Method and apparatus for sorting information
US5847708A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 25, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S715/968
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A sorting technique in which a computer system or other data processing device interacts with a user to develop a spatial structure to represent information, such as a set of documents, according to a particular user's viewpoint. As a result of developing the spatial structure, and based on the structure, the system is able to sort other information, including its placement with respect to the other information in the spatial structure. The spatial structure also enables retrieval, searching and filtering information.
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