Method and apparatus for multi-dimensional graphical representation of search queries and results

A user terminal comprising:

• a user interface comprising a display screen;
• and
• a processor that is configured to:
• display, via the display screen, a multi-dimensional graphical representation of a search query space;
• receive, via the user interface, a plurality of parameters from a user, wherein the parameters define the search query space;
• position and size a multi-dimensional icon in the multi-dimensional representation of the search query space;
• associate one or more of a keyword and multimedia content with the icon;
• and
• generate a search query based on the one or more of the keyword and multimedia content, and the position and size of the icon in the multi-dimensional representation of the search query space.

A user terminal for graphically displaying results of a database search, the user terminal comprising:

• a display screen;
• a processor that is configured to:
• retrieve search-related multi-media content from one or more databases based on a search query;
• and
• display, via the display screen, the search results in a multi-dimensional graphical format on a display screen, wherein the retrieved multi-media content is displayed as one or more icons positioned in a multi-dimensional graph having a plurality of axes, wherein each axis of the plurality of axes is associated with a parameter of the plurality of parameters defining a context of the search query, and wherein a relationship among search results is indicated.