characters, images or data objects; and

supplementally searching said data collections with said negative content filters, and gathering additional supplemental documents based on said divergence function.

38. A method of searching as claimed in claim 37 including:

identifying and tagging said select content based upon said hierarchical taxonomic system;

identifying and tagging data elements in said input data which match said select content;

identifying and tagging data elements with a first plurality of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system and searching said data collections with said non-matching data elements and said matching data elements for said first plurality of priorities;

gathering further supplemental documents based thereon;

identifying and tagging data elements in said further supplemental documents with said hierarchical taxonomic system; and

compiling either the data elements from said further supplemental documents or the further supplemental documents into said representation of said hierarchical taxonomic system.

39. A method of searching as claimed in claim 38 said compiling is listing of supplemental document data elements or the supplemental documents themselves, from a higher to a lower priority based upon said hierarchical taxonomic system.

40. A method of searching as claimed in claim 38 wherein identifying and tagging data elements in said input data tags elements with priorities and classes based upon said hierarchical taxonomic system.

41. A method of searching as claimed in claim 38 including ending said searching of said data collections upon an end search event from the group of end search events which include a predetermined time, a predetermined number of supplemental documents, a predetermined number of further supplemental documents, a predetermined number of data elements from said supplemental documents which fulfill a predetermined number of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system, a predetermined number of data elements from said further supplemental documents which fulfill a predetermined number of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system, a predetermined number of matches of select content in said supplemental documents and a predetermined number of matches of select content in said further supplemental documents.

42. A method of searching as claimed in claim 41 including resetting said first plurality of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system to a second plurality of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system and repeating the step of gathering further supplemental documents if one expanding search parameter is not met from the group of expanding search parameters including said further supplemental documents do not exceed a predetermined number, said further supplemental documents do not include a data elements matching a predetermined number of select content, a predetermined number of data elements from said further supplemental documents which do not fulfill a predetermined number of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system, and data elements in said further supplemental documents do not met predetermined contextual rules or algorithms related to said select content.

43. A method of searching as claimed in claim 42 including:

identifying and tagging data elements in said input data which match said select content and further identifying and tagging the matching select content data elements with said hierarchical taxonomic system;

identifying matching data elements which fulfill predetermined contextual rules or algorithms in said input data and incrementing, decrementing or otherwise tagging contextually matching data elements;

wherein contextually matching data elements occurs prior to said identifying data elements with said first plurality of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system and said searching said data collections with said non-matching data elements and said matching data elements.

44. A method of searching as claimed in claim 38 including increasing the bandwidth of said searching said data collections by adding a select plurality of select content to said search in addition to said non-matching data elements.

45. A method of searching as claimed in claim 38 including filtering out noise data elements from said non-matching data elements prior to searching said data collections.

46. A method of searching as claimed in claim 38 including providing a client computer and a server computer, communicatively coupled together, in a web-based server-client computer system and the method includes gathering input data using said client computer in said web-based server-client computer system;

forwarding input data to said server computer;

compiling said data elements from said supplemental documents and said supplemental documents on said server computer and permitting access thereto via said client computer; and

, employing said server computer to;

identify input data elements with said hierarchical taxonomic system, identify non-matching data elements, search said data collections, gather supplemental documents, identify supplemental document data elements with said hierarchical taxonomic system, and compile supplemental document data elements and supplemental documents into said hierarchical taxonomic system.

47. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing programming instructions for computerized searching through electronic datacollections, represented by databases or data structures, to expand a user'"'"'s knowledge about select content represented by one or more predetermined words, characters, images or data objects, with a prioritized hierarchical taxonomic system encompassing some select content, comprising:

gathering input data represented by a source document or a data stream, said input data having data elements therein;

identifying data elements in said input data with said hierarchical taxonomic system and identifying non-matching data elements which do not match said select content;

engaging a user-selected divergence search function; and

searching said data collections with said non-matching data elements, and gathering supplemental documents based on said divergence function; and

said divergence search function including identifying unknown words, characters, images or data objects in said source document or data stream with the use of one or more contextual filters and semiotic filters, tagging said unknown words, characters, images or data objects for one of a contextual relevancy and a hierarchical priority, said unknown words, characters, images or data objects used as negative content filters used to discover said unknown words, characters, images or data objects; and

supplementally searching said data collections with said negative content filters, and gathering additional supplemental documents based on said divergence function.

48. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 47 including identifying data elements in said supplemental documents with said hierarchical taxonomic system;

and

compiling either the data elements from said supplemental documents or the supplemental documents into a representation of said hierarchical taxonomic system in some predetermined order.

49. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 47 wherein identifying data elements in said input data tags said input data elements with priorities and classes based upon said hierarchical taxonomic system.

50. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 47 including:

identifying said select content with said hierarchical taxonomic system;

identifying data elements in said input data which match said select content;

identifying data elements with a first plurality priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system and searching said data collections with said non-matching data elements and said matching data elements for said first plurality of priorities;

gathering further supplemental documents based thereon.

51. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 47 including

identifying data elements in said supplemental documents with said hierarchical taxonomic system;

and

ending said searching of said data collections upon an end search event from the group of end search events which include a predetermined time, a predetermined number of supplemental documents, a predetermined number of data elements from said supplemental documents which fulfill a predetermined number of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system, and a predetermined number of matches of select content in said supplemental documents.

52. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 50 including

identifying data elements in all said supplemental documents with said hierarchical taxonomic system;

and

ending said searching of said data collections upon an end search event from the group of end search events which include a predetermined time, a predetermined number of supplemental documents, a predetermined number of further supplemental documents, a predetermined number of data elements from said supplemental documents which fulfill a predetermined number of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system, a predetermined number of data elements from said further supplemental documents which fulfill a predetermined number of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system, a predetermined number of matches of select content in said supplemental documents and a predetermined number of matches of select content in said further supplemental documents.

53. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 52 including resetting said first plurality of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system to a second plurality of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system and repeating the programming step of gathering further supplemental documents if one expanding search parameter is not met from the group of expanding search parameters including said further supplemental documents do not exceed a predetermined number, said further supplemental documents do not include a data elements matching a predetermined number of select content, a predetermined number of data elements from said further supplemental documents which do not fulfill a predetermined number of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system, and data elements in said further supplemental documents do not met predetermined contextual rules or algorithms related to said select content.

54. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 53 wherein said second plurality of priorities is greater than said first plurality of priorities.

55. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 50 including:

identifying data elements in said input data which match said select content and further identifying the matching select content data elements with said hierarchical taxonomic system;

identifying matching data elements which fulfill predetermined contextual rules or algorithms in said input data and incrementing, decrementing or otherwise tagging contextually matching data elements;

wherein contextually matching data elements occurs prior to said identifying data elements with the first plurality of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system and said searching said data collections with said non-matching data elements and said matching data elements.

56. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 47 including:

identifying data elements in said supplemental documents with said hierarchical taxonomic system;

compiling either the data elements from said supplemental documents or the supplemental documents into a map, display or tree representation of said hierarchical taxonomic system.

57. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 56 including compiling said map or tree and changing said prioritized hierarchical taxonomic when said map or tree representations of supplemental document data elements or supplemental documents exceeds a certain map or tree parameter.

58. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 57 wherein said map or tree parameter is a number of branches.

59. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 47 including increasing the bandwidth of said searching said data collections by adding a select plurality of select content to said search in addition to said non-matching data elements.

60. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 47 including filtering out noise data elements from said non-matching data elements prior to searching said data collections.

61. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 47 including providing a client computer and a server computer, communicatively coupled together, in a web-based server-client computer system and the method includes gathering input data using said client computer in said web-based server-client computer system.

62. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 61 includes compiling said data elements from said supplemental documents and said supplemental documents on said server computer in said web-based server-client computer system and permitting access thereto via said client computer.

63. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 61 including forwarding input data to said server computer and, employing said server computer to:

identify input data elements with said hierarchical taxonomic system, identify non-matching data elements, search said data collections, and gather supplemental documents.

64. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 50 including:

identifying data elements in all said supplemental documents with said hierarchical taxonomic system;

compiling either the data elements from said supplemental documents or the supplemental documents into a map, display or tree representation of said hierarchical taxonomic system.

65. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 64 wherein identifying data elements in said input data tags said input data elements with priorities and classes based upon said hierarchical taxonomic system.

66. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 65 including ending said searching of said data collections upon an end search event from the group of end search events which include a predetermined time, a predetermined number of supplemental documents, a predetermined number of further supplemental documents, a predetermined number of data elements from said supplemental documents which fulfill a predetermined number of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system, a predetermined number of data elements from said further supplemental documents which fulfill a predetermined number of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system, a predetermined number of matches of select content in said supplemental documents and a predetermined number of matches of select content in said further supplemental documents.

67. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 66 including resetting said first plurality of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system to a second plurality of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system and repeating the programming step of gathering further supplemental documents if one expanding search parameter is not met from the group of expanding search parameters including said further supplemental documents do not exceed a predetermined number, said further supplemental documents do not include a data elements matching a predetermined number of select content, a predetermined number of data elements from said further supplemental documents which do not fulfill a predetermined number of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system, and data elements in said further supplemental documents do not met predetermined contextual rules or algorithms related to said select content.

68. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 67 including:

identifying data elements in said input data which match said select content and further identifying the matching select content data elements with said hierarchical taxonomic system;

identifying matching data elements which fulfill predetermined contextual rules or algorithms in said input data and incrementing, decrementing or otherwise tagging contextually matching data elements;

wherein contextually matching data elements occurs prior to said identifying data elements with said first plurality of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system and said searching said data collections with said non-matching data elements and said matching data elements.

69. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 68 including increasing the bandwidth of said searching said data collections by adding a select plurality of select content to said search in addition to said non-matching data elements.

70. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 69 including filtering out noise data elements from said non-matching data elements prior to searching said data collections.

71. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 70 including providing a client computer and a server computer, communicatively coupled together, in a web-based server-client computer system and the method includes gathering input data using said client computer in said web-based server-client computer system;

forwarding input data to said server computer;

compiling said data elements from said supplemental documents and said supplemental documents on said server computer and permitting access thereto via said client computer; and

, employing said server computer to;

identify input data elements with said hierarchical taxonomic system, identify non-matching data elements, search said data collections, gather supplemental documents, identify supplemental document data elements with said hierarchical taxonomic system, and compile supplemental document data elements and supplemental documents into said hierarchical taxonomic system.

72. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing programming instructions for computerized searching through electronic data collections, represented by databases or data structures, to expand a user'"'"'s knowledge about select content represented by one or more predetermined words, characters, images or data objects therein, comprising:

employing a prioritized hierarchical taxonomic system which encompasses some select content;

gathering input data represented by a source document or a data stream, said input data having data elements therein;

tagging each data element in said input data based upon said hierarchical taxonomic system;

engaging a user-selected divergence search function;

searching through said data collections and gathering supplemental documents having non-matching data elements from said data input which do not match said select content based upon said divergence function;

tagging each data element in said supplemental documents based upon said hierarchical taxonomic system; and

compiling either the data elements from said supplemental documents or the supplemental documents into a representation of said hierarchical taxonomic system; and

said divergence search function including identifying unknown words, characters, images or data objects in said source document or data stream with the use of one or more contextual filters and semiotic filters, tagging said unknown words, characters, images or data objects for one of a contextual relevancy and a hierarchical priority, said unknown words, characters, images or data objects used as negative content filters used to discover said unknown words, characters, images or data objects; and

supplementally searching said data collections with said negative content filters, and gathering additional supplemental documents based on said divergence function.

73. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 72 including:

identifying and tagging said select content based upon said hierarchical taxonomic system;

identifying and tagging data elements in said input data which match said select content;

identifying and tagging data elements with a first plurality of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system and searching said data collections with said non-matching data elements and said matching data elements for said first plurality of priorities;

gathering further supplemental documents based thereon;

identifying and tagging data elements in said further supplemental documents with said hierarchical taxonomic system; and

compiling either the data elements from said further supplemental documents or the further supplemental documents into said representation of said hierarchical taxonomic system.

74. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 73 said compiling is listing of supplemental document data elements or the supplemental documents themselves, from a higher to a lower priority based upon said hierarchical taxonomic system.

75. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 73 wherein identifying and tagging data elements in said input data tags elements with priorities and classes based upon said hierarchical taxonomic system.

76. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 73 including ending said searching of said data collections upon an end search event from the group of end search events which include a predetermined time, a predetermined number of supplemental documents, a predetermined number of further supplemental documents, a predetermined number of data elements from said supplemental documents which fulfill a predetermined number of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system, a predetermined number of data elements from said further supplemental documents which fulfill a predetermined number of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system, a predetermined number of matches of select content in said supplemental documents and a predetermined number of matches of select content in said further supplemental documents.

77. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 76 including resetting said first plurality of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system to a second plurality of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system and repeating the programming step of gathering further supplemental documents if one expanding search parameter is not met from the group of expanding search parameters including said further supplemental documents do not exceed a predetermined number, said further supplemental documents do not include a data elements matching a predetermined number of select content, a predetermined number of data elements from said further supplemental documents which do not fulfill a predetermined number of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system, and data elements in said further supplemental documents do not met predetermined contextual rules or algorithms related to said select content.

78. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 77 including:

identifying and tagging data elements in said input data which match said select content and further identifying and tagging the matching select content data elements with said hierarchical taxonomic system;

identifying matching data elements which fulfill predetermined contextual rules or algorithms in said input data and incrementing, decrementing or otherwise tagging contextually matching data elements;

wherein contextually matching data elements occurs prior to said identifying data elements with said first plurality of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system and said searching said data collections with said non-matching data elements and said matching data elements.

79. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 73 including increasing the bandwidth of said searching said data collections by adding a select plurality of select content to said search in addition to said non-matching data elements.

80. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 73 including filtering out noise data elements from said non-matching data elements prior to searching said data collections.

81. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 73 including providing a client computer and a server computer, communicatively coupled together, in a web-based server-client computer system and the method includes gathering input data using said client computer in said web-based server-client computer system;

forwarding input data to said server computer;

compiling said data elements from said supplemental documents and said supplemental documents on said server computer and permitting access thereto via said client computer; and

, employing said server computer to;

identify input data elements with said hierarchical taxonomic system, identify non-matching data elements, search said data collections, gather supplemental documents, identify supplemental document data elements with said hierarchical taxonomic system, and compile supplemental document data elements and supplemental documents into said hierarchical taxonomic system.

82. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing programming instructions for computerized searching through electronic data collections, represented by databases or data structures, to expand a user'"'"'s knowledge about select content represented by one or more predetermined words, characters, images or data objects, with a prioritized hierarchical taxonomic system encompassing some select content, comprising:

engaging user-selected filters including one or more contextual filters, one or more semiotic filters, and at least one hierarchical taxonomic filter in said taxonomic system;

engaging a user-selected first plurality of priorities from said prioritized hierarchical taxonomic system;

gathering input data represented by a source document or a data stream, said input data having data elements therein;

identifying data elements in said input data with said hierarchical taxonomic system and identifying data elements representing supplemental select content corresponding to said first plurality of priorities therefrom;

identifying data elements in said input data matching said contextual filters and said semiotic filters as further supplemental select content;

engaging a user-selected divergence search function; and

said divergence search function including identifying unknown words, characters, images or data objects in said source document or data stream with the use of one or more of said contextual filters and said semiotic filters, tagging said unknown words, characters, images or data objects for one of contextual relevancy and hierarchical priority, said unknown words, characters, images or data objects used as negative content filters used to discover said unknown words, characters, images or data objects; and

searching said data collections with both said supplemental select content data elements and said further supplemental select content and said negative content filters, and gathering supplemental documents based on said divergence function.

83. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 82 including:

identifying non-matching data elements from said input data which do not match said select content;

searching said data collections with said non-matching data elements and gathering additional supplemental documents based thereon.

84. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 82 including:

identifying said select content with said hierarchical taxonomic system;

identifying data elements in said input data which match said select content;

identifying select content with said first plurality of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system and searching said data collections with said non-matching data elements and said matching data elements for said first plurality of priorities and said supplemental select content data elements;

gathering further supplemental documents based thereon.

85. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 84 said compiling is listing of all supplemental document data elements or all supplemental documents themselves, from a higher to a lower priority based upon said hierarchical taxonomic system.

86. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 85 including:

identifying data elements in said supplemental documents and said additional supplemental documents and said further supplemental documents with said hierarchical taxonomic system; and

compiling at least one representation from the group of representations including the data elements from all supplemental documents grouped based upon said hierarchical taxonomic system, all supplemental documents grouped based upon said hierarchical taxonomic system and supplemental select content grouped based upon said hierarchical taxonomic system.

87. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 84 including ending said searching of said data collections upon an end search event from the group of end search events which include a predetermined time, a predetermined number of supplemental documents, a predetermined number of further supplemental documents, a predetermined number of additional supplemental documents, a predetermined number of data elements from said supplemental documents which fulfill a predetermined number of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system, a predetermined number of data elements from said further supplemental documents which fulfill a predetermined number of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system, a predetermined number of data elements from said additional supplemental documents which fulfill a predetermined number of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system, a predetermined number of matches of select content in said supplemental documents, a predetermined number of matches of select content in said additional supplemental documents and a predetermined number of matches of select content in said further supplemental documents.

88. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 87 including resetting said first plurality of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system to a second plurality of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system and repeating the programming step of gathering supplemental documents if one expanding search parameter is not met from the group of expanding search parameters including said supplemental documents do not exceed a predetermined number, said supplemental documents do not include a data elements matching a predetermined number of select content therein, a predetermined number of data elements from said supplemental documents which do not fulfill a predetermined number of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system, and data elements in said supplemental documents do not met predetermined contextual rules or algorithms related to said select content.

89. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 84 including:

identifying data elements in said input data which match said select content and further identifying the matching select content data elements with said hierarchical taxonomic system;

identifying matching data elements which fulfill predetermined contextual rules or algorithms in said input data and incrementing, decrementing or otherwise tagging contextually matching data elements;

wherein contextually matching data elements occurs prior to said identifying data elements with the first plurality of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system and said searching said data collections with said non-matching data elements and said matching data elements.

90. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 84 including increasing the bandwidth of said searching said data collections by adding a select plurality of select content to said search in addition to said non-matching data elements.

91. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 84 including filtering out noise data elements from said non-matching data elements prior to searching said data collections.

92. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for searching as claimed in claim 84 including providing a client computer and a server computer, communicatively coupled together, in a web-based server-client computer system and the method includes gathering input data using said client computer in said web-based server-client computer system;

forwarding input data to said server computer;

compiling all supplemental documents on said server computer and permitting access thereto via said client computer; and

, employing said server computer to;

identify input data elements with said hierarchical taxonomic system, identify non-matching data elements, identify matching data elements, search said data collections, and gather supplemental documents.

93. A method of computerized searching through electronic data collections in a distributed computer system to expand a user'"'"'s knowledge about select content represented by one or more predetermined words, characters, images or data objects, with a ranked categorical classification system encompassing some select content, comprising:

selecting a plurality of classifications from said classification system;

gathering input data represented by a source document or a data stream, said input data having data elements therein;

identifying input data elements corresponding to said plurality of classifications to derive supplemental select content;

engaging a user-selected divergence search function; and

searching said data collections with said supplemental select content and gathering supplemental documents based on said divergence function; and

compiling said supplemental documents based upon said classification system;

searching said data collections with both said supplemental select content data elements and said further supplemental select content, and gathering supplemental documents based said divergence function; and

said divergence search function including identifying unknown words, characters, images or data objects in said source document or data stream with the use of one or more contextual filters and semiotic filters, tagging said unknown words, characters, images or data objects for one of a contextual relevancy and a hierarchical priority, said unknown words, characters, images or data objects used as negative content filters used to discover said unknown words, characters, images or data objects; and

supplementally searching said data collections with said negative content filters, and gathering additional supplemental documents based on said divergence function.

94. A method of searching as claimed in claim 93 including:

filtering non-matching input data elements which do not match said select content;

searching said data collections with said non-matching data elements and gathering additional supplemental documents based thereon; and

compiling the additional supplemental document with said classification system.

95. A method of searching as claimed in claim 94 including:

searching said data collections with some select content and gathering further supplemental documents based thereon; and

compiling said further supplemental documents with said classification system.

96. A method of searching as claimed in claim 93 including one or expanding and contracting a bandwidth of said search by adding select content, altering the identification of input data elements corresponding to said plurality of classifications, and applying contextual filters to said supplemental select content.

97. A method of searching as claimed in claim 93 wherein the number and classification of said supplemental documents adaptively effects the identification of supplemental select content with said input data elements and said plurality of classifications.

98. A method of searching as claimed in claim 97 including one of a feedback attenuation filter to narrow said searching said data collections and a feedback expansion filter to broaden said searching said data collections, said feedback controlled by one of:

said supplemental documents exceed or do not exceed a predetermined number,

said supplemental documents include or do not include a data elements matching a predetermined number of select content therein,

a predetermined number of data elements from said supplemental documents which do or do not fulfill a predetermined number of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system, and

data elements in said supplemental documents which do or do not met predetermined contextual rules or algorithms related to said select content.

101. A method of searching as claimed in claim 93 including providing a client computer and a server computer, communicatively coupled together, in a web-based server-client computer system and the method includes gathering input data using said client computer in said web-based server-client computer system;

forwarding input data to said server computer;

compiling said supplemental documents on said server computer and permitting access thereto via said client computer.

99. A method of computerized searching through electronic data collections in a distributed computer system to expand a user'"'"'s knowledge about select content represented by one or more predetermined words, characters, images or data objects, with a ranked categorical classification system encompassing some select content, comprising:

selecting a plurality of classifications from said classification system;

gathering input data represented by a source document or a data stream, said input data having data elements therein;

identifying input data elements corresponding to said plurality of classifications to derive supplemental select content;

searching said data collections with said supplemental select content and gathering supplemental documents based thereon;

compiling said supplemental documents based upon said classification system;

and one or more of the following expansion and attenuation functions including;

filtering non-matching input data elements which do not match said select content and searching said data collections with said non-matching data elements and gathering supplemental documents based thereon;

searching said data collections with some select content and gathering supplemental documents based thereon;

expanding a bandwidth of said search by adding select content, altering the identification of input data elements corresponding to said plurality of classifications, and applying contextual filters to said supplemental select content;

contracting a bandwidth of said search by adding select content, altering the identification of input data elements corresponding to said plurality of classifications, and applying contextual filters to said supplemental select content;

engaging a user-selected divergence search function; and

narrowing said searching said data collections with said divergence function and with a feedback attenuation filter controlled by one of;

said supplemental documents exceed a predetermined number, said supplemental documents exceed data elements matching a predetermined number of select content therein, a predetermined number of data elements from said supplemental documents exceed a predetermined number of priorities in said classification system, and data elements in said supplemental documents exceed predetermined contextual rules or algorithms related to said select content; and

expanding said searching said data collections with said divergence function and with a feedback expansion filter controlled by one of;

said supplemental documents do not exceed a predetermined number, said supplemental documents do not include a data elements matching a predetermined number of select content therein, a predetermined number of data elements from said supplemental documents do not fulfill a predetermined number of priorities in said hierarchical taxonomic system, and data elements in said supplemental documents do not met predetermined contextual rules or algorithms related to said select content; and

said divergence search function including identifying unknown words, characters, images or data objects in said source document or data stream with the use of one or more contextual filters and semiotic filters, tagging said unknown words, characters, images or data objects for one of a contextual relevancy and a hierarchical priority, said unknown words, characters, images or data objects used as negative content filters used to discover said unknown words, characters, images or data objects; and

supplementally searching said data collections with said negative content filters, and gathering additional supplemental documents based on said divergence function.

100. A method of searching as claimed in claim 99 including ending said searching upon an end search event from the group of end search events which include a predetermined time, a predetermined number of supplemental documents, a predetermined number of data elements from said supplemental documents which fulfill a predetermined number of priorities in said classification system, a predetermined number of matches of select content in said supplemental documents.

102. A method of searching as claimed in claim 99 including providing a client computer and a server computer, communicatively coupled together, in a web-based server-client computer system and the method includes gathering input data using said client computer in said web-based server-client computer system;

forwarding input data to said server computer;

compiling said supplemental documents on said server computer and permitting access thereto via said client computer.

103. A method of searching as claimed in claim 99 wherein said expansion and attenuation functions are modules selected upon initialization.

104. A method of computerized searching through electronic data collections, represented by databases or data structures in a distributed computer system, utilizing a prioritized hierarchical classification system comprising:

selecting a first plurality of priorities from said prioritized hierarchical classification system;

extracting search terms from input data represented by a source document or a data stream, by identifying data elements in said input data with said classification system corresponding to said first plurality of priorities therefrom;

searching said data collections with said search terms and gathering supplemental documents based thereon;

resetting said first plurality of priorities in said classification system to a second plurality of priorities in said classification system;

extracting secondary search terms from input data elements with said classification system corresponding to said second plurality of priorities and repeating the search of said data collections with said secondary search terms and gathering secondary supplemental documents; and

,

determining whether said supplemental documents and said secondary supplemental documents exhibit convergent or divergent characteristics; and

engaging a user-selected divergence search function and searching said data collections; and

said divergence search function including identifying unknown words, characters, images or data objects in said source document or data stream with the use of one or more contextual filters and semiotic filters, tagging said unknown words, characters, images or data objects for one of a contextual relevancy and a hierarchical priority, said unknown words, characters, images or data objects used as negative content filters used to discover said unknown words, characters, images or data objects; and

supplementally searching said data collections with said negative content filters, and gathering additional supplemental documents based on said divergence function.

105. A method of searching as claimed in claim 104 wherein extracting secondary search terms and repeating resetting priorities is based upon a convergent or divergent search command.

106. A method of searching as claimed in claim 104 including repeating extracting search terms and searching if one search end parameter is not met from the group of search end parameters including:

all supplemental documents do not exceed a predetermined number,

a predetermined number of data elements from all supplemental documents do not fulfill a predetermined number of priorities in said classification system,

a lapse of a predetermined time,

a predetermined number of data elements from all supplemental documents do not fulfill a predetermined number of priorities in said classification system.

107. A method of searching as claimed in claim 106 including filtering out noise data elements from said input data represented by a source document or a data stream prior to searching said data collections.

108. A method of searching as claimed in claim 107 including providing a client computer and a server computer, communicatively coupled together, in a web-based server-client computer system and the method includes

gathering said input data using said client computer in said web-based server-client computer system;

forwarding said input data to said server computer;

compiling all supplemental documents on said server computer and permitting access thereto via said client computer; and

,

employing said server computer to;

extract search terms and gather supplemental documents.

109. A method of searching as claimed in claim 108 wherein said prioritized hierarchical classification system is a hierarchical taxonomic system.

110. A method of computerized searching through electronic data collections, represented by databases or data structures in a distributed computer system, utilizing a prioritized hierarchical classification system comprising:

selecting a first plurality of priorities from said prioritized hierarchical classification system;

extracting search terms from input data represented by a source document or a data stream, by identifying data elements in said input data with said classification system corresponding to said first plurality of priorities therefrom;

engaging a user-selected divergence search function; and

searching said data collections with said search terms and gathering supplemental documents based on said divergence function; and

,

extracting secondary search terms as data elements from said supplemental documents with said classification system corresponding to said first plurality of priorities and repeating the search of said data collections with said secondary search terms and gathering secondary supplemental documents; and

said divergence search function including identifying unknown words, characters, images or data objects in said source document or data stream with the use of one or more contextual filters and semiotic filters, tagging said unknown words, characters, images or data objects for one of a contextual relevancy and a hierarchical priority, said unknown words, characters, images or data objects used as negative content filters used to discover said unknown words, characters, images or data objects; and

supplementally searching said data collections with said negative content filters, and gathering additional supplemental documents based on said divergence function.

111. A method of searching as claimed in claim 110 including repeating extracting search terms and searching if one search end parameter is not met from the group of search end parameters including

all supplemental documents do not exceed a predetermined number,

a predetermined number of data elements from all supplemental documents do not fulfill a predetermined number of priorities in said classification system,

a lapse of a predetermined time,

a predetermined number of data elements from all supplemental documents do not fulfill a predetermined number of priorities in said classification system.

112. A method of searching as claimed in claim 111 including filtering out noise data elements from said input data represented by said source document or data stream prior to searching said data collections.

113. A method of searching as claimed in claim 112 including providing a client computer and a server computer, communicatively coupled together, in a web-based server-client computer system and the method includes

gathering said input data using said client computer in said web-based server-client computer system;

forwarding said input data to said server computer;

compiling all supplemental documents on said server computer and permitting access thereto via said client computer; and

,

employing said server computer to;

extract search terms and gather supplemental documents.

114. A method of searching as claimed in claim 113 wherein said prioritized hierarchical classification system is a hierarchical taxonomic system.

115. A method of computerized searching through electronic data collections, represented by databases or data structures in a distributed computer system, utilizing a prioritized hierarchical classification system comprising:

selecting a first plurality of priorities from said prioritized hierarchical classification system;

extracting search terms from input data represented by a source document or a data stream, by identifying data elements in said input data with said classification system corresponding to said first plurality of priorities therefrom;

engaging a user-selected divergence search function; and

searching said data collections with said search terms and gathering supplemental documents based on said divergence function; and

said divergence search function including identifying unknown words, characters, images or data objects in said source document or data stream with the use of one or more contextual filters and semiotic filters, tagging said unknown words, characters, images or data objects for one of a contextual relevancy and a hierarchical priority, said unknown words, characters, images or data objects used as negative content filters used to discover said unknown words, characters, images or data objects; and

supplementally searching said data collections with said negative content filters, and gathering additional supplemental documents based on said divergence function.

116. A method of searching as claimed in claim 115 including

determining whether supplemental documents for said first plurality of priorities and a second search for a second plurality of priorities with extracted search terms exhibit convergent or divergent characteristics.

117. A method of searching as claimed in claim 115 including extracting secondary search terms and resetting said first plurality of priorities to a second plurality of priorities is based upon a convergent or divergent search command.

118. A method of searching as claimed in claim 117 including repeating extracting search terms and searching if one search end parameter is not met from the group of search end parameters including:

all supplemental documents do not exceed a predetermined number,

a predetermined number of data elements from all supplemental documents do not fulfill a predetermined number of priorities in said classification system,

a lapse of a predetermined time,

a predetermined number of data elements from all supplemental documents do not fulfill a predetermined number of priorities in said classification system.

119. A method of searching as claimed in claim 118 including filtering out noise data elements from said input data represented by a source document or a data stream prior to searching said data collections.