System and method for information retrieval from object collections with complex interrelationships
US8019752B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 10, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/908
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data-driven information navigation system and method enable search and analysis of a set of objects or other materials by certain common attributes that characterize the materials, as well as by relationships among the materials. The invention includes several aspects of a data-driven information navigation system that employs this navigation mode. The navigation system of the present invention includes features of a knowledge base, a navigation model that defines and enables computation of a collection of navigation states, a process for computing navigation states that represent incremental refinements relative to a given navigation state, and methods of implementing the preceding features.
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