US 8,255,416 B2 · System and method for contextual data modeling utilizing tags

Abstract

A computer-aided methodology of morphological analysis of a set of text data objects and associated graphic images named contextual data modeling (CDM) involves personal discovery of meaningful interrelations of parametric values and names of text data objects using permutation of a data table; plus viewing, for each text data object listed in the table, an integrated dialog box (item screen), containing the text data object's parametric data and other data; plus viewing tags that represent at least some of the text data objects. Display of the item screens and tags may be concurrent and coordinated with display of text data objects in the data table. Near real time operation may serve to optimize retention of perceived data in a computer user's short term working memory as reasoning leads to modeling (manipulating) the data, including editing and colorization, until the user's reasoning is reflected in the displayed data.

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Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method for sorting and displaying a plurality of permutations of a table of data objects, comprising:

concurrently displaying, by a computer system, a data table containing a number of data objects, each with associated values of specified parameters, and a collection of tags, each of the tags representing a respective data object of the number of data objects, each respective tag including identifying information for a respective one of the data object objects, wherein an organization of the tags with respect to one another on a display system of the computer system is correlated with an organization of the data objects within the data table;
and
responsive to an adjustment of the organization of the tags with respect to one another through user input, automatically reorganizing the data objects within the data table to a corresponding organization to reflect said adjustment.

A computer-implemented method for sorting and displaying a sequence of permutations of a table of data objects, comprising:

concurrently displaying, by a computer system, (a) a data table containing a number of data objects, each with associated values of specified parameters, (b) an item screen, said item screen concerning a selected one of the data objects in the data table and including (i) parameter value information concerning said selected one of the data objects from the data table, and (ii) user-manipulable controls for entering further information concerning said selected one of the data objects, including references to related others of the data objects in the data table, and (c) a tag screen depicting a plurality of tags, each of the tags representing a data object and including identifying information for the data object, wherein an organization of the tags as depicted in the tag screen is correlated with an organization of the data objects depicted in the data table;
and
responsive to user input specifying sequential permutations of the data objects in the data table, automatically reorganizing the tags with respect to one another such that the tags in the tag screen undergo sequential permutations that correspond to the sequential permutations of the data objects.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System and method for contextual data modeling utilizing tags

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System and method for contextual data modeling utilizing tags

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Abstract

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