GUI for subject matter navigation using maps and search terms

A computer-implemented method for navigating categorized information, the method being performed on a computer having a processor and a memory, the method comprising:

• displaying a two-dimensional map to a user, the map showing search terms relating to a subject matter, where a position of each search term corresponds to relationships between all the search terms;
• dynamically changing a display of the terms and a position of the search terms relative to each other based on user input into the map, the display corresponding to relative importance of the search terms to the subject matter;
• in response to input from a user, changing a context of a search and selecting a different branch of a taxonomic tree when the user selects one of the search terms to select different search results based on a combination of different branches;
• separately from the map, displaying a plurality of hyperlink results;
• deriving the display of the search terms, the position of the search terms on the map and a selection of the displayed search terms from a neural network that underlies the map;
• and
• displaying to the user additional search terms derived from the search results by the neural network.

A computer program product comprising a computer useable storage medium having computer program logic recorded thereon for executing on at least one processor, the computer program logic comprising computer program code for implementing the following steps:

• displaying a two-dimensional map to a user, the map showing search terms relating to a subject matter, where a position of each search term corresponds to relationships between all the search terms;
• dynamically changing a display of the terms and a position of the search terms relative to each other based on user input into the map, the display corresponding to relative importance of the search terms to the subject matter;
• changing a context of a search and selecting a different branch of a taxonomic tree in response to a user input to select one of the search terms to display different search results based on a combination of different branches;
• displayed separately from the map, a plurality of hyperlinks corresponding to the different search results;
• and
• a neural network underlying the map, wherein the display the position of the search terms on the map and a selection of the displayed search terms are derived from the neural network, and
• displaying to the user additional search terms derived from the search results by the neural network.