Displaying posts in real time along axes on a computer screen

• US 9,513,767 B2
• Filed: 10/25/2011
• Issued: 12/06/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Takeuchi, Shigeki, Tominaga, Yasuyuki, Zenge, Naomi
• Primary Examiner(s): PITARO, RYAN F
• Application Number:
  US13/280,399
• Publication Number:
  US 20120131512A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,869 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 first 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, including the first dimension element, 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 at a fixed location on the computer screen and that is operable by the user to move the one or more posts displayed on the computer screen along the first axis, wherein the cursor indicates only one or more particular posts among the displayed posts;

moving the one or more posts displayed 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;

prompting the user to input a second dimension element including one or more of a character, graphic or symbol on the computer screen, the second dimension element selected by the user from dimension elements in the or more posts at a position currently indicated by the cursor on the computer screen, wherein the dimension elements vary based on the 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 including the second dimension element, responsive to the user'"'"'s input; 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, wherein the cursor is further operable by the user to move the one or more additionally identified posts displayed on the computer screen along the second axis, wherein the cursor indicates only one or more particular additionally identified posts among the displayed additional posts.

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 first dimension element comprises an originator of a sentence and a keyword.

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

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first dimension element for the first axis and the second dimension element for the second axis are displayed as the same dimension element.

8. 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 first dimension element including one or more of a character, graphic, or symbol on the computer screen;

identify posts containing one or more dimension elements, including the first dimension element, 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 at a fixed location on the computer screen and that is operable by the user to move the one or more posts displayed on the computer screen along the first axis, wherein the cursor indicates only one or more particular posts among the displayed posts;

move the one or more posts displayed 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;

prompt the user to input a second dimension element including one or more of a character, graphic or symbol on the computer screen, the second dimension element selected by the user from dimension elements in the or more posts at a position currently indicated by the cursor on the computer screen, wherein the dimension elements vary based on the position currently indicated by the cursor on the computer screen;

identify one or more additional posts containing one or more dimension elements including the second dimension element, responsive to the user'"'"'s input; 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, wherein the cursor is further operable by the user to move the one or more additionally identified posts displayed on the computer screen along the second axis, wherein the cursor indicates only one or more particular additionally identified posts among the displayed additional posts.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to prompt by displaying top N keyword candidates.

10. The system according to claim 8, 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.

11. The system according to claim 10, wherein the order of the predetermined setting stored in advance in the computer is a timeline in chronological order.

12. The system according to claim 8, wherein the first dimension element comprises an originator of a sentence and a keyword.

13. The system according to claim 8, wherein the first dimension element for the first axis and the second dimension element for the second axis are displayed as different dimension elements.

14. 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 non-transitory 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 first dimension element including one or more of a character, graphic, or symbol on the computer screen;

identify posts containing one or more dimension elements, including the first dimension element, 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 at a fixed location on the computer screen and that is operable by the user to move the one or more posts displayed on the computer screen along the first axis, wherein the cursor indicates one or more particular posts among the displayed posts;

move the one or more posts displayed 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;

prompt the user to input a second dimension element including one or more of a character, graphic or symbol on the computer screen, the second dimension element selected by the user from dimension elements in the or more posts at a position currently indicated by the cursor on the computer screen, wherein the dimension elements vary based on the position currently indicated by the cursor on the computer screen;

identify one or more additional posts containing one or more dimension elements including the second dimension element, responsive to the user'"'"'s input; 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, wherein the cursor is further operable by the user to move the one or more additionally identified posts displayed on the computer screen along the second axis, wherein the cursor indicates only one or more particular additionally identified posts among the displayed additional posts.

15. The computer program product according to claim 14, wherein the prompting comprises displaying top N keyword candidates.

16. The computer program product according to claim 14, 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.

17. The computer program product according to claim 16, wherein the order of the predetermined setting stored in advance in the computer is a timeline in chronological order.

18. The computer program product according to claim 14, wherein the first dimension element for the first axis and the second dimension element for the second axis are displayed as the same dimension element.