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Method and system for providing an invisible attractor in a predetermined sector, which attracts a subset of entities depending on an entity type

US7720857B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 27, 2004
Grant dateMay 18, 2010
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Expiry dateNov 29, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/9038
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A visualization graph is provided on a computer by storing data corresponding to a plurality of entities having a particular type, wherein a semantic net includes the entities and wherein the entities are linked to each other by a plurality of relations. The visualization graph is provided in response to a query with respect to an entity selected from the plurality of entities, wherein the visualization graph includes a plurality of sectors representing the results of the query. Entities are allocated to a predetermined sector of the graph depending on their entity type.

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