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US 6,725,217 B2Granted
Method and system for knowledge repository exploration and visualization
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsAmy W. Chow, Jeffrey T. Kreulen, Justin T. Lessler, Larry L. Proctor, W. Scott Spangler
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Abstract
A computing system and method explores a knowledge repository by accepting a natural language query from a user, determining a distance between the query and every category in every partitioning of the knowledge repository, and displaying a radial graph (322) of the nearest categories. Further, in response to a user selecting a category, visually displaying matching elements in the category along with its nearest neighbor categories in a scatter plot (324).
Claims24
A computer-implemented method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a natural language query from a user interface of a computer system, the query requesting a search of a knowledge repository;
- storing the knowledge repository, the knowledge repository containing a plurality of knowledge elements partitioned into a plurality of categories in partitions of the knowledge repository;
- calculating the distance between the query and the plurality of categories in the partitions of the knowledge repository;
- and
- presenting to a user, via the user interface, at least one knowledge element of at least one category of the plurality of categories that comprises a nearest distance to the query.
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A computer-implemented method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a natural language query from a user interface of a computer system;
- calculating the distance between the query and a plurality of categories in partitions of a knowledge repository;
- presenting, via the user interface, at least one category that comprises a nearest distance to the query;
- selecting a category;
- displaying, via the user interface, matching knowledge elements in a selected category along with nearest neighbor categories;
- detecting a selection of one point in a scatter plot representation;
- searching text in a knowledge element associated with the selected one point until a first occurrence of a user query is found;
- displaying, via the user interface, a query term at least in partial character form;
- selecting a knowledge element;
- and
- presenting, via the user interface, the selected knowledge element.
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A system comprising:
- a visual user interface;
- a visual user interface/event manager communicatively coupled to the visual user interface;
- a query handler, communicatively coupled to the visual user interface/event manager;
- an application programming interface, communicatively coupled to the visual user interface/event manager;
- a look-up system, communicatively coupled to the application programming interface;
- a vector calculator, communicatively coupled to the application programming interface;
- a result set, communicatively coupled to the vector calculator;
- and
- a result set manager, communicatively coupled to the visual user interface/event manager, to the application programming interface, and to the result set, and wherein the visual user interface/event manager, in response to receiving a natural language query, calculates the distance between the query and a plurality of categories in partitions of a knowledge repository, and presents, via a radial graph in the visual user interface, at least one category that comprises a nearest distance to the query.
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A computer readable medium including computer instructions for driving a visual user interface, the computer instructions comprising instructions for:
- receiving a natural language query, the query requesting a search of a knowledge repository;
- storing the knowledge repository, the knowledge repository containing a plurality of knowledge elements partitioned into a plurality of categories in partitions of the knowledge repository;
- calculating the distance between the query and the plurality of categories in the partitions of the knowledge repository;
- and
- presenting to a user at least one knowledge element of at least one category of the plurality of categories that comprises a nearest distance to the query.
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A computer readable medium including computer instructions for driving a visual user interface, the computer instructions comprising instructions for:
- receiving a natural language query;
- calculating the distance between the query and a plurality of categories in partitions of a knowledge repository;
- presenting at least one category that comprises a nearest distance to the query;
- and
- displaying the at least one category via radial graph.
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A computer readable medium including computer instructions for driving a visual user interface, the computer instructions comprising instructions for:
- receiving a natural language query;
- calculating the distance between the query and a plurality of categories in partitions of a knowledge repository;
- presenting at least one category that comprises a nearest distance to the query;
- detecting a selection of one point in the scatter plot representation;
- searching text in a knowledge element associated with the selected one point until a first occurrence of a user query is found;
- displaying a query term at least in partial character form;
- selecting a knowledge element;
- and
- presenting the selected knowledge element.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a visual user interface;
- a visual user interface/event manager communicatively coupled to the visual user interface;
- a query handler, communicatively coupled to the visual user interface/event manager;
- an application programming interface, communicatively coupled to the visual user interface/event manager;
- a look-up system, communicatively coupled to the application programming interface;
- a vector calculator, communicatively coupled to the application programming interface;
- a result set, communicatively coupled to the vector calculator;
- and
- a result set manager, communicatively coupled to the visual user interface/event manager, to the application programming interface, and to the result set for:
- receiving a natural language query;
- calculating the distance between the query and a plurality of categories in partitions of a knowledge repository;
- and
- displaying, via a radial graph in the visual user interface, at least one category that comprises a nearest distance to the query.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.