Poly vectoral reverse navigation

A computer-based method of navigating an information hierarchy including a collection of nodes, each node having a corresponding context, said method comprising:

• receiving input selecting a first node via an interface of a computer system;
• generating a context list of contexts within said information hierarchy that include one or more nodes that reference the first node;
• and
• displaying the generating context list;
• wherein each of the nodes in the information hierarchy further includes an address;
• wherein the address of each of the nodes represents a path and file designation in a file management system;
• and
• wherein generating the context list comprises selecting contexts with one or more nodes that are aliases of the first node.

A computer-readable medium comprising program instructions that are computer-executable to:

• receive input selecting a first node via an interface of a computer system, wherein said first node is one of a collection of nodes within an information hierarchy, each of said collection of nodes having a corresponding context;
• generate a context list of contexts within said information hierarchy that include one or more nodes that reference the first node, including by:
• querying for at least one context within the information hierarchy having one or more nodes referencing the first node;
• receiving a plurality of response contexts to the query;
• and
• adding the plurality of the response contexts to the context list;
• and display the generated context list.

A computer-readable medium comprising program instructions that are computer-executable to:

• receive input selecting a first node via an interface of a computer system, wherein said first node is one of a collection of nodes within an information hierarchy, each of said collection of nodes having a corresponding context;
• generate a context list of contexts within said information hierarchy that include one or more nodes that reference the first node;
• and
• display the generated context list;
• wherein each of the nodes in the information hierarchy further includes an address, wherein the address of each of the nodes represents a path and file designation in a file management system, and
• wherein said program instructions for generating the context list are computer-executable to select contexts having one or more nodes aliased to the first node.

A computer system for navigating a collection of nodes, comprising:

• (a) logic for receiving input selecting a first node;
• (b) logic for generating a context list, each context list including one or more nodes that reference the first node;
• and
• (c) logic for displaying the first node and the context list;
• wherein logic for generating the context list comprises:
• logic for querying for at least one context with one or more nodes essentially referencing the first node;
• logic for receiving a plurality of response contexts to the query;
• and
• logic for adding the plurality of response contexts to the context list.

A computer system for navigating a collection of nodes, comprising:

• (a) logic for receiving input selecting a first node;
• (b) logic for generating a context list, each context list including one or more nodes that reference the first node;
• and
• (c) logic for displaying the first node and the context list;
• wherein each of the nodes in the node collection further includes an address;
• wherein the address of each of the nodes represents a path and file designation in a file management system;
• and
• wherein logic for generating the context list comprises logic for selecting contexts one or more nodes that are aliased to the first node.

A computer-based method of navigating an information hierarchy including a collection of nodes, each node having a corresponding context, said method comprising:

• receiving input selecting a first node via an interface of a computer system;
• generating a context list of contexts within said information hierarchy that include one or more nodes that reference the first node, wherein said generating includes querying contexts within said information hierarchy for nodes referencing said first node, and wherein said context list includes all contexts within said information hierarchy that include one or more nodes referencing said first node;
• and
• displaying the generated context list.

A computer-readable medium comprising program instructions that are computer-executable to:

• receive input selecting a first node via an interface of a computer system, wherein said first node is one of a collection of nodes within an information hierarchy, each of said collection of nodes having a corresponding context;
• and
• generate a context list of contexts within said information hierarchy that include one or more nodes that reference the first node;
• and
• display the generated context list;
• wherein said program instructions for generating said context list include program instructions that are computer executable to query contexts within said information hierarchy for nodes referencing said first node, and wherein said context list includes all contexts within said information hierarchy that include one or more nodes referencing said first node.

A computer system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory sub-system, wherein said memory sub-system includes program instructions executable by said one or more processors to:
• receive input selecting a first node via an interface of a computer system, wherein said first node is one of a collection of nodes within an information hierarchy, each of said collection of nodes having a corresponding context;
• and
• generate a context list of contexts within said information hierarchy that include one or more nodes that reference the first node;
• and
• display the generated context list;
• wherein said program instructions for generating said context list include program instructions that are computer executable to query contexts within said information hierarchy for nodes referencing said first node, and wherein said context list includes all contexts within said information hierarchy that include one or more nodes referencing said first node.