Qwest Communications International Inc.

Motti Goldberg

Jeffrey D Kenyon

Edwin K Winkel

A method of linking together digital information objects of a digital information space includes creating an overlay. The overlay includes at least one concept node, each concept node expressing one concept. A digital information object in the digital information space is accessed. The digital information object is examined to determine if at least one concept in common with concepts expressed in concept nodes is included. If the digital information object and the overlay include at least one common concept, the digital information object is automatically and dynamically linked to each concept node expressing common concepts. A user may create an information node in the overlay representing the digital information object.

Information organization and navigation by user-generated associative overlays

A document retrieval and navigational system and method based on a user's role, scenario, and context in a given context or scenario. A database is provided which has a plurality of documents which are stored therein. Each document having metadata defined by at least one predetermined tag and corresponding value which is assigned thereto. Selection criteria is received and corresponds to a user scenario. The received selection criteria is compared to the metadata of each document to determine if there is a document match. In the case that a document match is found, a retrieval report is generated for presentation on the output device which includes each document match.

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