Metadata Browser
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InventorsTony Richard King, David Cole
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Abstract
A metadata browse system supports the capture of metadata from multiple sources and formats, its conversion to a standard format, the linking of concepts from disconnected namespaces, discovery of hidden information, and the display of this data.
Claims26
A method of browsing metadata derived from one or more datasets, in which a client device displays a graphical map including metadata resources and links between at least some of those resources, and a user can explore or browse that map by selecting a resource to initiate the querying of metadata to generate a revised map, including new metadata resources.
A computer-implemented system that enables browsing of metadata derived from one or more datasets, in which the system includes a client device operable to display a graphical map including metadata resources or nodes and links between at least some of those metadata resources or nodes, the client device enabling a user to explore or browse that map by selecting a resource or node to initiate the querying of metadata to generate a revised map, including new metadata resources or nodes and links between those new metadata resources or nodes.
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