Intelligent optical navigator dynamic information presentation and navigation system

The system of calim 31 wherein the perspective organization means comprises:

• criteria determination means for using the knowledge of mappings to generate a list of allowable attributes and attribute values for the selected perspective-types;
• attribute prioritization means for using the knowledge of mappings to generate a prioritized list of attributes and attribute values from the list of allowable attributes and attribute values;
• standard perspective selection means for selecting a standard perspective for the selected perspective-types;
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• search method means for searching for a concept which matches the standard perspective using the prioritized list of attributes and attribute values.

A computerized information presentation system for dynamically organizing information into an n-dimensional space in order to present to a user previously unrecognized relationships among portions of the information and for presenting techniques for navigation through the n-dimensional space comprising:

• information description means for storing information comprising a plurality of dimensioned-concepts, the information description means comprising means for storing for each dimensioned-concept knowledge of allowable attributes for the dimensioned-concept and one or more of attributes, attribute values, and relationships among attributes and attribute values;
• categorization knowledge means for storing knowledge of criteria for placing the dimensioned-concepts into categories suitable for organizing the dimensioned-concepts into an n-dimensional space;
• context determination means for determining a current context based on system state;
• mapping knowledge means for storing knowledge of mappings between a context and the presentation of information;
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• dynamic categorization means for dynamically organizing the dimensioned-concepts into an n-dimensional space using the categorization criteria, the context and the knowledge of mappings and for displaying the n-dimensional space on a user screen.

A computerized information presentation system for dynamically organizing information by similarity in order to present to a user previously unrecognized similarity relationships among portions of the information and for presenting techniques for navigation through the information comprising:

• information description means for storing information comprising a plurality of similarity-concepts, the information description means comprising means for storing for each similarity-concept knowledge of allowable attributes for the similarity-concept and one or more of attributes, attribute values, and relationships among attributes and attribute values;
• categorization knowledge means for storing knowledge of criteria for placing the similarity-concepts into categories suitable for organizing the similarity-concepts by similarity relationships;
• context determination means for determining a current context based on system state;
• mapping knowledge means for storing knowledge of mappings between a context and the presentation of information;
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• dynamic categorization means for dynamically organizing the similarity-concepts by similarity relationships using the categorization criteria, the context and the knowledge of mappings and for displaying similarity relationships on a user screen.

A computerized information presentation system for dynamically organizing information by perspectives in order to present to a user previously unrecognized relationships among portions of the information and for presenting techniques for navigation through the perspectives comprising:

• information description means for storing information comprising a plurality of perspective-concepts, the information description means comprising means for storing for each perspective-concept knowledge of allowable attributes for the perspective-concept and one or more of attributes, attribute values, and relationships among attributes and attribute values;
• categorization knowledge means for storing knowledge of criteria for placing the perspective-concepts into categories suitable for organizing the perspective-concepts by perspectives;
• context determination means for determining a current context based on system state;
• mapping knowledge means for storing knowledge of mappings between a context and the presentation of information;
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• dynamic categorization means for dynamically organizing the perspective-concepts by perspectives using the categorization criteria, the context and the knowledge of mappings and for displaying perspectives on a user screen.

A computerized information presentation system for dynamically organizing information by graphical representations in order to present to a user previously unrecognized relationships among portions of the information and for presenting techniques for navigation through the information comprising:

• information description means for storing information comprising a plurality of image-concepts, the information description means comprising means for storing for each image-concept knowledge of allowable attributes for the image-concept and one or more of attributes, attribute values, and relationships among attributes and attribute values;
• categorization knowledge means for storing knowledge of criteria for placing the image-concepts into categories suitable for organizing the image-concepts by graphical representations;
• context determination means for determining a current context based on system state;
• mapping knowledge means for storing knowledge of mappings between a context and the presentation of information;
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• dynamic categorization means for dynamically organizing the image-concepts by graphical representations using the categorization criteria, the context and the knowledge of mappings, for displaying manipulable graphical representations on a user screen, and for navigating by interpreting user manipulations.

A computerized information presentation system for dynamically organizing information into a manipulable, graphical representation of an equation in order to present to a user previously unrecognized relationships among portions of the information and for presenting techniques for navigation through the information comprising:

• information description means for storing information comprising a plurality of concepts, the information description means comprising means for storing for each concept knowledge of allowable attributes for the concept and one or more of attributes, attribute values, and relationships among attributes and attribute values;
• categorization knowledge means for storing knowledge of criteria for placing the concepts into categories suitable for organizing the concepts into a manipulable, graphical representation of an equation;
• context determination means for determining a current context based on system state;
• mapping knowledge means for storing knowledge of mappings between a context and the presentation of information;
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• dynamic categorization means for dynamically organizing the concepts into a manipulable, graphical representation of an equation using the categorization criteria, the context and the knowledge of mappings and for displaying a manipulable, graphical representation of an equation on a user screen.

A computerized information presentation system for dynamically organizing information into a semantic net in order to present to a user previously unrecognized relationships among portions of the net and for presenting techniques for navigation through the net comprising:

• information description means for storing information comprising a plurality of concepts, the information description means comprising means for storing for each concept knowledge of allowable attributes for the concept and one or more of attributes, attribute values, and relationships among attributes and attribute values;
• categorization knowledge means for storing knowledge of criteria for placing the concepts into categories suitable for organizing the concepts into a semantic net;
• context determination means for determining a current context based on system state;
• mapping knowledge means for storing knowledge of mappings between a context and the presentation of information;
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• dynamic categorization means for dynamically organizing the concepts into a semantic net using the categorization criteria, the context and the knowledge of mappings and for displaying a semantic net on a user screen.