Method for obtaining a unified information graph from multiple information resources

A system for dynamically obtaining a unified classification information graph that provides a navigation system for a user to access sought information, the system comprising:

• an input device receiving a plurality of information resources not all necessarily having the same conceptualization system, the information resources each including a respective hierarchy of categories, leaf categories in the hierarchy being connected to information pages;
• and
• a generator to generate a unified classification information graph by carrying out knowledge acquisition tasks utilizing at least the hierarchy of categories and the categories of the information resources, the unified classification information graph including a unified hierarchy of categories, leaf categories in the unified hierarchy of categories being connected to information pages of the plurality of information resources,
• such that information pages accessible through the hierarchy of the information resources are also accessible through the unified hierarchy of the unified classification information graph.

A method for retrieving information of interest using a unified classification information graph (UCIG), the UCIG providing a navigation system for a user to access sought information, the UCIG generated by a process including:

• providing a plurality of information resources not necessarily having the same conceptualization system, each resource including a respective hierarchy of categories, leaf categories in each hierarchy being connected to information pages;
• and
• generating a UGIC by carrying out knowledge acquisition tasks using at least the hierarchy of categories and the categories of the information resources, the UCIG including a unified hierarchy of categories, leaf categories in the unified hierarchy of categories being connected to information pages of the plurality of information resources,
• such that information pages accessible through the hierarchy of the plurality of information resources are also accessible through the unified hierarchy of categories of the UCIG,
• the method comprising:
• providing a user query;
• and
• identifying unified categories in the unified classification information graph which substantially match the query.

A system for retrieving information of interest using a unified classification information graph (UCIG), the UCIG generated by a process including:

• providing a plurality of information resources not necessarily having the same conceptualization system, each resource including a respective hierarchy of categories, leaf categories in each hierarchy being connected to information pages;
• and
• generating a UGIC by carrying out knowledge acquisition tasks using at least the hierarchy of categories and the categories of the information resources, the UCIG including a unified hierarchy of categories, leaf categories in the unified hierarchy of categories being connected to information pages of the plurality of information resources,
• such that information pages accessible through the hierarchy of the plurality of information resources are also accessible through the unified hierarchy of categories of the UCIG,
• the system comprising:
• an interface for receiving a user query;
• and
• an identifier identifying unified categories in the unified classification information graph which substantially match the query.

A method for dynamically updating a provided unified hierarchy of categories representable by a unified classification information graph (UCIG), leaf categories in the unified hierarchy of categories connected to information pages of a first plurality of information pages, the UCIG providing a navigation system for a user to access sought information, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing one or more additional information resources that each includes a hierarchy of categories, all the additional information resources not necessarily having the same conceptualization system, leaf categories in the hierarchy of any of the additional information resources being connected to information pages of a second plurality of information pages;
• providing the unified classification graph of the unified hierarchy of categories;
• and
• generating an updated unified classification information graph by carrying out knowledge acquisition tasks utilizing at least the hierarchy of categories and the categories of the additional information resources, the updated unified classification graph including the provided unified hierarchy of categories, leaf categories in the updated unified classification graph being connected to information pages of the first and second plurality of information pages;
• such that information pages accessible through the hierarchy of the additional information resources are also accessible through the updated unified classification information graph.

A method for dynamically updating a provided unified hierarchy of categories representable by a unified classification information graph (UCIG), leaf categories in the unified hierarchy of categories connected to information pages of a first plurality of information pages, the UCIG providing a navigation system for a user to access sought information, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing one or more additional information resources that each includes a hierarchy of categories, all the additional information resources not necessarily having the same conceptualization system, leaf categories in the hierarchy of any of the additional information resources being connected to information pages of a second plurality of information pages;
• providing the unified classification graph of the unified hierarchy of categories;
• and
• generating an updated unified classification information graph by carrying out knowledge acquisition tasks utilizing at least the hierarchy of categories and the categories of the additional information resources, the updated unified classification graph including an updated unified hierarchy of categories, leaf categories in the updated unified hierarchy of categories being connected to information pages of the first and second plurality of information pages;
• such that information pages accessible through the hierarchy of the additional information resources are also accessible through the updated unified hierarchy of the updated unified classification information graph.